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CULTURAL NEWS, VIEWS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS VOL. 10 ISS. 4 DECEMBER 2012

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Highlights OfReggaeXclusive’s 39th Issue

pg 4 Steele; Max Persia

pg 5 Julion’s Views; Special Mix Views

pg 6 NEWS

pg 7 Rewind This Thought; The Black Olmecs

pg 9 Jemini is a star in the making

pg 10 Michael Crystal’s Interview; Grandson is on the rise

pg 11 Sure Shot Videos; Suite DBoss; Indie Rootz Records

pg 12 Mountain Edge Band; Zvuloon Dub System; JDK Records

pg 13 King Shadrock & The Untouchable Band

pg 16 Guyanese Music Icon Pamela Maynard dead at 58

pg 17 Chinese Assassin in Calgary; All Black Affair with Chuck Fenda

pg 18 What’s happening with Kay Morris; Queen Pettreen

pg 19 Who is Reggae Artist Tommy Lee?; Telescope; Norval Edgehill

pg 20 Anthony YNot; Bunny Wailer not happy with Snoop Lion

pg 21 Original Thriller Releases Single; Kwesi Selassie

pg 22 English Pound Top 5; Rebel Vibez Top 10; Radio Program Listings

pg 23 George Barrett; Jam Radio’s Stef Ranks; Casper; Sinista

pg 24 Juliet Nelson; Jahsmin Daley; Auresia; KC; King Mandela

pg 25 Heart of Empresses artist Lady J

REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S ARTIST WATCH

“It’s Not What You Can Do ForReggaexclusive...It’s What Reggaexclusive Can

Do For You”

STEELE, YOURTRUSTED NAME INMUSIC, NOW YOURTRUSTED NAME INHOME FINANCING

The artist known for songssuch as “AnotherConfrontation”, “Jah is mystrength”, “Let’s Stay Together”,and many more has diversifiedhis portfolio and is now alsooffering his services in mortgage

financing. Over the yearsSteele’s dedication to his craftand his desire to deliver qualitymaterial has seen his reputationgrow tremendously. It is withthat same commitment andpassion that Mark Steeleundertakes all challenges whendealing with your homefinancing needs.

Mark is a licensedmortgage agent qualified andcommitted to help you. Hisservices extend from firstmortgage to refinancing andbeyond. He works throughMortgage Alliance of Canadarecognized as one of the topthree Brokerages. Steele trulyunderstands the market.

“Just like many, I too havebeen faced with difficultfinancial situations. While doingsome of my own research, itbecame apparent that I was notbeing told the entire story whenit came to my home financing.Knowing that there must bemany like me not aware of thedifferent options available, Ienrolled in Seneca College and

got licensed to offer myservices. I’m proud to say thatI’ve been helping my clients tosolve many problems, that’s thereason I became a mortgageagent. My motto continues to be“let me work for you” and onething I can promise, I’ll alwaysbe honest with you when dealingwith your concerns,” saysSteele.

The major role of amortgage agent is to make thesometimes complicatedsituation of finding financingeasier for you. At MortgageAlliance, we have access tomany lenders and the productsthey offer. We’ll get you the bestrate to suit your particularsituation.

“You have welcomed me inyour lives through music, now“Let me work for you” and findyou the best mortgage financingsolution.”

MAX PERSIA

Max Persia has been in theReggae music industryrecording and releasing recordsfor many years . He is set torelease two brand new singlesentitled “That Little Girl” and“Hello Love” in 2013. These twosingles will be pre-releases offof Max’s new album which he iscurrently working on in thestudio. Max Persia’s song“Moonlight Lover” is stillcreating waves worldwide, youcan check out the video onYoutube. Stay tuned for moreMax Persia coming at you.


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S VIEWS

JULION VIEWS

THIS REGGAESTORY HAS AHAPPY ENDING

In the past I have opinedabout several aspects ofthis reggae genre of mine,pointing out the reasons as Isaw them, for the failure /s thatmay allow a band or artist fromachieving stardom, or sellingmusic or most importantly,making a living from their talent.

First Barrier: I pointed outour issues with “the System”!What system are you referringto? It is well chronicled and waytoo deep to go over once againbut what is significant to note isthe series of hurdles,

deliberately placed in ourcollective paths, we have yet tofind a solution to go over,through, around or even to digunder, barring our path toproduct sales. The ‘system’ isrelentless! It NEVER stops!

It is my contention thattrue talent, hard work as well ascreativity along with a huge doseof tenacity could break anyblockade! We also cannot affordto stop!

Second Barrier: Noinfrastructure! We have foundno way to collectively create aninfrastructure capable ofearning royalties from airplay orperformances, radio airplaynationally in ALL provinces,product distribution across thecountry or around the world, avenue / s in our possession toshowcase reggae year round, aCanadian reggae tour forperforming acts. Fifty years ofreggae and no infrastructure!Who’s to blame but ourselves?

Third Barrier: The stigmathat Canadian reggae artists arenot of a proper quality or evenclose to those that perform inJamaica. Who’s to blame for thisone? Well, instead of casting

blame, I will tell you of instanceswhere I have been to liveperformances where folks in theaudience ask me if the band orartist performing is actually fromCanada! Greatest compliment,yet the greatest insult I alwayssay! Yes, they are from Canada,yet, why have you never heardabout them? Back to the lack ofan infrastructure!

Another of our issues issome of the crap artistsinundating the internet,especially Facebook with craptunes that NO ONE wants tohear! Crap tunes that only theypost over and over and over andover again that NO ONE else willre-post for them! They becomethe standard for Canadianreggae so I implore the betterartists to upload more of theirtunes so Canadians as well asthe rest of the world can hearthe great songs that I get tohear!

Fourth Barrier: This one Icall the “second placementality”! Many of my peers,artists, promoters andcounterparts in the genre havereconciled themselves to thefact that since this is all thatthere is, well, this is all that

there is! We have never reallyrisen, so why bother trying? Imean, really, why bother trying?Well I’ll tell you! The Scotia andthe TD Banks have investmentsin what used to be The CaribanaCelebration, The Irie Festivaland the Jambana Festivals.Banks do not invest unless thereis profit! Cudos to theorganizers of all of these eventsfor getting corporate interestand monies but that ought to tellthe rest of us that our events,our cultures are worthsomething to ourselves and forus to invest in our own talent! Itold you that this had a happyending didn’t I?

Here it is: - Work together,apart! Huh? When a band orartist has a show, every otherperformer and entertainer in thegenre MUST take the time topromote that artist’s show! Nomatter whether you like theperson or not! If no onepromotes your shows, it maythat you are one of the ‘crap’artists so STOP! For the rest ofthe good ones, promote eachother! It is a numbers game!The more people that know, isthe more people that will go! Itis that simple! Grow allaudiences! I have seen it work!

SPECIAL MIX VIEWS

BURN PAGANCHRISTMAS?

Whenever I talk with myRasta friends we always

end up in a heated debate. Thenafter all the steam hasevaporated, we laugh about it,until the next time another topiccomes up. Well this time thetopic of Christmas came up (Ohno… I hear you saying, you didnot go there Special). Well forthose who know me, I just talkmy mind… Done… So anyway,my Rasta friend shouted out“Burn your Pagan BabylonChristmas!” So I shouted back,

“Well, Burn your Vegetables”...He found that funny. The realtopic then started. He said thateven though he enjoyedChristmas as a child, as a man,he now knows the TRUTH... Itold him that as a child, we areallowed to dream and havefairytales around us. Iunderstand that our childrenneed to know the truth, but Ifeel that our inner guilts,obsessions and fears,sometimes overpowers theinnocent times of being a child.

I want my children to growknowing the truth about Slavery,Apartheid and SystematicRacism, but I want them to beable to understand what I amsaying and be able to ask andparticipate in a conversation ofunderstanding with me, whenthe time arises. I do not wantthem to be fearful and create aparanoid view of the world,without having the mature toolsto deal with this newinformation.

This is the same stance thatI take with Christmas. Ipersonally enjoy Christmas. I

definitely enjoy the presents, thegiving and receiving of love andgifts (which we do all yeararound anyway). My house is awarm house, filled with love andnot paranoid, espionagethoughts. Do I believe that Blackpeople have been dealt badly,YES. Do I believe it is stillhappening, YES. Do I believethat it is possible for a man to beborn in the sun with hisbloodline and all accentors alsoborn in the sun to magically beborn with “Blond Hair and BlueEyes, hair straight and notanned pigmentation on hisskin???? H**L NO. Did I believethat Santa Claus (or SantaFraud, as my Rasta friends callshim) would bring me thatexpensive bike I saw on TV,when I was four years old, YES.Do I believe in him now that I aman adult? NO WAY HOSAY... Butdo I feel betrayed by my parentsor society for telling me this? AmI now, dysfunctional or confusedwith life (Hey, all my friends, donot answer that :-)

As parents, we have ourown rules and laws that wedecide to follow. Some of us

read the bible and take piecesout, that suits our life style.(That is why there are so manydifferent religions), (By the way,they all claim that their way isthe only right way), (mmm, nowwho is confused, anyway, let’sget back to the topic). What I amsaying is, choose how you feel tobring up your children and stopthe bullying of other peopleschoices. Live and Let Live andalso, “STAY OUT OF MYBUSINNESS”.

P.S. Burn Your Corn :-).Take Care until next time...Special Mix.

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE NEWSTHE 7TH ANNUALCOMMUNITYAPPRECIATIONAWARDDINNER & FASHIONSHOW

Bashment Boutique &Fashion is proud and delightedto host its Seventh AnnualCommunity Appreciation AwardDinner & Fashion Show with liveEntertainment on Saturday April6, 2013 at 8pm. This event willtakes place at the beautifulJamaican Canadian Centrelocated at 995 Arrow Road inToronto. This event is to supportArtists, Radio personalities, DiscJockeys, community supportersand small businesses in thecommunity by means of high-lighting the strength andempowerment of their continuedefforts throughout the years.

It is also in recognition oftheir patronage by means ofsupporting entertainers, busi-nesses and many communityevents.

Thanks to all Performers,People’s Performing Arts Centre,Carrie Mullings of Rebel Vibez,Presenters, Host, Models, Discjockeys, RS Auto, JamaicaHouse, ReggaeXclusiveMagazine, Prosonic Auto,Women Ah Run Tings Promotion,KRMP, 89 Graphics & Printingand everyone who sponsoredand volunteered their time tomake last year’s event a suc-cess.

To help make this year’sevent successful, the planningcommittee and the voice ofBashment Boutique CommunityAppreciation Award call uponyou at this time for sponsorship.We are relying on the goodwilland generosity of communityorganizations like yours to assistwith purchase of trophies,advertisement, and payment ofvenue, Disc Jockeys, and othersupplies. In exchange for yoursupport we will include your

company name and logo on sig-nage to indicate your generousdonation as our greatful attemptto support you via local advertis-ing. Your involvement is mostappreciated. For more informa-tion about Bashment BoutiqueCommunity Appreciation Awardscontact: Ann Marie Segree akaSandra Bashment at: 647-818-7005

GOING TO GUYANAONCE AGAIN INAPRIL 2013 THE3RD ANNUALGUYANA INT’LARTISTIC MUSICAWARDS

The Guyana Int’l ArtisticMusic Awards (GIAMA) is anannual community event createdto promote and recognizeGuyanese talent in culturaldevelopment in Guyana andinternationally; by paying hom-age to our cultural icons andshowcasing the diverse talent ofour entertainment industry.

The 2013 Awards Ceremonywill take place in Guyana, SouthAmerica. The Guyana Music Festwill take place on Saturday April13th, 2013 at Thirst Park inGerogetown, Guyana and theAwards Ceremony will takeplace on Sunday April 14th,2013 at the Tower HotelPoolside. Awardees are select-ed on the basis of their excep-tional and sustained high level ofprofessionalism within theircareers and personal lives overthe years.

GIAMA will accept submis-sions from a variety of musicgenres including Soca, Reggae,Dancehall, Chutney, Calypso,Gospel, Hip Hop and R&B.Nominations are now open soGuyanese artists from all overthe world, every country or

island, feel free to submit yourbio, photo, 3 songs (mp3 format)and music videos No late sub-missions will be accepted. TheTower Hotel Poolside will comealive with the Red Carpet Affairof 2013 where Guyanese artistsfrom various countries andislands around the world will beawarded and performing ‘live’ inGeorgetown, Guyana. Thisevent takes the form ofa “Cream of the Crop” Show andAwards Ceremony. This is anevent not to be missed.

OVERSTAND KINGS& QUEENS REIGNIN TORONTO

Overstand Kings is a docu-mentary on Toronto ReggaeKings that express their opinionon *Where reggae has comefrom; *Where they believe it istoday; *Where they predict it willbe in the future; *What they havecontributed and *What advicethey would give to aspiringartists. The project took 4 yearsto complete, and was self-fund-ed. This feature had two screen-ings with its release, the firstwas on Canada Day of this year2012 at the Lakeshore VillageArtist co-op and the second wasat Waterfalls on July 13th, 2012where Renee Cox was inter-viewed by Rosemarie Bowen ofCHRY 105.5 FM Radio.

Overstand Kings is nowavailable through the directorRenee Cox and others involvedin the project. Featured artistsare; Bobby Bower, CharlieBobus, Moses.I. Tafari, Progress,DJ Flo, Stevie Banton, NinjaRyders, Presso, Jah Leon,Kondriah, Jermaine Miller fromOut Da, Kulcha Ites, Whitey Don,King Ujah, Baba T and IahBrilliance as well as an openingsong done by Juno award winnerKorexion. There are appear-ances from others in the com-munity including Toronto MayorCandidate Dewitt Lee. This

documentary is the 2nd in aCanadian Series of musicalinspirations that relay the mes-sage of survival in the industry.The first was The Final Thoughtof Ottawa that features therespects of the late great JasonFraser - DJ Sun.

Beginning January 1st2013, we will be looking forfemale reggae artists fromToronto to be featured in ourupcoming documentary“Overstand Queens”. The pointof this documentary is to teachthese rising stars in the musicindustry about the history andpassion that is their specialty.All Queens must have the expe-rience and wisdom of the reggaeindustry in Toronto. Sure ShotVideos is a video productionteam that focuses on the videoneeds of up and coming artists.Sure Shot Videos specializes indocumentaries, music videos,concert segments, andElectronical Press Kits. SureShot Videos currently works sideby side with one of the citieshottest industry contacts. ‘LeapBranding!’, which is a companythat focuses on interactive mag-azines of the city’s best events.

CG RECORDS PRESIDENT SENDSMESSAGE

We at Cash Global Recordsare taking this opportunity to saythank you Artists, Managers,Record Labels, Studios & MusicFraternity Members; we are veryappreciative of all your over-whelming support and contribu-tion regarding the high energy“Controversy / Mad Kick MegaMix the 1st Chapter”. As prom-ised, we at CG Records havedelivered the highest level ofdigital technology and studiocraftsmanship that meets thestandard and quality of mostdemands. We look forward to acontinuous and prosperous rela-tionship.


REGGAEXCLUSIVE CULTURAL NEWS

REWIND THISTHOUGHT

By: Pablo Naphtali

Hail Ras and Ras and Sistasof the heart. Wisdom is

paramount for us in thesetimes; its importance is secondto none of the virtues, exceptfor love and charity. The Africanpeople are at a very crucial anddecisive point in our journeythru this dispensation of time.It’s a time to be assertive andcourageous in the internationalarena. The thoughts andattitudes of people are nowexperiencing changes fromwithin, regardless of race orculture their eyes are openingup to the corruption of theworld systems in it’s presentstate. Many desire change, butchange to what?

Rastafari children have a

pivotal and essential role to playin these changes. People realizethat what we have been sayingabout health, environment,family, politics, religion andhuman relations on a whole hasbeen tested and proven in thislast century. Now low and beholdthe powers that be haveincreased their efforts to controland distract the populous, withscare tactics of killer viruses,terrorist threats, economicaldisasters and such alike. Ofcourse I am not saying thesethings don’t exist, but haven’tthey always? Is warfare new tomankind? Or disease andplagues? Isn’t economic statususually dependent on yourmilitary and exploitationabilities? So what is new? Welllet’s see, we now have worldsatellites, mass media andcommunication, which enablesthem to manipulate and controlmultitudes through the thoughtprocess of indoctrination, not somuch with religion this time, butwith what they have taught us ofscience and logic. The modernnews media moguls are thevoice of the new world order.

Spirituality is a now a hobbyand has nothing to do with thereal world. That’s what they areteaching. As usual Babylon flipsthings upside down and insideout, wanting to give us wrong for

right. The G-8 in the UnitedNations Assembly has not madeany effort to eliminate hungerand increase education andhealthcare, instead theysquabble about land, sea, andairspace rights, as well ascommerce. Basically they arehigh profile corporate businesspeople, discussing assets andlosses. Human rights issues andhumanitarian missions areturned over and over and arealways on the agenda fordiscussion with little actionsimplemented. With the wisdomknowledge and overstanding ofthese events Rastafari childrenmust always keep in mind I an IUniversal creed, it is as follows:

Ethiopian Prayer: Princesand Princesses shall come out ofBabylon, Ethiopians now stretchforth their hands onto God, Othou God of Ethiopia, Thy DivineMajesty, Thy spirit has come intoour hearts, To dwell in the pathsof righteousness, lead us, Helpus to forgive that we may beforgiven; Teach us love, loyaltyon earth as it is in Zion. Endowus with thy wisdom, Knowledgeand understanding to do thy will.Thy blessing to us, that thehungry may be fed, the nakedclothed, The sick nourished, theaged protected and the infantscared for. Deliver us from thehands of our enemies. That we

may prove fruitful in the lastdays. When our enemies arepast and decayed: In the depthsof the sea, in the depths of theearth, Or in the belly of thebeast, O give us a place in thyKingdom, Forever and ever,Selah

Keeping to the livity ofthese inspirational teachings,each of us as individuals canmake contributions in a verypractical and simple way,continuing the traditions ofpeace and love, starting in ourhomes and communities. Forthese few words I give thanks.

Words of H.I.M.: TheCharter of the Organization ofAfrican Unity has become theembodiment of all theaspirations of the Africanpeople. Oct 7, 1965.

“Even In This Century, WithFaith, Courage, And A JustCause, David Will Still DefeatGoliath.”

Words of Marcus Garvey:The thing to do is to getorganized. Keep separated andyou will be exploited, you will berobbed, you will be killed. Getorganized and you will compelthe world to respect you.

THE BLACKOLMECS

Courtesy of S. Hanley

The Olmec were the firstpeople to establish

American civilization over4,000BC and laid many of thefoundations for the civilizationsthat followed. They are the oneswho first discovered that ittakes the sun 25,920 years tocomplete its orbit in our Galaxy.It is the Olmecs who taught theMayans and Aztecs about theDecember 21, 2012 end date,when our sun completes itsorbit and aligns with the BlackStar in our Galactic Centre. Themost familiar aspect of the

Olmecs is their artwork,particularly the aptly named“colossal heads.”

The colossal head at thetop of this page, weighing up to10 Tons, clearly shows that theOlmecs are Black people. Theyspoke a West- AfricanMandingo- Language andAnthropologist refers to theBlack Olmecs as “The MotherCivilization of America.” Theybuilt all the Ancient Pyramidsand Ancient Mounds in South,Central and North America.There are a couple of reasonswhy the Olmecs are soimportant. First, they used anddeveloped many thingsculturally and religiously thatwere later used by the Mayansand Aztecs and many othercultures. Second, they had awide influence in their day,which gives us reason to believethat they are responsible forspreading the religious ideas ofthe ‘ab-original’ people wholater came to inhabit South,Central and North America.

In 2006, archaeologistsunearthed a city that theybelieved was influenced by theOlmecs, only 40km / 25mi southof Mexico City. A new urbansociety related to the Olmecssuggests that their influencemay have been stronger than weever suspected. They wereknown as the Xi and are directlyrelated to the Muurs andWashitaw whose territoryextended from Mississippi up toMississauga here inCanada. Read more about thecity of Zazacatla and the ancientOlmec civilization. Her MajesticHighness Verdiacee TiaraWashitaw-Turner (Tunica)Goston El-Bey, from theLouisiana Mississippi Valley, isthe reigning Empress of theWashitaw Muur Nation. Google:The Washitaw People. We allshare in the social responsibilityto teach our children the Truthabout our origins so thattogether we Heal Our World andRestore Our Dignity in the GlobalAfrican Community.

SINGING RANGER

Singing Ranger was bornand raised in West Moreland,Sava La Mar. He sang for thechurch as a young man andcontinues to sing to the world.He has released songs like “TurnMe on” “Keep Me Warm” and“Shelter Me from the Cold”.Stay tuned for more from SingingRanger as he joins withGrandson and Canadian Lady Jon a new single “It Tun Up”.


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Sweet Reggae Music playing 24/7 and live shows with RasBingi Catt every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST til 11:00pm. New tuneWednesdays and Sunset Worship and Praises on the Sabbathevening with Ras Bingi Catt (The Real Teacher) every Saturdaynight at 7:30 pm EST til 11:00pm. Sunday night @ 7:30 pm EST til11:00pm...It’s Inside De Penthouse @ 7:30 pm EST where RasBingi Catt will be playing a half hour of great penthouse music(from Penthouse Records) and Bingi will be talking to a differentPenthouse artist every week. Every Monday night at 8:00pm ESTtil 11:00pm its Dj Redout with the Musical Implosion.


JEMINI IS A STARIN THE MAKING

Possessing an absolutelycharming personality, ton

loads of natural poise, heaps ofpotential, and an outpouring ofpassion, Canadian songstressJemini, embody the ‘four P’s’. Atalented singer, Jemini, whorules under the sign of Gemini,was born to Jamaican parents inCanada, and honed her skills in

the church choir. She recallsthat she actually fell in love withsinging at Elementary Schoolwhere she was formallyintroduced to music. However,some would say she has it in hergenes, as her father, who is alsoa singer and formed part of thegroup The Quartet. Hisencouragement was all Jem (asshe is affectionately called)needed to pursue her true love,singing. By the time shereached Junior High, Jeminiwas fully immersed in the craft.

In her quest for the rightmusical genre, Jemini startedout doing R&B, following in themusical footsteps of WhitneyHouston and Mary J. Blige,whose soulful delivery andpowerful vocals resonated withher. However, with reggaepumping through her veins, itwas not surprising that Jeminilater discovered a symbioticbond with Lovers Rock.Therefore, since 2009, thisCanadian songstress ofJamaican ancestry has beenmaking reggae her music ofchoice, writing songs, seekingout the best producers andperforming at events that aresure to secure her a strong fanbase. And, Jemini has beenreceiving as much love as she

has been giving, as she stepsout as a conscious flag bearerfor reggae music. Her song-writing ability has also comeunder scrutiny as hereffective lyrics and consciousmessages have captured theattention of critics and fansalike. Jemini declares that sheuses her personal experience orthose of friends and family asthe basis for her songs.

“I cannot sing just forsinging sake, I must sing fromexperience.” says Jem whenasked about her lyrical content.With this connection to song,Jemini is easily able to write herown lyrics from a truthful stanceto which all listeners can relate,especially those who have eitherlived or have had similarexperience. With Jem there is nosugar coating! Undoubtedly, thismulti-talented artist, who is alsoa nurse and a marketer, ispoised to transcend the musicscene with her soulful brand ofLover’s Rock and Roots Reggaemusic. Her debut track, “NoTurning Back”, has been wellreceived and is in rotation onreggae playlists world-wide. Thevideo for “No Turning Back” wasshot on location in New York byrenowned director BermanFenelus who has also worked

with the likes of Chris Brown,Busta Ryhmes, Gyptian and theVictoria Secret brand just toname a few.

On the performance side,Jemini has spread her wingsthroughout North America andhas worked on the MontrealReggae Festival, the annualBirthday Celebration of HIMHaile Selassie in Toronto,opened for Rev Jesse Jackson inDenver Colorado,USA, Alpena Detroit Michigan inSeptember for World PeaceDay. Jemni was well receivedand embraced by the crowd inMichigan. She also received theYork Region Police Award forBlack History Month in Canadaearlier this year from the Mayor.In Jamaica, Jemini hasperformed on CurryFest and islooking forward to doing moreshows within the widerCaribbean. Passionate aboutphilanthropy, Jem’s pet area isthe empowering of women andchildren. On her recent trip toJamaica, she distributed clothesand shoes to those to whom shehas committed herself throughher foundation. Jem’s Mantra: “IWill Stand Against All Odds”

REGGAEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

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REGGAEXCLUSIVECATCHES UP WITHMICHAEL CRYSTAL

REGGAEX: Greetings andblessed love Michael, we arefinally able to link up for thismuch needed interview, it’s beena long time coming. Please tellus when you started in the musicbusiness and why?

MICHAEL C: It was in 1995.

I love to entertain people.

REGGAEX: Who or whatinspired you to become a reggaesinger?

MICHAEL C: Rastafari andthe ghetto life make me sing.

REGGAEX: When did yourelease your first single and whowere some of the musicians youworked with?

MICHAEL C: I released myfirst single in 1995 and I workedwith the Clarendonians, Fattis,John Lennon, Sunray Grennanand Roger B.

REGGAEX: Do you writeyour own songs? How much ofan input do you have in the pro-duction of your music?

MICHAEL C: I write my ownsongs and I have full input in theproduction of my music.

REGGAEX: Wonderful, sowhere do you see yourself goingmusically in the next few years?

MICHAEL C: High places,taking it straight to Africaand other desolate places.

REGGAEX: Michael, please

tell us what your thoughts are onthe reggae music industry inCanada?

MICHAEL C: It sucks; lotsmore work need to be done.Thanks to ReggaeXclusiveMagazine and a few other peoplewho are trying to make a differ-ence.

REGGAEX: So you don’tthink that the reggae music busi-ness in Canada is improving forthe Reggae artists and musi-cians in general?

MICHAEL C: No…for sureno.

REGGAEX: Do you haveany upcoming projects or collab-orations?

MICHAEL C: Yes, I have col-laborations with Junior Cat,Roger B, Imain and Luciano.

REGGAEX: Please tell uswho are some of the producersand musicians you worked withon your previous releases,whether CD or singles.

MICHAEL C: I worked withSurround House Production,Roger B Production and ThirdWorld Council Production.

REGGAEX: Any words ofwisdom to upcoming artists?

MICHAEL C: Music is a verypowerful energy; use it to makepeace and love and praise to theAlmighty.

REGGAEX: Please tell yourfans something about MichaelCrystal that they do not alreadyknow.

MICHAEL C: MichaelCrystal is a farmer, I love plants.I also have 11 children, I love allchildren and I am a painterof portraits, landscapes andabstract.

REGGAEX: Wow that isdefinitely something a lot of peo-ple wouldn’t have known and Isay kudos to the I for being sucha positive role model for the chil-dren. Thank you so much fortaking the time out to chat withReggaeXclusive. It was a pleas-ure. Blessed love Rastaman.

*Michael Crystal recentlyreleased a new song on theJudgement riddim which alsofeatures artists like Luciano andJunior Cat.

NEW ARTISTGRANDSON IS ONTHE RISE

REGGAEX: GreetingsGrandson, please tell us who youare and where you were born.

GRANDSON: Grandson wasborn Christopher Wallace in1976 in West Moreland Sava LaMar. He is the father of two andbelieves in education for allchildren.

REGGAEX: When did youfirst start singing and who orwhat inspired you to startsinging?

GRANDSON: I startedsinging in 2006 professionallybut I have always sung from thefirst day I talked. I was inspiredto sing by the Most High andmany great artists worldwide.

REGGAEX: So please namesome of the artists, musiciansand producers you have workedwith before.

GRANDSON: I have workedwith artists like Buju Banton,Queen Ifrica, Beres Hammondand many more artists. Some ofthe producers I’ve worked withare Hedge Sounds, Chop Chopand various others.

REGGAEX: Tell us what itwas like working with Heart ofEmpresses on the new single?

GRANDSON: It has been adelight to see that there are stillpeople out there that can give anartist like me the support tocarry on with my music to theworld and to have someone thatcan help you get your messageout there. Thanks to theCanadian Lady J for coming intothe life of Grandson and makinga difference.

REGGAEX: Where doesGrandson see himself as areggae artist in a few years fromnow?

GRANDSON: I see myselfas an international reggae artistsharing the messages of mymusic with the four corners ofthe world.

REGGAEX: Do you have anycollaboration in mind for thefuture?

GRANDSON: I do, morewith the Heart of Empressesartists, also with many othergreat inspirational artists. I willbe collaborating with Lady J andother rising artists like me.

REGGAEX: What are yourthoughts on the state of reggaemusic not only in Jamaica, butworldwide?

GRANDSON: Reggae musicright now is the biggest sellingmusic in the world, it comes inmany varieties and many artistshave the right message. Reggaemusic is worldwide, reggaemusic is a music that everycountry listens to in all differentlanguages, and it is only gettingbetter and better. We willcontinue to share the love ofreggae music.

REGGAEX: Tell us one ofyour biggest moments and oneof your worst moments as areggae artist.

GRANDSON: My biggestmoment was when I voiced myfirst song and heard it playing onthe radio for about an hour, itwas the best feeling I ever had,

and it brought the most joy tome. I have never had a badmoment as a reggae artist, everymoment was a great experienceand it will never stop.

REGGAEX: That iswonderful, any words of adviceto other upcoming artists?

GRANDSON: Pursue yourmusic no matter what. Beyourself and follow goodexamples, remember the youthsare listening and learning andfollowing in your footsteps, sobe positive in all you have toshare.

REGGAEX: Please tell thepeople somethingabout Grandson that they don’talready know.

GRANDSON: Grandsonhas a great and positive lifeahead of him, he is honest andtrustworthy, a great father andmentor. I am very happy with mylife and share the joyousmoments with everyone. I willnever give up the fight. Live on.

REGGAEX: Grandson,thank you for your time. Weappreciate you taking the timeout to chat with ReggaeXclusive.We wish you success in yourmusic career.


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

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Sure Shot Videos recentlyreleased the documentaryOverstand Kings, the DVD canbe purchased for $15 + ship-ping fees, with a percentage ofproceeds going to music forrelief. The site where you canpurchase it is www.bit.ly/over-standkingsdvd. Sure ShotVideos is gearing up to startfilming the new documentaryOverstand Queens early 2013.

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Suite Dboss has anadvertising budget to meet allyour business needs.

REGGAEXCLUSIVE PRODUCER/PROMOTER SPOTLIGHT

INDIE ROOTZ RECORDS

Indie Roots Records is based in Montreal,Quebec, Canada. It was formed in thefall of 2011 by Executive Producer BrianKotler & Producer Garnett “Bobby”Pottinger. Our “official” launch is scheduledfor March 2013. We specialise mainly inRoots/Reggae & Rock fused riddims (Beats)as well as the occasional Dancehall andSoca riddims. Brian and Bobby complimentone another perfectly, creating some veryunique, inspirational and innovative riddimsof the highest quality.

Brian Kotler is currently the HonoraryVice Consul for Jamaica at Montreal. He hasalso worked with various artists fromJamaica and Canada. He is also aPhotographer, who has captured the reggae

and dancehall scenes in Jamaica, St.Vincent, Israel and Canada. He is an avidPink Floyd and Supertramp fan, you can hearthose and his influences in the riddims.

Bobby Pottinger, one of the foundingmembers of the Fyah Flamez Unit (Band) andConfrontation Band, has also played in JahCutta and The Determination Band. He hasbacked some of Reggae’s greatest artists asa guitar player in venues globally. He is alsothe engineer at Trinity Studio in Montreal.His musical inspiration comes from Reggae,Blues and Rock.

Indie Rootz Records made its debutwith the LADY LIKE Compilation album,released this past August 2012, and is onsale at iTunes and Amazon. Next up will bethe GENZEB Compilation album expected tobe released in late January 2013 followed bythe CONFUSIOUS Compilation to be releasedin late March 2013. Our riddims can befound on singles, albums and compilations.

So far, we have had the pleasure ofworking with artists from all over the world.Such as: Aggie Cox (Uganda), Donna Makeda(Canada), Icon (SVG), Liberty Silver (Canada),Ammoye (Canada), Dahlia (Canada), Won-J(Canada), Lady G (Jamaica), Cutty Corn(Jamaica), Juliet Nelson (Canada), KayMorris (Canada), Kya Kindu (Canada), ShakkyAllyene (Canada), Skibu (UK), StaciaFya(Jamaica), Radiance (Jamaica), I-JahSalomon (Israel), Fyah Torche (Jamaica),

King-I (USA), Devina Burn (Jamaica), KaishaLee (Canada), Tenza (UK), Prophecy Isis(Canada), G-Mac (Jamaica), Addis Pablo(Jamaica), Shakito DJ (Canada) and muchmore!

We must give special thanks to RitaCampbell (Montreal), Sandi Destonis(Toronto), Lynn Proctor (Montreal), TrinityStudio (Montreal) as well as Vincent“Pancho” Wright (Jamaica) and LoraineGomes (Toronto). These are truly blessedpeople! Bless up & Nuff respect!


REGGAEXCLUSIVE BAND/GROUP SPOTLIGHT

MOUNTAIN EDGE MUSICPRODUCTIONS

Multiple Reggae Award WinnerMountain Edge Music

Productions is now offering servicesas a Booking Agency. If you are anArtist, Song Writer, Singer, Performer,or just a music lover and needdirections musically, counseling,guidance, recording advice,group mentoring or want to learn howto play an instrument

Mountain Edge Music Productions

began through Visionary L.A. Allen,President and Founder of MountainEdge Music Productions (MEMP),Mountain Edge Roots & Culture Band(MERCB), and Brampton TalentShowcase (BTS). LA Allen has been inthe music business for over 25 years.LA Allen is a self taught bassist, whohas toured North and SouthAmerica, Canada, Europe, Israel andthe Caribbean. LA Allen has always hadan interest in sharing his knowledgeand experiences to aide in thepromotion of aspiring talent. TheMountain Edge Crew (MEC) consists of;LA Allen, Band Leader playing Bass andsinging vocals, Lead Guitarist andsinger Evon Lazarus, more known as“Laza”, Keyboardist Orville Malcolmalso known as ”Wiz”, and DrummerNeison Hardy. Mountain Edge Roots &Culture Band, winners of the CanadianReggae Music Awards four consecutiveyears 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 hashad the privilege of working with Actssuch as: Marcia Griffiths, John Holt,

Freddy McGregor, The MightyDiamonds, Queen Ifrica, Rita Marley,Dobby Dobson and many more Greats.

Mountain Edge Music Productionshas successfully produced 3 Albums:“Love Can Set Us Free” by L.A.Allen, “Zion” and “Cross Cut”, tworeggae compilation albums with avariety of Canadian and InternationalArtists. Recent works include the ‘Hot’New Release ‘To Sir With Love’featuring Jahsmin Daley, Produced byMountain Edge Music Productions inAssociation with Roger B, that hasmade its way to rotation on Toronto’s‘Newest’ Radio Station G98.7fm, and onthe Rebel Vibez Top 10 Charts makingits way to top 5 and still climbing.Mountain Edge Roots N Culture Band Isalso available for Bookings, Tours,Concerts, Festivals, Recordings, etc.Mountain Edge does bookings forSinger / Songwriter / PerformerJahsmin Daley, Steele, King Ujah, PapaLevy and more.

ZVULOON DUB SYSTEMREGGAE ETHIO-DUB LIVEFROM ISRAEL

Zvuloon Dub System, Israel’s leadingReggae band. Adopting their name

from one of the twelve tribes of Israel, theband was formed in 2006 by the Smilanbrothers. They shared the same passion forroots reggae and dub, with influences froma variety of music styles, like Ethiopian jazzand rare grooves from the 70’s, USA’s soul,funk and jazz, alongside with Israeli mizrahi(oriental) music. Zvuloon Dub Systememerges from a multicultural middle-eastern music scene. Similarly to the majorproducers of reggae, like Lee ‘Scratch’Perry and King Tubby, the band is also keenon creating not just their own music buttheir own sound. All their tracks areproduced, recorded and mixed in the band’sstudio, representing a unique blend of a richcultural heritage, which can be heard in thedebut album, “Freedom Time”. The albumconsists of 9 previously unreleased originalsongs, and a groovy reggae version of

‘Voodoo Child’ by Jimmy Hendrix. Itpresents the band’s vision of contemporaryroots reggae and dub. The album wasreleased early 2012 with guest appearancefrom leading Jamaican DJ, Ranking Joe.

While the album has a laid back andsoulful vibe to it, the live performancepresents the more energetic side of theband, with a special sound that developedduring years of live performing. The bandachieved great success in the reggae scene,but also amongst many music lovers fromother genres. Zvuloon Dub System is an 8piece band with some of the cream of Israeliunderground musicians. The lead singer, Gili

Yalo, who was born in Ethiopia, walkedthrough the desert at the age 4 on anexhausting journey with his family to thepromised land - Israel. Going throughdramatic and extreme situations, he sang allthe way to his beloved, and from thatmoment Gili’s parents knew he was going tobe a singer.

On stage, the band brings a freshbreath of vibes from around the world. Witha powerful lead singer, groovy rhythmsection and an eccentric brass section,Zvuloon Dub System creates a heavy Dubexperience and gives a new meaning to theword reggae. The message of the band ispeace, love, solidarity and equal rights to all,which, coming from such a controversialcountry, is spot on! The band backed someof the top reggae singers visiting Israel suchas the lead singer of “Israel Vibration”, AppleGabriel and UK DJ Brother Culture. The bandopened the stage for some internationalreggae singers such as Don Carlos. In 2011the band toured in Canada and Cyprus andplayed all around Israel including in thebiggest local festivals.

JDK RECORDS

JDK Records was foundedin the year 2010 in Toronto,

Canada by CEO Junior Weekespopularly known as ‘Benz Man’.The Company is active andgoing strong. JDK Recordssigned Dancehall artist KC early2012 and has already releasedthree singles entitled“Wrongfully Accused”, “Wine

Baby Wine” and most recently“Big Time Enemies” which isgetting lots of airplay inJamaica and around the world.The video for “Big TimeEnemies” was shot in Jamaicaand released a couple ofmonths ago on Youtube.

KC had previously releaseda single called “Good InnaJeans” that went to the #1 spotin Kingston, Jamaica. JDK

Records has producedDancehall artist KC and iscurrently working withnewcomer Patrick Jones in thestudio. JDK Records arespecialists in producing top ofthe line artists. Look out formore great music coming fromJDK Records for 2013 andonwards.


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S INTERVIEWS

REGGAEXCLUSIVECATCHES UP WITH KINGSHADROCK FOR A CHAT

REGGAEX: Greetings King Shadrock,it’s a pleasure linking up with you after sucha long time. I knew you since back in the daywhen you were known as Little Buju, youcertainly mashed up Toronto with your deepbass voice and energetic stage act. Wecertainly missed your presence on the stagein Toronto. Tell us when and where youdisappeared to and tell us about yourtransition from Little Buju to King Shadrock.

K S: Greetings Empress and oneblessed love to you mother earth, as youalready know I was greatly influenced byBuju Banton and especially since I could asyou would say mimic his voice, I was dubbedLikkle Buju. Opening for many internationalacts, one of my trips led me to Montrealwhere I met a reggae group from Seychelles(Africa), at that time they were good friendswith my brother so after the show I stayedaround to see the vibes and just to enjoy thescenery, well one thing led to another, theywere going on tour in Seychelles and invitedme to be the opening act. That’s where theball started really rolling; now here we are 5African tours later.

REGGAEX: When did you first startsinging/deejaying and who or what inspiredyou to become a singer/dj?

K S: I started like most reggae singerssinging in church, but I was not just a singerI was a preacher, even now when I go backto Jamaica some people still call me‘preacher’ so I would say I started at 11years old in Garlands church. I find a little bitof inspiration from every artist from BobMarley to Vybz Kartel because I know thatthe artist has something to say and if youlisten carefully you will hear.

REGGAEX: For real King, what is thename of your first single and who producedit?

K S: My first single was called ‘’Know diMan’’ a Rasta song I did with High EnergyBand at 1996 or 97, it’s a song about Rasta

even though at that time I was a ‘bald head’.

REGGAEX: Tell us King, what would youterm yourself to be? A Canadian ReggaeArtist, a Jamaican Reggae Artist or anInternational Reggae Artist?

K S: I am a Jamaican living in Canadasinging international reggae music (laughs).

REGGAEX: I love that, it rolls off thetongue too, I think I will use that one(laughs). Please tell us how you put togetherThe Untouchable Band? Who are themembers of the band and what part do theyplay?

K S: Well, where should I start? It’sbeen 5 years since I’ve been trying to puttogether the ultimate reggae band, studyingthe music business and the rise and fall ofmany groups. I learnt a couple of things likea band must have the same goal and all mustwork together to achieve that and mostimportantly there must be one person whohas the final say. Like we say back home “toomuch rat can’t dig one hole”. So we all haveresponsibilities individually, the musiciancome from all over the world USA, Europe,Africa, Morocco, Haiti, Canada, Guadeloupeand of course Jamaica. Their musical styleranges from jazz, rock, pop, funk, zouk,konpa and reggae.

REGGAEX: Wow that is quite a mix ofmusical styles, tell us about some of yourprevious releases, who are some of themusicians you worked with.

K S: I’ve work with Mr. Cooper, MarkSteele and Tonya P from Toronto just toname a few Toronto artists. I’ve worked withover 50 different artists in Montreal andEurope and Africa, I just released a newtrack on the Downtown Riddim called ‘’Nuhmek we goffa’’ which also features Sizzla,Turbulence, Lutan Fyah, Perfect and a hostof Canadian based artists. I also have 2singles with super reggae group Dub Inc. Mybrethren Prophecy Izes from Jamaica hasfeatured me on his album called “Rise up”.King Shadrock & the Untouchable Band isnow currently putting together our firstalbum as a band, it’s gonna be hot!

REGGAEX: Tell us where you seeyourself and the Untouchable Band in thenear future.

K S: I see us as a driving force in reggaemusic representing Canada on aninternational level.

REGGAEX: What do you think is thecurrent state of reggae music in Canada andwhat do you think we can do to make itbetter?

K S: I think that reggae is in adisgusting state, like for instance the rapperin America per say has a following and asupport from their States or City. In our Townor City, which reggae artist in Canada cansay that, no matter how hard we try? Andthen we have these so called reggaeexecutives who buy and sell out di ting fidem friends and clients dat nuh give poorartist a fighting chance and it doesn’t stop

there, we don’t really have a 24 hrs reggaeshow and this we need to fix. And the JunoAwards, what’s a best reggae recordingaward? The artists are not producers soeven there, dem short change you. We needfi come together as a reggae community andmake it happen for our artists and the reggaewill be recognized in Canada.

REGGAEX: Any upcoming projects,collaborations? Which producers / artistswould you like to work with in the future?

K S: Fortunately for us we always havesomething in the oven burning and onJanuary 19th, 2013 Montreal Quebec willwitness a show like never before at a venueowned by Circle du Soleil called la Tohu,myself and the Band are preparingsomething special for the reggae lovers inQuebec. La Tohu is the place you play beforeyou make it. Yes, I would love to collaboratewith Queen Ifrica, she is a great inspirationto us and as she says, ‘’in time like these, wereally miss our hero’s”. In regards toproducers, we are about producing our ownmusic.

REGGAEX: Give some words of wisdomto the upcoming reggae artists.

K S: Dream, dream big, work hard, veryhard and most of all believe in you cause ifyou don’t nobody will.

REGGAEX: Tell your fans somethingabout King Shadrock that they do not alreadyknow.

K S: You might not know that I make thebest jerk.

REGGAEX: (laughs), Nope, I sure didn’tknow that one. I must say a big thank you fortaking the time out to chat with us King, welook forward to seeing King Shadrock & theUntouchable Band live in Toronto in the nearfuture.

K S: Thank you very much for havingme, we are looking forward to being inToronto for 2013.

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE SALUTES PAMELA MAYNARD

GUYANESE MUSIC ICONSEPT. 4TH, 1954 - NOV. 25TH, 2012

GONE BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!


REGGAEXCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHTGUYANESE MUSICICON PAMELAMAYNARDDEAD AT 58

September 4th, 1954 –November 25th, 2012

Pamela Maynard was a longtime friend of mine. When

I was just a little girl living inNew Amsterdam, BerbiceGuyana, I remember hearingthis song playing in my parent’shouse and on the radio, thepowerful vocals of PamelaMaynard coming through theairwaves with her hit song“Lost, Lonely & Helpless”, thissong haunted me from the day Ilearned that she was sick in thehospital battling breast cancer,right here in Toronto. It was inJune of 2012 that I decided tocontact Pam after a few monthsof not linking with her, I knewshe was constantly travellingaround performing, England,USA, Africa or the Caribbean. Itried her phone numbers, heremail, her Facebook inbox, butto no avail. I figured she wasaway on tour or something so Ididn’t worry about it. A weekbefore she died, I received acall from popular Guyanesepromoter Sherlock Shepherd,also owner of Celebrity TouchHair Studio, who asked mewhen last I had talked to Pam, Ipromptly told him that I tried tocontact her numerous times forthe past few months so shecould perform on theReggaeXclusive RecognitionAwards held on June 29th, 2012but to no avail, and then wenton to tell him that maybe shewas on tour. He promptly toldme that she was not on tour butvery ill in the hospital. I wasshocked and appalled when Ifurther learned that she wasfighting breast cancer and thatshe was going through

chemotherapy. To cut a longstory short, I did not get achance to see Pam in thehospital because at the timewhen I was told of her illnessthe family was trying to keep itprivate and so I respected theirwishes.

I later got a call thefollowing Saturday, Nov 24th,2012 from Sherlock again whenhe told me that I should go seePam, I told him I will go see heron Monday 26th. He then saidfor me to try to go that same dayas Pam wasn’t responding totreatment and it wasn’t ‘lookinggood’ for her. I told him to ‘stoptalking stupidness’ that Pamwould be fine and well for me tosee her on Monday. On SundayNovember 25th, 2012 I receiveda call from my sister Nicky whohad seen a post on Facebook

that Pamela Maynard had died at8:15AM that same morning. Iimmediately felt weak and sickto my stomach. This wassurreal, Pam wasn’t dead, notthe Pamela Maynard that I knew,it took me a while to come togrips with the fact that she wasgone. The last time I saw andtalked with her was at a showput on by Guyanese promoterAubrey Langhorn. She was asfull of life as usual and I justcouldn’t wrap my head aroundthe fact that she was so sick tothe point of being dead now andI never even knew she was sickand battling breast cancer. Thisis a lady who stood up for me ata time when I didn’t even expectit. She had a kind heart and agood spirit. There are notenough words to express thesadness I felt when she died. Iconstantly heard her song “Lost,Lonely & Helpless” in my head, itwould not go away, it broughttears to my eyes, I couldn’t hearthat song without tearing up. Ihave finally come to terms withthe fact that she is dead and Ifeel joy knowing that she is in amuch better place, a place

where she will feel no pain andstress, a place where she will bemade whole again, a placewhere she will be singing withthe heavenly choir. PamelaMaynard was one of Guyana’sbrightest shining lights, she willnever be forgotten, and hermusic and her legacy will liveon. To Sonja and Samantha, hertwo daughters, you must beproud of your Mom, she was aforce to be reckoned withmusically and I’m sure she islooking down on you saying todry your tears as she is in abetter place. Rest in perfectpeace Pamela, we love you.

TOP GUYANESEARTIST YONNETTEHOOPER AKAMYSTIQUEREMEMBERSPAMELA MAYNARD

Pamela Maynard, a sister,friend and idol, someone I havealways looked to for inspiration.

She will be dearly missed. Thisgreat icon and Guyaneseambassador, like my father, thelate great Eddie Hooper, LadyGuymine, and many more whohave departed this earth, we thechildren of these great peoplemust respect, honor, and carryon their legacy, with God’s kindblessings.

DJANGO PANFYAH GRIEVES FORLONGTIME FRIENDPAMELA MAYNARD

Before I get into anything Iwould like to send outcondolences to Sonia, Samanthaand the rest of Pam family.

Pammy is one of Guyana’sfinest vocalist, artist, musician

and entertainer that the world isyet to discover. I will go so far tosay she is one of the best fromthe Caribbean as well. She hasseven genres of musiccomfortably under her roster ofmusic on an International level.Being a music student at theUniversity of Guyana my visionwas to work with the best aftergraduation, and Pam wasnumber one on the list. My firstencounter with her was at theNational Culture Centre inGeorgetown, Guyana. She wasthere to perform for a GuyanaAirways Event, somewherearound 1994-95. I was a youngkeyboard player/ studentworking with the MischievousGuys Band who was booked forthe show. When Pammy came onstage she came down from theroof hanging down on a rope, thewhole place went bazaar fancrazy, I was blown away by herpresentation, it was if I wasseeing Michael Jackson, I had tostay focused and remember Iwas a part of this. What made itmore memorable for me waswhen Pam came over to me andsaid “hi” with a charming smile.

I met her in Canada again,at the Canadian Reggae MusicAwards in 2001, I was there withmy newly formed Band called‘Xplosion’ which comprised ofpurely Jamaican musicians, Iwas the only Guyanese. I mustmention Floppy the bass playerwho is from Manchester,Jamaica. When we were at theshow and Pammy came on stagesinging Misty Blue, she lay onthe ground singing with emotionand expression, and the bassplayer followed her while playingthe bass, then she got up andtold him “let me see how yougoing to get up now”, and thewhole crowd laughed becausethey knew he needed at leastone of his hands to support hisbalance. Floppy never forgotthat. (Continued on Page 17)


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S “LIVE SHOWS” REVIEWCHINESEASSASSIN INCALGARY

Article & Photo By Lisa Connors

The king of Reggae andDancehall’s mixed CD

Sound System touched downin Calgary on Saturday,December 1st! ChineseAssassin’s Ringo Lee stoppedin for a night of juggling with

Calgary’s own Original RnRand guest Djs BunnyMastermix and Dj Simple fromSimple Supreme.

Well known Calgary clubDj Bunny got the party startedand the massive moving fromearly out. Dj Simple, a freshnew Dj on the sceneshowcased his skills for theculture crowd and proved thathe is one to look out for!

Original RnR went hard allnight with the latest indancehall selections. They hadthe dancehall massive in apassa passa frenzy!

Ringo Lee displayed hisdiversity, rinsing out manychart topping tunes in theurban music genre fromdancehall to dirty south. Thecrowd loved the vibes! Big upRay the promoter, GrumpsPromotions and King GeorgeEntertainment!

GUYANESE MUSICICON PAMELAMAYNARD

(Cont’d. from page 16)

He was at her funeralpaying tribute.

Pammy was able to crossborders and boundaries throughher music and had the ability toconnect to people because ofher grassroots upbringing. I cantell because I’m a Rastaman whohave faced many stereo typesfrom fellow Guyanese, but notPammy, she had a sense of whatlife is all about on and off stage.We became friends since we metin Canada, she introduced me toone of her daughters Sonjawhom I always saw with her, shetold her daughter “this is a manof honor”, and her daughterstarted to call me Uncle Django.I laughed so much because shemade me feel like an old manback then, but it was out of

respect that she endorsed aRastaman like that. So I reallyhad Pam in my heart as a truefriend, a sister and even family,she came to my house manytimes.

My biggest project withPam was in 2003 right after theCanadian Reggae Music Awards,she got a contract with TrimarRecords to record a Gospelalbum and she chose me to workon the project. It was a blessingfor me to have the opportunity towork with Pam in the studio. Sheis a perfectionist when it comesto music; she understands how astudio works in terms of studiotime, producing, respect andpatience. I must mentionWinston Hewitt because he wasthe producer on the set, and heis the CEO of the CanadianReggae Music Awards whichwas running for 20 years. Thatproject enabled me to expressthe best of me musically so far,not taking away anything fromanyone else whom I’ve workedwith in the past, but just to saythat Pam is extraordinary andevery great musician would liketo work with her. She was likeGladys Knights, Aretha Franklyn,Patty LaBelle, Dorothy Moore,and so on. The album we workedon is called “Sold out for Jesus”.It comprised of 13 beautifultracks, all gospel, it is alsoshowcased some of Pammy’sunknown vocal exponent andversatility, she touched all kind

of styles including countrygospel. This is an albumeveryone should have. Jah blessPammy. It was a successfulproject, I was able to buy myfirst car with part of the moneyfrom that project, and also seemy work glorified by others in abig way because Pammy alsowon an award for that album.

Pammy recognized me asan artist, in the sense that ifanyone asked her for an artist toperform at an event, she wouldrecommend me to people allover the world and tell them“check out D’jango Pan Fyah heis the best” and I said “wow, bigup Pam.” I remember whenshe recommend me as an artistand Donna Makeda to performat a Caribana event put on byGuyanese promoter Mr. AubreyLanghorn a few years ago, thatwas huge for me as well becausenot many people recognized meas an artist. That’s how close Iand Pammy was. PamelaMaynard contributedsignificantly to the music andentertainment industry inGuyana, the Caribbean, NorthAmerica, Europe, Africa andeven Asia, belching out tuneslike “Lost Lonely & Helpless”,her hit song which she mostlyknown for. I would like to closeby saying “Pammy I miss you butI will never forget you,throughout your life you inspiredand also encouraged me a lot,thank you. Pammy, we have one

more project in Zion when Ireach there. Bless.”

A WORD FROM TOPGUYANESEMUSICIAN “SMALLMAN”

KENNETH “SMALL MAN”NURSE: Special thanks fromSmall Man on behalf of theCommittee, to all musicians,artists, DJs, the MC LutherHansraj, cooks, Sharon, Karen,Lorraine to mention a few, thebartender, Charles Hinds,Claudette Hinds, GrandmasterRosa, Delroy G of G98.7, Henry’sRecord Bar and to all thefamilies, friends and fans whodonated and attended thewakes, the viewing, the funeraland the tribute, we theCommittee pray for God’sblessings and really thankeveryone who contributedtowards Pamela Maynard’sjourney to her new life.

ALL BLACK AFFAIRWITH CHUCK FENDAIN CALGARY!

Article & Photo By Lisa Connors

Moses Harmony and FirstLady Promotions

presented Chuck Fenda, an AllBlack Affair at the Nigerian Hall

this past November 16th! Theevent featured Calgary soundsKonsequence, Love Harmony andTru Sound, as well as Toronto’sDj Kano and of course a liveperformance from the one andonly Chuck Fenda himself!

One of Calgary’s best Dj’s, DjButta of Tru Sound started off theevening nicely with an upful setof roots and culture and lover’srock. Love Harmony,Konsequence and Dj Kano wereto follow taking the music in adifferent direction, on more of adancehall tip.

Chuck Fenda hit the stagelate in the evening but delivereda lengthy and energeticperformance. He sang manysongs including Cry For MyPeople, Are You Coming Over andhis biggest tune Gash Dem towhich he had the small but veryappreciative crowd singing rightalong! A good time was had byall!


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S GOSPEL SPOTLIGHT

WHAT’SHAPPENING WITHKAY MORRIS

Kay Morris has been a trailblazer being the voice of

the voiceless for people in Africa,the Caribbean, and SouthAmerica. She has been travellingthe world extensively ministeringthe gospel in word and music.Kay Morris wears many hats.She is the President and CEO ofthe Kay Morris Foundation inGhana and Canada respectively.

ReggaeXclusive caught up withKay to get an update of what shehas been up to since thesummer: July 2012, Kaygraduated with a Bachelor ofTheology Degree from the Schoolof Bible Theology Seminary &University San Jacinto,California. She is now anOrdained Reverend. August2012, Kay received the BishopHendrickson “Legend of the YearAward” in New York, NY.September 2012, Kay receivedthe prestigious AfricanInternational Achievers Awardfrom the AFIA organization basedin the U.K. for her humanitarianwork in Africa. Kay recentlyfeatured on Indie Rootz Records“Ladylike” compilation CD withher hit song “John 3:16”, themusic was produced by theRecord Label. The track will alsobe featured on Kay’s upcomingCD “Unconditional Love”.October 2012, Kay led adelegation from Kay MorrisFoundation Ghana at the WorldBank IMF Civil Society

Conference in Tokyo, Japan. Shealso performed in Japan andopened for Grammy Awardwinning reggae legend MykalRose. While in Japan, she visitedsome of the Jamaicancommunities and was alsoinvited by the JamaicanAmbassador to visit theJamaican Embassy in Tokyo.Continuing in October right afterher trip to Japan, Kay’s missiontook her to her homeland inWestern Jamaica. InWestmoreland, she attended theopening and ribbon cuttingceremony of the PetersfieldPrimary and Infant School newLibrary and made a presentationto Principal, Mrs. Hammond ofbooks and multimedia equipmentfor the new library. She alsomade a presentation to theAlbion Junior High School inMontego Bay and presentedthem with computers and otherequipment for the schoolcomputer lab. The Member ofParliament for St. James,members of the media, and

Ministry of Educationrepresentatives were present atthe welcoming ceremony held inher honor. Through KMFpartnership with Desjardins Firmof Montreal, Quebec, over$400,000JA worth ofequipment’s was presented tothe schools, including thepainting of the entire school andplanting of flowers which gavethe Albion School a nice facelift.Kay is a past student of bothinstitutions. She was alsopresented with two awards bythe students for hercontributions to the school.November 2012, Kay through herfoundation, partnered with theKnights Table organization inBrampton and served hot mealsto over 250 homeless people inthe Peel Region. December2012, for KMF Christmas drive,she will be presenting food,clothing, toys, and toiletries totwo women’s shelter in the GTA:Dr. Roz’s Healing Place andNellie’s Women Shelter.

ARTIST UPDATEQUEEN PETTREEN

Queen Pettreen hasaccomplised a lot in 2012.

She has performed on some of thebiggest shows in Toronto;Sistah Fest, ReggaeXclusiveRecognition Awards,Rastafest, Youth ProgressAwards and so many more.She took a break from thestudio to perform but she iscurrently in the studioworking on her new single“Loving you”, soon to bereleased for the New Year2013. This song is veryspecial to Queen Pettreenbecause it’s about her experience in2012. Queen Pettreen was singlefor a few years and one week afterher aunt passed away she met agentleman that helped her to healthe broken scars.

She’s also in the studio workingon her album. The album will bededicated to the memory of herfavorite aunt Dothlyn Smikle thatrecently passed away in June 2012 afew days after Queen Pettreen’s 30thBirthday. Queen Pettreen was reallyhurt when her aunt, who was like amother to her died. She trulybelieves her aunt is her guardianangel because so many blessings arecoming her way now. The album will

also have a song dedicatedespecially to her aunt. QueenPettreen would like to thank all thefans that came out to see herperform in 2012. She would also liketo thank her fans for being so patient

waiting on thealbum and also forthe motivation.

Q u e e nPettreen is a singlemother of threechildren so attimes it’s notalways easy. Shestarted backworking full time at

the Travel Agency because she has adiploma in Travel &Tourism so shecan’t give that up fully. If you needairline tickets you can call her at 416-615-2898 ext. 105. “It’s kind of harddoing music and working full time,”she said, but she promises to bringlots of good music for 2013. QueenPettreen is looking forward toperforming in Manchester, Jamaicain March 2013. Music is her passionand she has so much more toexpress through music. 2013 will bethe year of great success for her.Queen Pettreen is holding the faithand putting her trust in the Almightythat He will continue to bless hermusic career. Queen Pettreen wantsto thank Reggaexclusive Magazinefor giving her an Award in June 2012.


REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S DEEJAY/SINGJAY SPOTLIGHT

WHO IS REGGAEARTISTE TOMMYLEE?

By: Special Mix

Tommy Lee Sparta, comesfrom the Flankers area in

Montego Bay, Jamaica. Hestarted DJing at local venuesand was spotted one day byVybz Kartel whilst performingat a show. Soon he was askedto join the “Portmore Empire”.His first major appearance as a

Portmore member was atReggae Sumfest in 2011. Hisstyle, which he calls “Goth”,has given Tommy Lee a bigpush into the front line ofdancehall. Many artistes havemade songs about him, sayingthat he is a Devil worshiper andbad for the Christian youths,but that has only pushedTommy Lee again, further intothe limelight.

His big hits like ”Psycho”and “Watch Dem” has shown heis not afraid to be different, justlike his mentor “Vybz Kartel.His lyrical feuds with theWarlord “Bounty Killer” havepeople saying that he is eithervery smart or very, very stupid.Either way, Tommy Lee is surelyenjoying more than his fiveminutes of fame.

REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S INTERVIEW

WHO IS NORVALEDGEHILL

REGGAEX: GreetingsNorval, please tell the world whoNorval is, where he comes fromand how he came by his name‘Norval’.

NORVAL: Norval Edgehill isfrom Jamaica, born in Kingston.His name was given to him atbirth. He has a brother whosename is Mickey Melody who is anicon in the music industry.

REGGAEX: So you’ve beenaround the business for quite

some time now. When did youfirst start singing and who orwhat inspired you to startsinging?

NORVAL: I started singingat a very young age in churchand in school. My father inspiredme, he was a Choir Master.

REGGAEX: Please namesome of the artists, musiciansand producers you have workedwith before.

NORVAL: I have workedwith Mickey Melody, Luciano,Taurus Riley, Devono, RickeyTickey, DK MarsProduction, True FriendsProduction and many more.

REGGAEX: So tell us whatit was like working with Lady Jon this new single “Step it upbaby”?

NORVAL: It was excellent,real good vibes.

REGGAEX: Where doesNorval see himself as a reggaeartist in a few years from now?

NORVAL: In a few yearsfrom now Norval will be one ofthe top reggae artists.

REGGAEX: Good

confidence, I like that. Do youhave any collaboration in thenear future?

NORVAL: Definitely, withRickey Tickey, Devono, Lady Jand Nitty Kutchie.

REGGAEX: Being as younow here in Canada, what areyour thoughts on the state ofreggae music not only in Canada,but worldwide?

NORVAL: Reggae music isgrowing worldwide and it willnever stop.

REGGAEX: I second that.So tell us one of your biggestmoments as a reggae artist.

NORVAL: My biggestmoment is when I performed ona Valentine show with TaurusRiley, Jimmy Riley and John Holtin the Cayman Islands.

REGGAEX: Wow that musthave been a blast. Do you haveany words of advice to upcomingartists?

NORVAL: As Bob Marleysaid, “Stay strong and don’t giveup”.

REGGAEX: Well said, justbefore we let you go, tell the

people something about Norvalthat they don’t already know.

NORVAL: Norval ishumorous and outgoing, but avery humble and loving person.

REGGAEX: Those are somegood traits Norval, and now Imust say thank you for yourtime. We appreciate you takingthe time out to chat withReggaeXclusive. We wish yousuccess in your music career.

NORVAL: Nuff respect andblessings to ReggaeXclusiveMagazine.

INTRODUCING: THEINSPIRATIONALTELESCOPE TO THEWORLD

Dellon Tappin aka Telescopeis not yet popular on the

local shores, but as this Canadabased Guyanese artist continueson his quest, he will soon beknown for things positive,musically. Having gainedknowledge and experiences thathave made him a better person,he believes that he has what it

takes to inspire and motivatehuman being musically and inthe literary arts. Already to hiscredit he has produced onealbum titled ‘Look Again’ thatfeatures 13 tracks which aremaking rotations on radiostations in several countriesincluding Canada. They includeNo Man’s Puppet, Thanks Mama,What is the Tension and BackStabbers amongst others. Atpresent he is working on asecond album titled “Diary of aHuman Being” and already someof the pre-released singles suchas Man Running Down Vanity,Diary of a Human Being,Message to my Child’s Mother,and Tax Man have been makingthe rounds with favorablecomments.

But beyond his singing thatseems laced with language thatdoes not glorify violence norberate women in any way, he’salso a budding writer on theverge of publishing Vol. 1 of 3 ofhis first book called “In ThisWorld but Not of This World”.Stay tuned for more on Telescopein the next issue ofReggaeXclusive Magazine.


ANTHONY YNOT

Owen Calvin aka AnthonyYNot was born in 1964

in Lucea, Hanover. He grew upseeing his mother going to theDancehall and subsequentlygained inspiration as ayoungster. Unknown to hisMom, he followed her to thesessions. He listened toBrigadier Jerry and Jah LoveMusic Sound and the othersounds at the tender age often. As Anthony grew up, hehoned his craft as a Dancehallartiste by first deejaying onSound Systems and doing

mostly live performances. Hethen developed a small fanbase and his confidence grewquickly as fulfilled requestsfrom professional SoundSystems to do Dubplates. In1997, Anthony YNot startedtaking part in Project Studiorecordings, but it wasn’t until2008 that he started doingProfessional Studio recordingswith Dj Stunna, who is theCEO/Producer of Must RichRecords.

YNot likes to sing RootsReggae music, which carriespositive, inspirational anduplifting messages. He alsogathers a lot of creative energyfrom listening to a wide varietyof genres of music. Anthony iscurrently working on his soloDancehall/Reggae debut albumwhich will be released shortly.He would like to give thanks toThe Almighty God, his Motherand Must Rich Records for theoutstanding opportunity toconduct this project and toadvance his career as aRecording artiste. Anthony YNothas released three singleswhich has been getting goodairplay in Jamaica and on theinternet.

BUNNY WAILER ISNOT HAPPY WITHSNOOP DOGG (IMEAN SNOOP LION)By: Delroy “Special Mix” Holness

Ijust got off the phone withthe reggae legendary iconand only living member of theoriginal “Wailers”, theHonourable “Bunny Wailer”. Iwas also blessed to speak with“Family Man”, the bass player ofthe Wailers. As well as talkingwith Bunny about why theWailers had parted and theemotions that he went throughwhen Bob Marley and Peter Toshdied, we also spoke about thepresent situation he is dealingwith, in regards to the new nameof Snoop Dogg, now aRastafarian and now calledSnoop Lion. I told Bunny, I heardthat he was the one who namedSnoop Dogg, Snoop Lion. Bunnyreplied, that is true. I then asked,how did that name transpire? Hesaid that Snoop came to Jamaicawith the idea of doing a songwith Bunny Wailer. Bunny agreed,but as they got talking Bunnysaid he did not feel comfortablecalling Snoop, “Dog”. He said noperson should call themselvesDog, so seeing that HaileSelassie surrounded himself withplenty lions he would then nameSnoop Dogg “Snoop Lion”. Theirfriendship was great whilstSnoop Lion was in Jamaica. Butthat may have gone a little sour,as Snoop Lion decided on hisreturn from Jamaica, tocapitalise on the new name(other than for personal use) andhas now commercialised thename Snoop Lion with nopermission or compensation toBunny Wailer.

I asked Bunny what is SnoopLion’s response to this change?Bunny said that he has tried onmany occasion to discuss thiswith Snoop Lion, but have had no

replies to his calls from Snoop orhis people. This has left him alittle concerned and has nowstrained the friendship hethought he had with Snoop. Now,due to this lack of communicationfrom Snoop Lion, Bunny Wailerhas now commissioned a lawyerin the UK, who has written toSnoop Lion. Bunny told me thathe wishes Snoop Lion would “DoThe Right Thing”. I asked if Snoophad mentioned publicly thatBunny Wailer had named himSnoop Lion? He said that SnoopLion had mentioned it in aninterview, but Bunny said, to usethe name commercially withoutany verbal and or writtenagreement was not welcomed atall.

I mentioned to Bunny that, adocumentary of Snoop’s rebirthas a Rastafarian called“Reincarnated” had its worldpremiere, September 2012, at theToronto International FilmFestival (TIFF). I asked if he knewof this, seeing that he was alsofilmed in this documentary. Hesaid he was not aware that adocumentary was being madeduring Snoop Lion’s visit toJamaica and he also did not signany appearance clearance to beincluded in this documentary.Bunny acknowledges that withoutcommunication with Snoop Lionand some form of resolution, theuse of the name Snoop Lion, theBunny Wailer appearance in thedocumentary and any othermonetary gains from the use of“Snoop Lion” could be halted, ifthe next step was courtproceedings. This “SnoopDogg/Lion” world exclusive was abonus to my already enjoyableinterview with Bunny Wailer. Andin the next coming articles, I willbring you more insight into theworld of Bunny Wailer and theWailers history, both past andpresent...

WORLD EXCLUSIVE


ORIGINALTHRILLERRELEASES NEWSINGLE

Devon Chambers, akaOriginal Thriller is now

launching his new singleentitled “Market Song”. This

song is making a big comebackfor Thriller, the video for thissong is also out. His hit song“Can’t Cross the Border” wasreleased in the eighties and wassung over by Sugar Minott,Junior Reid and Tony Tuff, so asyou can see, this singer hasalready done some seriousgroundwork. A lot of singerslook up to him.

Barrington Levy also sangover one of the Original Thrillersongs entitled “Me Wife and MeSweetheart a Friend”, this songwas written by Original Thriler.

THE LION OFAFRICA KWESISELASSIE

Kwesi Selassie aka “TheLion” was born and raised

in Sekondi-Takoradi, the capitaltwin-city of the Western Regionof Ghana in West Africa.However, both his parents hailfrom Agona Nsaba in the CentralRegion of Ghana. At a tenderage of 11 years, he begansinging and playing the guitar.He would simply sit under palmtrees, exploding with curiositywhile experimenting with wiresplaced over empty cans tosimulate the guitar. Otherinstruments, such as the bassguitar, drums and percussionaroused his interest, and heendeavored to learn how to playeach of them. It would not belong before he was dubbed the“musical prince” by his Takoradisecondary school mates andeveryone in his hometown.

Strongly influenced by hismom and dad, Kwesi decided to

move to London, in pursuit of alaw career. Like most parents,Mr. Kweku Sackey-Selassie andhis wife, the Queen Mother NanaBaah Agyekum 1, encouragedKwesi to strive for a professionalcareer. However, his drive tobecome a musician was far toostrong to be reversed. Afterthree years, Kwesi ended hispreliminary studies in law muchto the disappointment of hisparents and returned to Ghana toembrace his first love, music. Itwas upon his return to Ghanathat Kwesi earned the title “TheLion of Africa.” He reappearedon the music scene with the rageof a true African Lion. Kwesibegan singing and playing guitarwith many spectacular bands allover West Africa such as AfroSoul System led by Jean-ClaudeBamogo in Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso; Ndeep from Dakar,Senegal; 22 Band of KanKan,Guinea; the legendary BembayaJazz of Conakry, Guinea; TheScorpion Band of Barra Village,Gambia; The System Band fromFreetown, Sierra Leon; TheLantics Band and the OsabarimaBand fromTakoradi, Ghana. Oneof the most memorableperformances was in Nzerekore,Guinea, West Africa, for atraditional ceremonial event inhonor of President LansanaConte.

Maturing as an artist, Kwesibegan writing, arranging, andproducing songs in his nativelanguage Fanti as well as inEnglish, French, and ten otherAfrican dialects, making him thepreeminent multi-lingual artistoriginating from Africa. (Cont’d.on Page 25)

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ARTIST WATCH

REGGAE RADIO PROGRAMS LISTINGS

( 3RD WEEK OF DEC. 2012)

5) Sean Paul – Nuh Bodda Wid Dem4) Busy Signal - Come Shock Out3) Popcaan - Food Haffi Run2) Konshens – On Your Face1) Movado feat. Karian Sang - Take It

The Special Mix Future Top Tip is:Gappy Ranks feat. Busy Signal –Money Finger

ENGLISH POUND TOP 5

THE LION OFAFRICA

(Cont’d. from Page 21)

He also began traveling andperforming around the world. In1990, Kwesi was invited by Mr.Mario Gauthier (a friend wholater became his manager) toQuebec City, Canada whereKwesi would begin the upwardtrend in the global musicindustry. Kwesi has maintainedthe original blend of his musiccomprised of grinding highlife(original music from Ghana),Reggae, Ragga, and a touch ofEuropean influence, as what hecalls Highlife-Dub Reggae. Hismusical themes deal withemancipation of all people, love,peace, unity, spirituality, humanrights, and socio-economicjustice, a.k.a. conscious reggaemusic.

In 1995, Kwesi performedat the 11th Canadian ReggaeMusic Awards, and wasnominated in 1997 for his CDentitled “False Prophets,” andnominated again in 1999 for

“Judgment Day” as the TopReggae Album of the Year. InNovember 1999, Kwesi took theAfrican Music Awards in Toronto,Canada by storm as he wasnominated in four of tencategories for Best Album,Composer, Release, and wonBest Producer of the Year awardfor his fourth album “JudgmentDay.” Kwesi has toured invarious parts of the world,including Canada, USA, Africa,Germany, Holland, France andIsrael. According to fans of “TheLion,” Kwesi is an artist ofexceptional character, charisma,incredible enthusiasm, and hasthe ability to mesmerize musicfans with high flying energy.With ten acclaimed CD albumsto his credit, Kwesi wasnominated for “ReggaeRecording of the Year” at the2007 Canadian JUNO Awards forhis last CD album “SURVIVAL.”Kwesi is among a handful ofmulti-lingual reggae artistsuniquely bridging the Africanand Caribbean cultures.

Kwesi’s latest CD album“PROMISED LAND,” featuring 13songs and 4 instrumental dubs,was released on May 17, 2009and is available for digitaldownload and at local retailoutlets. Kwesi is currently in thestudio recording his latest and11th Album entitled ‘SONGS OFFREEDOM.

CHATTA RELEASES GANJA TEA

Stemming back to Ancient Times, Marijuana has been used formeditation, ailments, and many degenerative diseases. ThoughChatta chooses not to consume this powerful herb by smoking it,she is an advocate for maintaining the vitamins and minerals ofmedicinal herbs and foods, without burning it to temperatures above40 degrees. Brewing tea is highly beneficial to the mind, body andspiritual rejuvenation. Chatta RaggaNational introduces to you GanjaTea.

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE RADIO PERSONALITY SPOTLIGHT

GEORGE BARRETT’SREGGAE SHOW ON CFRO100.5FM AND THEROCKERS SHOW CITR101.9FM

(Continued from Sept. 2012 Issue)

His works are acknowledgedinternationally, his selfless service

widely respected. There are very fewbroadcasters who have enjoyed such a longand fertile career as George Barrett, and I’mproud to call him ‘friend’”. -Roger Steffens,Chairman, Reggae Grammy Committee;Founding Editor the Beat.

According to Denise Jones, CEO of Jonesand Jones Productions in Toronto,

“George continues to play a vital role inbranding reggae on the west coast. With hisknowledge of venues and of course playingthe music and promoting shows, he wasintegral to helping us mount reggae toursacross Canada for Freddie McGregor, Culture,Leroy Gibbons, Fujahtive and short drops withCulture Shock and Chester Miller. As foundingchair of the reggae committee at the JUNOS,George also helped to get the word out to westcoast artists and helped to make the reggaecategory beyond the east/central borders.”

George had a hand in the career of one ofCanada’s finest reggae bands, the Sattalitesand worked closely with Leroy Sibbles whilehe was in Vancouver. That was a long time agoand times have changed as has the music.When asked to comment on the current stateof reggae and where he’d like to see the musicin the next 30 years, here what Barrett had tosay?

“The current state of reggae music hasimproved over the years, but one has toalways look back to where the music camefrom. In the early years of the music, therewas Ska, Rock Steady, Reggae and now,Dancehall; really and truly the music haschanged so rapidly. The so-called dancehallmusic of today is good in some ways-it hasopened the door for other people who may

have never listened to real reggae music; itopens the door for music such as Bob Marley,Culture, Peter Tosh, Third World, Jimmy Cliff,and Luciano to name a few, to be listened to.Unfortunately, the negative aspect to thiscurrent state of reggae and dancehall music isthe lyrics these young artists are using. It isnot acceptable! The music itself is dancemusic and young people love it. I am a radiohost, DJ and selecta, I have to play some of it,but today reggae dancehall music is all aboutthe bling bling and the money. Producers haveto be held accountable for the music that theyproduce.

I don’t think I’ll be around in the next 30years, but if I am, I would be pleased to seesomebody start a real reggae festival inVancouver! I would like to see more venuesopen up for reggae music and have morecommercial radio stations playing the music. Ilike that on radio you are able to reach a widevariety of people that you normally wouldn’t beable to reach and you can dialogue aboutmusic and cultures, while having fun.” GeorgeBarrett Radio Shows Sundays Rockers Show12Pm /3Pm Citr 101.9 Fm

JAM RADIO’S STEF RANKS

Stef Ranks was born andraised in a small town called

Darlaston in the West MidlandsRegion in the UK on the 26th ofFebruary, 1969. Growing up as ateenager he listened to mod nska music. Upon reaching hislate teens at 17 years old, hestarted to get interested in DJingand became a regular featureeach week in his home town.At the age of 20, Stef started toget into the Pirate Radio Stations,first starting with a stationcalled BCRL, a Black CountryRadio Station. “These were goodtimes as these were my years inmusical college,” said Stef.

“Mr. Denny Roberts akaQuantruss High Power Sound waslike a brother to me. Everything Iknow and have learnt in reggaemusic is because of this man. Heis my father in reggae music. Mr.Bumpa, bad bwoy selecta, thesecond half of Quantruss Sound,showed me the power of ourmusic and how we ‘drop and runtune’. Not many DJs can testBumpa, this man is a lion.”

Having spent many yearswith the sound playing in manyvenues up and down the UK, alongcame the family, so during theearly 2000 Stef Ranks spent a fewyears living the rat race, as youcould call it. In 2004, Stef linkedup with a Pirate Station calledFrontline FM and spent a fewamazing years there linkingup artists like Anthony B, FreddieMcGregor, Fredlocks, PrinceMalachi, Sammy Gold, DonCampbell, Vivian Jones, Macka Bto name just a few. In 2009, Stefjoined Jam Radio and has beenthere ever since. “I just love tospread the love of reggae music;it’s the only music I can relate to.Once again, I can only give thanksand blessings to all my reggaefamily, one love, one passion andone heart, Jah bless,” said StefRanks.

CASPER SIGNSDISTRIBUTIONDEAL

Casperr e c e n t l ysigned adistributiondeal withUn i v e r s a lMusic andInterscope.

He is presently working on a twopart album of which the first part“Hurtin” was recently released.You can purchase your copy onITunes, Nokia or Emusic. He isnow working on the second partof the album entitled “So Hot”which is set to be released early2013. Casper’s song “Ride WithMeh” went #1 in Miami and waspicked to be on a Mix Tape whichwill be put together by one ofNew York’s finest - DJGemstarr, and includes artistssuch as Lil Wayne, 2Chainz,Jadakiss and Juelz Santa.

Casper just finishedrecording two songs withRihanna’s people. The Songs are“Shattered Dreams” and “Let’s

Get it Right” which will bereleased in 2013. Casper wouldlike to thank ReggaeXclusiveMagazine for supporting himfrom Day 1. Keep an ear and aneye out for Casper as he has lotsof other things in the works.

SINISTA UPDATE

Sinista’s CD entitled“Different Ting” is now out,blessing the world with a soulfulconscious vibe that is a musthear. To purchase your copy

check outTreajah IsleRecords onE g l i n t o nA v e n u eWest, PlayDat Musicat Danforth& Eglinton

“Different Ting” will also bereleased on Itunes soon. Checkout this artist, you will not bedisappointed.

ARTIST UPDATES

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S SINGERS SPOTLIGHT

JULIET NELSON

Juliet Nelson has beenwidely acclaimed as one of

Montreal’s most talentedbonafide Reggae songsters.Arriving at this plateau tookmany years of perseverance andtraining. At the age of 16, Julietembarked on a career launchedwithin the reggae musicindustry. During this time Julietincessantly rocked Canadianaudiences in collaborations withNew Horizons Band and laterJah Cuttah and theDetermanation Band but shealso recorded a couple ofsingles. This groomed Juliet forthe steady progression of acareer that unfolded with herbeing the opening act for majorReggae artists which blossomed

into her being a part of awardwinning Reggae groups. Havingtoured the world extensivelywith the Grammy award winningBuju Banton and the sensationalWayne Wonder as one of theirbackground vocalist, Juliet wenton to join another awardwinning group Worl A Girl. As asoloist, she was a PenthouseRecording artist whosediscography includes thepopular singles “Turn down theLights”, “Lead You”, “Show andTell” and “Love Me or Leave Me”among others.

Juliet has lent her sweetbackground vocals to many ofVernon “Money Worries”Maytone’s works; recorded andlive performances as well asmany other Reggae artistslocally and internationally. Herlatest release titled “I Try” isfeatured on the Montrealproduction of the Riddim Vibezcompilation album which wasreleased May 2011. Currently,Juliet is working with Indie-Rootz Records in Montreal,having participated on The LadyLike Compilation Album. Alsoshe is current recording a newalbum to be released by summer2013.

JAHSMIN DALEY

Singer, Songwriter, JahsminDaley has been making

waves with her second Album.Seven tracks of sweet emotionalvocals, moving lyrics and groovingmusic. Reggae Classics, delightedwith a pinch of easy rock ‘n, soul.This musical Empress has beenreceiving lots of love from RadioHost Personnel, Music Producer’s,Dj’s, Sound Systems, and musiclovers all over the world. Withmusical influences such as gospelgreat Mahalia Jackson, BobMarley, Anita Baker and othergreats, you will be moved by hervocals, the music, and the irievibes. To Sir, With Love featuringJaHsMiN DaLeY, was produced byMountain Edge Music Productionsin Association with Roger B. This

cover song reggae version, madeits way to rotation on Toronto’s‘Newest’ Radio Station G98.7fm,and on the CHRY105.5fm RebelVibez Top 10 Charts. Since theOfficial CD release date ofOctober 25, 2012; Jahsmin DaleyReggae Classics #1 track, Say Youhas been rotating on the G98.7fm,CHRY105.5fm, Mad Vibes Radio inNew York and Rockers CornerRadio from out of Detroit, and CBCRadio Toronto.

Jahsmin’s first album “BeautyNever Fades Inside” released in2009 consisted of eleven originalsongs spanning genres such asReggae, Dance, and R&B.Produced by local Brampton label,5 Rivers Entertainment Inc.Jahsmin Daley’s Latest CD Release“Jahsmin Daley Reggae Classics”is bringing you sweet music vibesto rock, sway and groove you allday and night long. Now AvailableOnline!

REGGAEXCLUSIVE ARTIST UPDATES

AURESIA

With musical roots asdiverse as the world’s musiclovers, Montreal’s Auresiaeffortlessly blends unique popsensibilities with the soul ofreggae, always keeping herselffree to innovate and inspire. Asinger, songwriter and guitarist,the Edmonton raised musician ofUkrainian descent has beensinging and charming audiences

from the age of three.

Listening to her intricatemelodies, beautiful harmoniesand eclectic mix of Caribbean,soul, R&B and pop flavors, whichare perfectly blended withempowering eco-consciouslyrics, Auresia’s sound is mostcertainly unique and diverse.Following her five-time-nominated self-titled debut in2008, Auresia will be releasingher follow up EP ‘So In Love WithYou’ in late 2012 along withpreparing for later to beannounced tour stops in Centraland South America in Early2013.

KC BOOKED FORSTING 2012 INJAMAICA

KC is preparing to performlive at the popular DancehallShow “Sting” in December 2012.He is also working on his newAlbum to be released in 2013.KC is receiving lots of airplay

and promotion in Jamaica andhas a lot of upcoming showsaround the world. KC said hejust wants to keep making goodmusic for the listening ears and

for his fans. Keep your ear outfor KC as he is fast rising to thetop.

KING MANDELA

King Mandela has releasedthree new singles namely “Don’tmake dem stop yah” of which

the video is already out onYoutube; along with “Robbed &Oppressed” and “Haters”. Hisupcoming shows in 2013 areGuyana Day in August 2013 andthe Kings and Queens Promotion“All White Dance”. Keep andear and eye out for KingMandela and expect theunexpected.

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S INTERVIEW

REGGAEXCLUSIVECHATS WITH LADY J

REGGAEX: Greetings andblessings Lady J, please tell theworld who Lady J is and whereshe comes from.

LADY J: My name is JanetRyder I am Canadian born livedwith my mom as a single mothergrowing up 9 of us .I am a motherof many, it takes a village to growa child, too many to name. I havelived in Scarborough most of mylife, I’ve always loved reggaemusic from a child. Right now Iam the Host of flexradio.netcoupled with Rastafest, SistaFestand proud to be doing this as avolunteer. I am loving themoves, we have big plans for theshow which we are now on our30th show, I will make it like noother, I will keep the great vibesand the blessings of music in anyflavor alive and ‘live’ to theinternet world.

REGGAEX: I have known youfor quite some time now and havealways seen you promotingReggae music and Reggaeartists. Recently, you went onestep further by becomingCanada’s newest female reggaerecording artist.Congratulations. Tell us who orwhat inspired you to start singingand why reggae?

LADY J: Well first, thanks forthe big up, my inspiration wasfrom Bob of course, and then over

the years it became Echo Minott,Half Pint, Luciano, oh so many,and then to see artists like DonnaMakeda and Queen Pettreen hasreally given me the boost asanother female Reggae artist,it has been keeping my dreamalive. In Jamaica, I told my newmanger Janet Giannone that Ireally want to record my songnow… “Step It up Baby”.

REGGAEX: Tell us about themaking of the single you areworking on right now in thestudio. What is the name of it,who are the other artists featuredon it, who wrote and produced it,who are the musicians you areworking with on this project andwhich studio are you arerecording the single at.

LADY J: My song, called“Step it up Baby” was a littlepersonal. I met a man, he sweptme off my feet and went awaynever to see him again. I wrotethe lyrics and had a special way Iwanted It sung, so I found theartists I wanted to work with.Why these two men? These twomen have great spirits.

The artist included on myfirst single are: Canadian Lady J,Norval Edgehill and Nitty Kutchie.I am recording at Chop ChopStudio in Negril to voice with theother artists on the riddim veryshortly. Daddy Sizzla was a bigpart of this single recording, hetook me to the studio and mademe sing, thanks Daddy Sizzla, hewill soon be here in Canada.

REGGAEX: I heard a piece ofthe new single and I was blownaway, I never knew you were sucha good singer, you have a verysmooth, melodic voice. Pleaseexpress to us how you felt andwhat your thoughts were whenyou were in the ‘voice booth’recording your very first single.Also, what or who made youcollaborate with Norval and NittyKutchie on the song?

LADY J: Ha ha ha…I am stillin shock seeing the people’sreaction to my new song; it justputs tears in my eyes as my songis truly from my heart. Love isgreat, but be real, ya dun noeveryone needs to “step it up”,the teachers, parents, police,doctors, the list goes on. Most of

all I was scared of what peoplewould think but I was so excitedto know that I, Janet Ryder willrecord a song finally. The otherartists are my personal friendsand they knew what I wanted onmy song so I choose them both. Itis ‘mad’ and a very happy songabout just stepping it up nomatter what you are doing.

REGGAEX: Being a player inthe reggae music business forquite some time now, tell us whatyour thoughts are on the state ofreggae music in Canada and whatyou think can be done to make itbetter.

LADY J: You’re right I havebeen in the business for over 30years doing promotional work. Iam ENE Promotions(Entertainment NetworkEnterprize) and Touch-MeTaxes. It is all about thetools Donna, everyone has them,and it’s just to know how to usethem. So the sky is the limit, wehave all set our own steppingstones, now it’s to see whofollows. Music is the message, inall music we all have a message itjust needs to be heard in eachand everyone’s own way.

REGGAEX: Where does LadyJ see herself as a ReggaeRecording artist in the nearfuture?

LADY J: I am telling youstraight this is not the only songyou will get from me. I have bigplans and hope to share what Ihave throughout the four cornersof the earth. I also dosome acting in plays so that willsoon be seen. The future is oursto see, I am very blessed withfamily and many friends. I am thetax lady as everyone knows me,so ya…the singing tax lady(laughs).

REGGAEX: Who are some ofthe artists you would like tocollaborate with? Some of theproducers/musicians you wouldlike to work with in the future?

LADY J: Wow big question,right now I am the biggest fan ofBeres Hammond, Half Pint, MarkWonder, Donna Makeda, RasBingi Catt, so many to name.They are my all time favorites andthey make me love what I am

doing right now. Heart ofEmpresses is my promotionalteam; my music producer is Jah PProductions from Kingston,Jamaica and with all the greatsupport from them all my dreamswill come to light.

REGGAEX: I know you wearmany hats Lady J, please tell thepeople some of the projects youare involved in.

LADY J: I am the Host ofFlexradio, I volunteer; I do incometaxes I’m the owner of Touch MeTaxes and I’ve been on JaneStreet for over 20 years servingthe community however I can.Whenever there are Communityhappenings I am there wheneverthey need my help.

REGGAEX: Any words ofwisdom for other artists about toenter the recording musicindustry?

LADY J: Join us at Heart ofEmpresses Promotions for yourmusic Promotions and remember,wisdom comes with knowledgeand knowledge comes withwisdom. Keep it real you hear?Canadian Lady J say that, justkeep it real, don’t stray. Thanksagain to my lifetime friend JanetGiannone, my Manager and mybiggest supporter for helpingmake this possible.

REGGAEX: Please tell ussomething about Lady J that wedo not already know.

LADY J: Well my life hasbeen an open book for whoevercares to see; one thing I can sayto the ones that don’t know me isthat I will do whatever I can tohelp anyone if I can. My promiseis to share my world of my newmusic career with all, straight up.So my people “Step It Up” withLady J zeen. Blessings and JahRasta Far I & I.

REGGAEX: Lady J, it was apleasure chatting with you. Thankyou for taking time out from yourbusy schedule to talk withReggaeXclusive. We wish youmuch success in your musicalendeavours. Blessed love

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KONSHENS

Konshens has been mashing upthe airwaves with his brand ofDancehall music. With mega hit song“Gyal Ah Bubble”, Konshens hasbeen in great demand and isconstantly touring the world. Thisartist is not only an excellentsongwriter, but he is also a verydynamic and electrifying stage act.Since arriving on the Dancehallscene, Konshens has been ‘takinglife’ in the dance and stirring upgreat excitement whever he appears.With his ‘signature colored hair’,Konshens is ‘current’ and ‘up tothe time’.

SPICE

The Dancehall Princess Spicehas been tearing up the DancehallArena since she entered it. She hastoured extensively and releasednumerous songs. She hascollaborations with variousdancehall artists including VybzKartel who released their monsterhit song “Ramping Shop”.

Spice is not only an excellentlyricist, but her style and flow is ‘offthe chain’. Her stage act is veryraunchy but entertainingnonetheless. Spice will beappearing on Sting 2012.

BUSY SIGNAL

Busy Signal is now out of prisonand back home making more hitsongs. He recently released a singlewith part of the lyrics boasting that‘everybody tun artist’ which is a verythought provoking song but truenonetheless. Busy released hitsongs like “One More Night” and hadthe ladies ‘weak’ with his sexy videoand deep bass voice. This artist isalready a shining star and will not bedeterred by all the negative vibesthat are coming his way. He has‘brushed’ it all off and continues toshine.

TOMMY LEE

Tommy Lee recently releaseda single entitled “Uncle Demon”which is not only taking theairwaves by storm, but stirring uphuge controversy the world overwhere Dancehall music is played.Comments have ranged from himbeing ‘evil’ to him being ‘illuminati’,but this does not stop this young,‘hot’, rising dancehall star, hecontinues to release songs. One ofhis previously released songs “Linkpon Chain” created quite a stirworldwide and was the song thatwe believe gave him hisrecognition.

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