BOUNTY and ROCK BAND , Collaborate

We've heard the mash-ups between Jay-Z and Linkin Park, but there are new mash-up tracks on the horizon. The latest mash-up garnering attention is a collabo between Dancehall artist, Bounty Killer, and rock group, Program The Dead.

Bogle murder suspect charged:

POLICE YESTERDAY charged the main suspect in the killing of popular dancer Gerald 'Bogle' Levy who was shot dead in January. Ricardo Palmer, 22, a.k.a. 'Ricky', was charged with two counts of murder, three counts of shooting with intent...

JUSTICE FOR MR. WACKY

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BUJU BANTON FACES ASSAULT CHARGES: Reggae star accused of gay-bashing in Jamaica.

BUJU BANTON FACES ASSAULT CHARGES: Reggae star accused of gay-bashing in Jamaica. *Reggae sensation Buju Banton will go on trial Oct. 19 for his alleged role in an attack against a group of gay men in Jamaica's capital last year, a judge said Friday.

(BOOM BYE BYE...)

Reggae master a spiritual being: LEE SCRATCH PERRY

18.09.05
By Scott Kara

Lee "Scratch" Perry is guilty of arson. He did it. In 1979, after two days of aimless wandering and hammer wielding on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, he burned down his own Black Ark Studios, a place where he had recorded many a reggae and dub masterpiece.

Perry, who plays the Studio on K Rd tomorrow with the Mad Professor, was arrested but released without being charged because of lack of evidence. Today though, the man behind some of Bob Marley's best music, is adamant: "I didn't do anything wrong. I had to burn [it] down."

For Perry, burning the Ark was a matter of life and death. After he recorded the Congos' classic album, Heart of the Congos - one of reggae's best albums - he realised the Ark had to be destroyed because it housed too many "demons".

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Wake up and Listen to the Cries of the People

Sherilla Gordon, Deputy Quarterly Editor Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Last Tuesday, almost all regular September activities were disrupted. Jamaica Urban Transit Company buses were pulled of their routes, businesses were closed, schools suspended and regrettably, a police officer was shot and injured while another man was shot dead.

I agree with the Jamaica Labour Party that the cost of living in Jamaica is too high, but I disagree with the extremities of some of the demonstrations. It is full time that the government wakes up and not only listens to the cries of the people, but ease the enormous burdens that many of them have to carry. Aren't two of the roles of government to control price and incomes, and regulate business, whether public or private, if they are acting against the interest of the general public?

In my opinion, the Jamaican government is ineffectively performing these roles. I have to agree with popular dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel, when he says "everyting except dead people a raise" in his single Emergency. Prices are on the rise, with no current indication of ceasing. Bus fares, oil, chicken, electricity and soon to come, water and telephone services.

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Marley's son returns reggae to roots : JR. GONG INTERVIEW

MARK LELINWALLA

Associated Press

NEW YORK - Being an icon's son isn't easy. Yet Damian Marley is doing just fine. The son of Bob is leading reggae back to its roots with his enthralling summer anthem, "Welcome To Jamrock," and new album.

The articulate, socially conscious artist known as "Jr. Gong" spoke to The Associated Press about the return of traditional reggae, gang violence, working with Alicia Keys and continuing his father's legacy.

AP: Since the "Welcome To Jamrock" single is so big, what do you expect from the album?

Marley: It can expose people to what we're speaking about and what the music stands for in a moral and lyrical sense. It's about what's going on in the world, not just my life.

AP: There has been a real return to traditional grassroots reggae. How do you feel about that?

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Lady G paving a positive path for her children to follow

Lady G says when she looks back at her musical archives, there isn't any material that she regrets recording. With over 17 years of experience in the dancehall, Lady G (real name Janice Fyffe) says that the material that she puts out is reflective of who she is as an individual.

Sean Paul adds message to the groove

Mark Lelinwalla

Associated Press

September 29, 2005

NEW YORK -- The ladies love dancing to Sean Paul's contagious dancehall grooves. Guys like him for making women move on the dance floor.

After three years without dropping an album, the dancehall don is back with The Trinity. In a recent interview, Paul talked about his message and his vibe.

AP: We Be Burnin' is a smash single, but behind the groove is a message. Do you think that message gets buried?

Sean Paul: Dancehall music is perceived as party music, which it is because of the rhythm, but there are messages that do come through or a purpose of an artist saying something to the world. People usually don't get the messages because of the partying.

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BUJU vs. GAYS

Reggae star denies attacking gays
REGGAE artist Buju Banton has been charged with assault in connection with an attack on a group of gay men in Jamaica.

LOST MARLEY TUNE TO APPEAR ON NEW ALBUM

A lost BOB MARLEY tune has been unearthed for a new reggae compilation album. Marley's son ZIGGY found the track, SLOGANS, in the family archives last year (04) and he asked pal ERIC CLAPTON to rerecord the music for the track over his father's voice.

Damian ''Jr. Gong'' Marley Posts Highest Debuting Reggae Album in Chart History

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley made history today when his Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Records release, WELCOME TO JAMROCK, entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at Number 7, selling over 85,000 units and making it the biggest opening week for a Reggae artist in the history of the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.

Damian ''Jr. Gong'' Marley Posts Highest Debuting Reggae Album in Chart History

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley made history today when his Ghetto Youths/Tuff Gong/Universal Records release, WELCOME TO JAMROCK, entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at Number 7, selling over 85,000 units and making it the biggest opening week for a Reggae artist in the history of the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.

Tuesday round up :: 13-9-05

Sean Paul – We Be Burnin’ If you were ever in any doubt that Sean Paul loves the ladies, he’s back to hammer the point home and let you know he’s a player.

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'I've sold more than Bob Marley' (so what, I don't care mr. boomboclaatastic)
Shaggy tells Amina Taylor why he deserves to be ranked among reggae's best
Tuesday September 13, 2005
The Guardian

Once an underground sound, dancehall reggae has long since become a global music phenomenon. Based on sales alone - over 10m for 2001's Hot Shot, making him the only reggae artist to earn a diamond disc - Orville Richard "Shaggy" Burrell should be the genre's crown prince. And yet, as he prepares to release his sixth studio album, Clothes Drop, Shaggy is feeling less like reggae royalty and more like its court jester.

While hardcore acts such as Beenie Man and Buju Banton have brought acclaim and controversy to the scene, and Sean Paul has been hailed as dancehall's saving grace, Shaggy's critics claim his music is little more than glorified pop. Removing his straw hat and rubbing his hand through his curly Afro, Shaggy sighs. "I'm 'conveniently reggae'. Let me explain that," he says. "Within the last year, when dancehall has got its shine, there have been people who have dubbed me 'not quite dancehall'. Whenever people want this type of music to be in Madison Square Garden, the big bosses ask about the music's homophobia, sex and violence reputation, and the promoters will say: 'That's not true, look at Shaggy.' But when it's time to say, 'Look what reggae has done,' and acknowledge the people who have been influential, then I'm conveniently not reggae. I've had to live with that."

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World Clash Returns to Brooklyn, New York!! By Flair Lindsey, press release One Drop Promotions Posted: Sep 12, 2005 19:12 UTC

NEW YORK, NY - Irish and Chin’s World Clash series of events traveled to Jamaica, Antigua and Canada this year. Now, the flagship event is returning to Brooklyn, New York, where the monumental World Clash 1999 set new standards for the sound clash industry.

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Reggae's New Old Sound, Led by a Marley

By KELEFA SANNEH

Published: September 8, 2005

For anyone only casually acquainted with reggae music, the scene at the Hammerstein Ballroom might have come as quite a shock. It was last Friday night, and a crammed-in crowd was enjoying a typically crammed-together bill. Sean Paul cycled through computer-driven club hits. Sizzla delivered blistering song fragments, some lasting only a few seconds. And Elephant Man, dressed up as a Wild West gunman, invited Diddy (formerly P. Diddy and officially Sean Combs) onstage for some dirty dancing with two women from the crowd who both looked as if they could give a great deal better than they got.


Reggae has come a long way since Bob Marley.

And, in another sense, not so far at all. One of the headliners at the concert was Damian Marley, a k a Jr. Gong, the youngest son of reggae's most famous father. But Mr. Marley's appearance was not a case of nepotism run amok. He has a breakthrough hit with "Welcome to Jamrock," a thrilling protest anthem that adds his fiery monotone to simple, impossibly heavy bass and drums.

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Damian Marley Welcomes Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Tuesday ,13th September 2005

After announcing 24 US tour dates to support his new LP, Welcome to Jamrock, Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley has also revealed some big news. The son of the reggae legend will be donating $1 from each ticket sold, to the victims of the New Orleans natural disaster. The Hurricane Katrina relief efforts have also had a massive help from the likes of BET… who with help from stars raised $10 million for sufferers. Mary J. Blige , David Banner, Floetry, Patti LaBelle and Alicia Keys were among the performers who took the stage for aid.

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Bounty Killer is back on the Billboard charts, as his single PSABK (2004) which features Jay-Z, debuts at number 75 on the R&B Hip Hop Singles & Tracks tally.



Roof embraces Levy reggae beat
September 8, 2005
By James W.B. Burrows

Celebrated Jamaican dancehall artist Barrington Levy sang in front of a full Hot Tin Roof on Thursday, August 11. Known as a driving force in dancehall reggae, Levy was heavily anticipated. His first performance on the Island lived up to expectations.

Levy has enjoyed a couple of decades of success, growing in recognition from Jamaican star to international celebrity. After first forming The Mighty Multitude with his cousin, Levy tested his talents as a solo artist. He quickly established a name for himself. At 14, Levy was already a popular performer in Jamaican dancehalls. He teamed up with promising young producer Jungo Lawes and recorded well received singles backed up by The Roots Radics' roots-based rhythms. Using these traditional rhythms, then adding a hard-hitting edge for the dance floor, they created a sound that was embraced in the clubs and sent dancehall music in a new direction.

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Sean Paul: Uptown top ranking

Sean Paul has taken dancehall to the world. Ian Burrell meets the most high-profile Jamaican musician since Bob Marley (I think this is questionable but thaz just me)

Published: 02 September 2005

Sean Paul stands on a small stage in a Soho cinema and performs the latest Jamaican dance routine, the Willie Bounce, which, suffice to say, involves a deft gyration of the hips and requires a loose-fitting pair of trousers. The many female followers in the invitation-only audience look on admiringly as he explains the lyrical thought process behind "Straight Up", his less-than-subtle ode to horizontal gymnastics. "He does have a point!" exclaims one well-spoken woman. If another man had been solewd, the same woman would, quite possibly, have doused him with chardonnay. How does Sean Paul do it?

The well-mannered former water-polo star has somehow encapsulated the Jamaican party spirit and fused it to the hottest of the island's digital rhythms by means of his honeyed lyrical flow and saucy innuendo. Hit tracks such as "Get Busy", "Shake That Thing" and "Like Glue" helped his second album, Dutty Rock, to bring the sound of Jamaican dancehall to the worldwide pop masses in a way that no one had managed before. This achievement took him from Mexico to Zanzibar but presented him with the challenge of how to follow it up. His response is The Trinity, released this month and so named because it is his third album, it took three years to make, it was recorded in a country considered part of the "Third World" and because the artist believes it represents three distinct elements of his musical style.

It is an offering that, all at once, gives his fan base more of what it has come to expect; shores up his credibility in the cut-throat and ever-evolving Jamaican dancehall culture (by using hot producers such as Steven "Lenky" Marsden); and yet still introduces listeners to a new Sean Paul, one that has a greater concern for deeper issues such as social injustice and bereavement.

This last element offers the potential for lasting relevance and a longevity of career usually denied to Jamaican "DJs" and rappers, their American equivalents. It is also this more complex side to his personality that he chooses to focus on during a frank meeting at London's Sanderson hotel, two days after he unveiled The Trinity inSoho.

Sean Paul Henriques was born in St Andrew's hospital, Kingston, Jamaica, and grew up in the middle-class district of Norbrook. The Henriques name is a noted one in Jamaican society and Sean Paul was enrolled in the private Hillel Academy, a Jewish "uptown" prep school (though he is not Jewish, his father is part Portuguese-Jewish and part African-Caribbean and his mother is a mixture of Jamaican-Chinese and English).

As his ancestry is complex, so was his early home life. "My father was a hustler. He came from a good family but didn't do a lot of schooling," he says. "We had to go and get him and pick him up from the ghettos where he would be burning a chalice [marijuana pipe] with his friends. That kind of stuff happened regularly when I was a kid."

Sean (only ever called Sean Paul when his father was scolding him) admits he was "not very good at school" and at the age of 13 he was moved to Wolmer's, a "ruffians' school" further downtown, where he was quickly identified as a wayward rich kid and forced to fight the bullies. "Wolmer's was a culture shock. There was a lot of fighting. There was 40-odd students in a classroom. It shocked me because public school was not taken care of. In private school I had taken that for granted."

Barely had he started this new phase of his life than Sean's father, Garth, was sent to prison, and served six years.

During his difficult teenage years Sean Paul looked to the swimming pool at the National Stadium to give him a sense of order and ambition. Garth Henriques had been a champion long-distance swimmer and national water-polo player (making his fall from grace all the more painful). Fran, Sean Paul's mother, before she became a respected watercolourist, had been Jamaica's 100-metre butterfly champion. Sean was at the heart of Jamaica's swimming set. "That was my life as a kid. It taught me a lot of discipline. Exercise does a lot for the mind. Knowing that my father and mother were champions meant that I had a lot to look up to, to try and be a champion for Jamaica for myself," he says. "I'm still a swimmer and the swim team are my closest friends."

In what was clearly a poignant moment, he participated in Kingston's Across the Harbour swim, a two-and-a-half mile race in the shadow of the General Penitentiary, where his father was being held. Garth Henriques had, as a teenager, been an Across the Harbour champion. "He was in prison and the prison is right on the harbour, so he could see me. I got a call to him and he said, yeah, he saw us diving in and he was watching but he couldn't see the end of the race because it went round a corner. It was jellyfish everywhere and everyone got stung. I was 13 and I came 13th." Sean Paul (a freestyle and backstroke specialist) broke into the Jamaican swimming and water-polo teams, enjoying the glamour and prestige of leaving his classes with a sports bag to fly off to Mexico or Barbados for international events.

Meanwhile his aunt had established a sound system, Sparkles Disco, and Sean Paul, who helped her by carrying speaker boxes, developed a taste for partying and music. He was drawn to the dancehalls downtown, spotting musical heroes such as the gruff-voiced Shabba Ranks at the famous outdoor club House of Leo, a venue where an elastic-limbed dancer called Gerald "Bogle" Levy was making a name for himself.

Fran Henriques had enlisted her son for piano lessons but Sean Paul persuaded her to buy him a Casio keyboard from a flea market and he attempted to recreate some of the digital rhythms characteristic of Jamaican dancehall music. "I pleaded for it," he recalls. "She was trying to encourage me for the piano lessons and I would try to build back these riddims. Moms was like 'Forget that, forget that.' She's an artist and it was hard for her. She has two kids and was alone and was trying to paint. When people don't accept your work as an artist, it's very emotional. She didn't want that [rejection] for me and my brother." He was still sharing a room with his younger brother, Jason (aka Jigzag), who appears as a producer on The Trinity.

Sean's first attempt at music bore the stamp of a serious young man. Aside from his father's imprisonment, he had experienced bereavement when his first girlfriend (a fellow swimmer) died from a brain tumour a year after they split up.

During our interview, he sings an early lyric a cappella. "It's an alarm dis, it ah di ghetto story, you read about in the Star, watch it 'pon TV. It's an alarm dis, di ghetto story, you read it in magazine watch it on movie. Pamela she well hungry, only have enough money to feed pickney, she send Steve and Johnny to find dem daddy, daddy him drunk and spend di money, they haffe walk 'pon the road and beg fi money..."

It was Garth Henriques, emerging from jail, who gave his son his first break, introducing him to his friend Cat Coore, the bassist of the reggae group Third World and getting him into the recording studio. An old schoolfriend - a Wolmer's table tennis champion - had become a rising artist called Don Yute and had formed a "crew" with his friends Kid Kurrup and Daddigon, the latter having grown up around Bob Marley's Hope Road home as the son of a Rastafarian. The crew was called "Dutty Cup" (dirty cup) and Sean, who was allowed by Daddigon to join, became known as "Sean from Dutty" and coined his dancehall catchphrase "Dutty Yeah!" The crew hung out at the recording studio of Jeremy Harding, the son of the Jamaican senator and former foreign affairs minister Oswald Harding. Now one of the hottest producers in reggae, Harding has become Sean Paul's manager.

Sean Paul started to be in hot demand for dub-plate special recordings from big sound systems such as Renaissance and Stone Love. He developed his stagecraft and his work took him to New York, where he worked tirelessly. Dancehall fans realised that as new rhythms such as Bookshelf and Street Sweeper swept Jamaica it was invariably the Sean Paul cut that did most damage on the dancefloor. Women were particularly responsive to his smooth flow. "My friends would say, 'DJ to the gal - the gal dem love your voice!' The producers would say the same thing. The songs I'm making [then] are all about ladies. I was coming with a different style, my name was simple. I blew up in Jamaica."

By 2000, Sean Paul (he chose the stage name because it was more girl-friendly than a classic dancehall moniker such as General something) had scored so many Jamaican hits that the New York-based reggae label VP released his first album, Stage One, which sold 25,000 copies. But that was nothing compared with sales for 2002's Dutty Rock. For the first time, an American audience was ready to accept a Jamaican dancehall album on its own terms (attempts to crack the US a decade before by Sean Paul's heroes Shabba Ranks and Supercat had been defeated by big label insistence on hip-hop hybridisation). Suddenly Sean was on international TV, Bogle's dances were being replicated by girls around the world and Jamaica was enjoying its highest musical profile since Marley.

Though celebrated for party hits such as "Gimme the Light", Sean Paul has long nurtured a desire to deal with more serious material, only to be knocked back by a Jamaican public that sees his background as distant from the island's social problems. In January, Daddigon was shot dead in Kingston in an apparent case of mistaken identity. Days before, Bogle, an icon of Jamaican culture for more than a decade, was slain in a drive-by shooting. The dance Sean Paul performed at his record launch, the Willie Bounce, was Bogle's last contribution to the dancehall. Paul's response is the haunting lament "Seasons (Never Gonna be The Same)", the most powerful track on The Trinity.

"My music has to have these moods and show this growth. I can't be always saying, 'Just shake that ass', because to me that's not life," says Sean Paul. "I also need to say things to the world and to my fans about what I feel deeply. It's very unfortunate that it was about my friend. Daddigon was always the one in the group that did conscious songs."

But the Sean Paul party is not over. The Trinity has a string of "bangers", such as first single "We Be Burnin'" and "Ever Blazin'". Things are looking up too for Mr Henriques senior. "He called me New Year's Day four years ago, drunk as a skunk, and said, 'I'm going to stop drinking.' I was, 'Yeah, yeah', but he did. It has been four years and he hasn't drunk or smoked cigarettes or nothing," Sean Paul says. His father is once again a respected figure in the Jamaican sporting world. "When Pops came out of prison, I only saw him sporadically and that's how it's been most of my life. But he's a big influence, my Pops. I hope a lot for him."

'The Trinity' is out on 27 September on VP/Atlantic

Sean Paul stands on a small stage in a Soho cinema and performs the latest Jamaican dance routine, the Willie Bounce, which, suffice to say, involves a deft gyration of the hips and requires a loose-fitting pair of trousers. The many female followers in the invitation-only audience look on admiringly as he explains the lyrical thought process behind "Straight Up", his less-than-subtle ode to horizontal gymnastics. "He does have a point!" exclaims one well-spoken woman. If another man had been solewd, the same woman would, quite possibly, have doused him with chardonnay. How does Sean Paul do it?

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Luciano sings title track on Glory To Gloriana movie

Basil Walters , Observer staff reporter Monday, September 05, 2005

Popular roots and culture exponent Luciano has done his first movie title track for the latest local flick, Glory To Gloriana, which is expected to hit the big screen in early 2006.

"We hoped to have it (the film) finished so that it can be screened by the end of the year," director Lennie Little-White said.

The soundtrack which will feature a number of reggae artistes is arranged by noted saxophonist Dean Fraser who has produced reggae, soca and mento versions of the title song.

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Music: The Temptations pack the house at Hot Tin Roof
The Hot Tin Roof was hopping Thursday, August 25 when Sizzla, one of today’s hottest Jamaican dancehall reggae acts, gave his first-ever Vineyard performance.


KIEVA ROBBED::
'DANCEHALL DIVA' KIEVA is thanking God for life after surviving a robbery at her home two weeks ago during which a gun was held to her head. Kieva, whose real name is Kieva Hibbert, said...
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Reggaeton But No Reggae At VMA Awards Hardbeatnews.com, NY - Aug 28, 2005 ... Aug. 29, 2005: Reggae took a back seat to the reggaeton movement at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami last night despite plans by the network to introduce ...

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Music Of The Sun
Rihanna (Def Jam)

It's not too late for a summer getaway after all. With her debut album Music Of The Sun, new artist Rihanna brings us the sultry dancehall and R&B sounds of the Caribbean islands.

The 17-year-old green-eyed cutie, born in the Barbados, made a splash onto the summer scene with her dancehall smash single Pon De Replay.

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House of Blues :: Keeps Sizzla

Despite community protests, the Los Angeles-headquartered House of Blues has refused to cancel all its scheduled concerts by Sizzla, a reggae singer whose lyrics promoting violence against gay people caused the United Kingdom to deny him entry to the country last year. His 2004 European tour was canceled as a result of outrage from the gay community there and earlier this year protests

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'Jr. Gong' Marley #1 in Canada & New York - Confirmed for Irie Jamboree 2k5

By Jamboree 2k5 press release Posted: Aug 20, 2005 15:32 UTC

NEW YORK, NY - Reggae sensation Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley is not just doing well on the charts in the US but he is making stride in Toronto and England as well.

Marley’s controversial single “Welcome to Jamrock,” is the top single on the Reggae Mania Top 10 charts, compiled weekly by Ron Nelson of CKLN 88.1fm in Toronto. The song is ahead of ‘Telephone Ting’ by Kip Rich, ‘Ride This’ by Buju Banton, ‘Footprints’ by TOK and ‘Good Over Evil’ by Sizzla.

In the US, Marley continues to create mayhem with ‘Welcome To Jamroc’ which is #1 on the Weekly Star Top Ten Chart for the past 10 weeks. On the NY Reggae Top 30 chart, “Welcome To Jamroc” has spent over 15 weeks at the top spot. On the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart, ‘Welcome To Jamroc’ debuted at #70 and is currently listed at the number #23 position.

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Review Star Jam 2K5

Review: Star Jam 2K5 - Unfinished Business

Megastars and local stars graced the grounds and stage of Pier 1, Montego Bay, on Saturday, August 12 to finish business that had been left unfinished at the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest 2005.

Headline act Rodney Price, popularly known as the Bounty Killer “the ghetto gladiator” took the stage at shortly after 6 am dressed in his business suit and ended business but only after long bout local acts and proper address from his “Alliance,” characters such as Vybz Kartel, Wayne Marshall and Bling Dawg, who all worked apparently unrehearsed with the Anger Management Band.

Bounty Killer and a host of artistes, took the liberty of lyrically whipping the Sumfest sponsors as well as promoters, particularly Johnny Gourzong, who the ghetto gladiator emphatically told, “Johnny Gourzong me naah keep nuh b---man money inna mi bosom.” He went on to explain that he amongst other artistes had helped to put Sumfest where it is, long before the Red Stripe had taken title sponsor role.

Missing from the line up however was the Gargamel, Buju Banton, who Bounty explained was stuck in Pittsburgh.

Prior to the onslaught of big acts, the crowd was privy to up and comers such as Merritol (whose performance was cut early), Warface whose set was plagued with CD mix ups, Lady Champagne, New Kids, Military and Mobado. After the being warmed up by some of western Jamaica’s finest, the heavy hitters took the concerts helm. We then saw the likes of Pickney, Jagwa, Busy Signal and Angel Dulas.

Pickney whiney voice gave the crowd much to laugh at and be entertained with. Busy Signal with a string of current hits got full crowd support with songs like “Step Out.”

The show started racing to its peak when megastars like Fantan Mojah and Norris Man commandeered the microphones. Bling Dawg got good response with songs like “Nicky-Ann,” while Vybz Kartel decked in white issued hit after hit, like “I Never,” “School Bus,” and his cell phone songs “…can you hear me now.”

Wayne Marshall treated the crowd to his romantic ode to Juana, the song known as “Marry Juana,” the crowd was then surprised by the presence of the Twin of Twins who slipped their song, which was a response to Macka Diamonds counteraction of their hit single.

The morning however belonged to Bounty Killer who gave the crowd a great cross-section of his catalogue; he belted his early songs, war songs and love songs. The crowd “Lodge,” “War,” “Look Into Ma Eyes,” “Fitness,” “It Ok,” and “Heard that you’re Leaving.”

By Yannick Nesta Pessoa

Bob Marley Coming of Age Story May Stir It Up on Broadway in Near Future

By Ernio Hernandez
16 Aug 2005

Legendary musician Bob Marley may be the next popular artist to be venerated on Broadway, according to The Jamaica Observer.

Neville Garrick, the reggae artist's former collaborator, told the publication "A Broadway play on Bob Marley is supposed to be the next big project I'll be working on with the (Marley) family."

The play, which would focus on Marley's early years in music, is among a number of projects that are in the works in this, the observance of the 60th anniversary of the his birth.

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