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Date  :          Saturday, 28th November 2009.

             Featuring :                     Mako,

                                                      Peppermint,

 Rabanna I,

  High Ruuts,

   Deon Andria,

                                                    Colin Shirley

                                                    Mr. Excellent.

                                                    DJ Mike.

                 

               Venue :                          Red Stripe Vibes

                   Spanish Town Road address,

                         guaranteed security and parking

Drinks are cheap

                    “nice, cool-out spots” outside.

               Price  :           Tickets only $500.00

              Available at JAVAA HQ,

                 HWT Entertainment Complex,

                           5-7 Hagley Park Road, (upstairs Burger King).

 Miss Jamaica World 2007 and Digicel Rising Stars host will be following her dream and pursuing  a career in modeling, at the prestigious Base Model Agency in Cape Town.

Yendi departs Jamaica this week, for a six month tenure at the agency and is prepared to dive head first into the very pressuring and competitive world of modeling.

The shores of Cape Town South Africa will  be graced with the beauty of the dynamic Jamaican, Yendi Phillipps. She has been actively modeling both locally and internationally since she was sixteen years old but considers this move, the biggest in her career as a model.

Yendi hopes to do commercial modeling and eventually sign contracts with major international companies.

NEW YORK, NY (RHONA FOX, INC.) -  Singer, songwriter and fashion model Barbee sizzles with with her sexy new single “Feels So Good.” The

song, inspired by Teddy Pendergrass’ rendition of the same name, solidifies Barbee’s status as a sexy, classy songstress with the ability to fuse soulful R&B with the classic rub-a-dub sounds of reggae and dancehall - a true homage to her hybrid American-Jamaican heritage.

The video sees two top directors at its helm with Ras Tingle and Rupert Campbell and the artist is very pleased with the outcome. “Feels So Good” was produced by Dean Fraser, whose production and presence made a positive impact on the entertainer.

 The single will definitely cultivate new fans for the artist, in addition to those from her previous hits - “Love You Anyway,” “Missing You” featuring Junior Kelly, and “Patty Cake” featuring Beenie Man.

Barbee is currently busy promoting the new single and video both in Jamaica and in America, and is making a cameo appearance in the Hollywook flick House Arrest, starring Stacey Dash and The Game.

The single also gets its own feature as “Feels So Good” appears on the movie’s soundtrack, a stellar accomplishment as her career continues to blossom. Barbee also recently opened her very own music studio in Manhattan, called The Rare Diamond.

PanCaribbean presents the

12^th Annual Sigma  Corporate Run

Sunday February 21, 2010

Proceeds in aid of Children with

Disabilities

Since their 1997 VP Records debut Protect Us Jah, Morgan Heritage has shined as one of reggae’s best bands. The accomplishments of the group and individual members  are formidable; as songwriters, producers and a touring band. This family of talented performers has released eight studio and two live albums which has extended the audience and definition of Reggae.

This finely honed modern roots identity, which has made Morgan Heritage one of Reggae’s most enduringly successful acts, is showcased throughout this greatest hits CD/DVD compilation, The Journey Thus Far in stores October 27th. This comprehensive disc features the group’s finest recordings to date, plus two previously unreleased tracks.

 It also features concert footage of The Morgans performing in Senegal and Gambia plus nine of the group’s most popular videos.

The CD commences with the title track from Protect us jah a simple yet heartfelt prayer for spiritual strength sung over Bobby Digital’s brilliant reworking of the Heathen rhythm, i.e., the instrumentation from the Bob Marley song by that name.

 From the same album, Let’s make up demonstrates the group’s flair for love songs and features Una’s lead alongside her brother Gramps. Liberation is the name of the song and rhythm track taken from Morgan Heritage Family and Friends Volume One, released in 1998 on the family’s HMG label.

Produced by the group alongside their father Denroy, several artistes voiced on the rhythm including Capleton and Jah Cure but none was more significant than the Morgan’s tune, a stirring tribute to the durability of conscious reggae music. Heritage reached out to celebrated producer Bobby “Digital” Dixon for his production acumen on their international breakthrough release Don’t haffi dread, released by VP in 1999.

Don’t haffi dread remains one of the most requested in the group’s hit filled repertoire with its easily sung, catchy refrain “you don’t haffi dread to be Rasta” (that is, you don’t have to wear dreadlocks to observe the tenants of the Rastafarian faith.

The exquisite Down by the river, taken from Heritage’s fourth album More Teachings, released by VP in 2001, is an anthem of renewed spiritually sung over producer Dean Fraser’s flawless remake of the 1965 What Kind of World rhythm, popularized in a hit by The Cables. The group’s self produced Meskal square, so named for the main square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the birthplace of Christianity and the spiritual home of Rastafari, conveys the central importance of

Ethiopian Emperor and Rastafarian Savior His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie as well as Christianity in their lives. Jah Seed, also produced by Morgan Heritage, is a sensitively sung allegiance to “the light and leader of all things, the glorious king” Jah Rastafari.The Morgan’s returned to Bobby Digital, with whom they have created some of their most outstanding tracks, for their 2003 VP Records release Three in one.

The romantic She’s still loving me has an irresistible country and western flavor that seamlessly dovetails with the band’s roots reggae sensibilities while the contrast between Peetah’s emotional tenor and Gramps’ soulful baritone make this one of the group’s most requested tunes. A man is still a man is characterized by gentle harmonies, a rocking bass heavy rhythm and a timeless message that is expressed with renewed vigor.

Also from Three in one is the group’s remix of their dance-reggae hit Jump around, a tribute to reggae that evokes Bob Marley’s 1979 disco hit Could you be loved as laminated with a 21st century punk edge. Layers of crunching guitars played by Benji Madden of the punk group Good Charlotte are punctuated by Mr. Mojo’s vivaciously rapped verse, which typifies the multi-genre inspirations that color the Morgans brand of contemporary roots music.

Among those influences is punk rock, which they were heavily exposed to as one of the featured acts on the punk leaning Vans Warped Tour in 2002 and 2003.

Two of the biggest reggae hits of 2004/2005 were produced on enormously popular one-drop rhythms by Donovan “Don Corleon” Bennett and included on Heritage’s 2005 VP Records release Full circle.

 Peetah earned cheers from women everywhere as he rebuffed the advances of Your best friend on the Drop Leaf rhythm while Tell me how come? on the Seasons rhythm forcefully decries the injustices that abound in Jamaica from the continual fight against Rastafari, to the discrepancy in education offered to rich and poor children, to the preponderance of guns in ghetto areas although none are made there.

All of which is embodied in the song’s affecting chant: ‘Life is so unfair, this is what we swear. Gramps’ robust lead drives I’m coming home produced by Robert Livingston for Big Yard Productions, one of several songs the group has written about the loneliness that accompanies life on the road, something they are quite familiar with as one of reggae’s busiest touring acts.

From the group’s 10th Album Mission in Progress released by VP in 2008, Brooklyn and Jamaica produced by Shane Brown, draws gritty parallels between reggae’s birthplace and the borough of kings, home to the largest population of Jamaicans off of the island.

 Nothing to smile about produced by Kemar “DJ Flava” McGregor, presents a heart wrenching look at the incongruity between the opulent resorts of tourist Jamaica versus the impoverished conditions endured by the majority of its citizens, underscored by Peetah’s poignant delivery.

The sensual Love you right produced by Everton Hardware (better known as Singing Melody) and Michael Steer demonstrates the group’s romantic side, an aspect of their identity much appreciated by their numerous female fans.

Two previously unreleased Morgan Heritage tracks appear exclusively on The Journey Thus Far:

 Here to stay, produced by Kurt Riley, is a one-drop reggae love song, that pledges a lifetime of devotion, despite the problems inherent to any relationship. Guards up produced by Frenchie (of the UK’s Maximum Sound) offers a forceful commentary on increasing violence in Jamaica and updates the traditional Flower Drum Song rhythm, in a further realization of the group’s Rockaz sound.

Throughout their profound journey, Morgan Heritage has pioneered Jamaican music’s popularity in such far flung locales as the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean to the rural Northern U.S., where many residents had never even heard the word reggae prior to their appearances there and they’ve made roots reggae relevant to a generation of fans who weren’t yet born when Jamaican icons such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Dennis Brown were touring the world.

The Journey Thus Far demonstrates Morgan Heritage’s collective building process and their extraordinary evolution from a precociously talented teen aggregation into one of contemporary Reggae’s most powerful sonic and lyrical forces. This must have compilation chronicles the favorites, highlights, and rarities celebrating the talented family’s Journey Thus Far.

International reggae superstar and Danger Zone/SoBe Entertainment recording artiste Jah Cure was in Europe on a multi-city tour. The tour began on October 22 in Switzerland and ended in Paris on November 2 with stops in Germany, Portugal and Belgium Germany, Portugal and Belgium.

Jah Cure’s autumn surprise consisted of a new band, a slew of new hits and a constant message of love; with songs like Call on Me, You’ll Never Find, Hot Long Time and many others this tour was predicted definitely a success. The tour was scheduled to see Jah Cure performing in five countries from The Netherlands in the North to Portugal in the south.

While it’s not usual for a Reggae artiste to be touring Europe in the autumn, such is the pull of Jah Cure. The singer who was in Europe with his new band An.Ti.Dote has had a significant presence on the charts in Jamaica and the Caribbean since the start of the year and Europe has been calling. Jah Cure is really popular all over Europe and  Jah Cure is very excited about the tour

Last year Jah Cure performed to rave reviews at the Rototom Festival at Rivellino Park in Osoppo Italy, while also making sold out stops in Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Holland and many other European cities. This year The Cure will again bring his unique brand of reggae music to the masses.

JAH CURE’S TOUR SCHEDULE

European Dates were

Oct 23 – Zuirch, Switzerland

Oct 24 – Lisbon, Portugal

Oct 27 – Munich, Germany

Oct 28 – Berlin, Germany

Oct 30 – Mannheim, Germany

Oct 31 – Amsterdam, Holland

Nov 1 – Ghent, Belgium

Nov 2 – Paris, France

Friday October 2 Kingston, Jamaica  for the second week in a row the Sobe Entertainment/Danger Zone artiste maintains the number one spot on the New York Reggae Chart.  The song is also bubbling at #6 on the South Florida Reggae Chart.

You’ll Never Find is #25 on Richie B’s Weekly Music Countdown and is proving to be an appropriate follow-up to Jah Cure’s summer smash Call On Me. His previous hit Call On Me featuring Phyllisia continues to maintain a presence locally on both radio and TV.

Call on Me remains ever present on both the Hype TV VTX at #3 and the Hype TV Top 20 at #6 after spending sixteen weeks on the latter and sits pretty at #3 on Zip 103FM’s Kool Liquid Line-up. While Jah Cure’s latest hit You’ll Never Find continues to climb the charts and gain popularity throughout the world.

The video for You’ll Never Find  has also been getting good reviews receiving over 14,000 hits on You Tube. You’ll Never Find is also dominant throughout the Caribbean as it is number one in both the US Virgin Islands and on TEMPO. He holds this position with the hit You’ll Never Find which is on Don Carleon’s Changes Riddim.

The song has become so popular that it has outlasted many other hits that have come after it.. The collaboration with Phyllisia is not the only track that Jah Cure has had charting success with. He is also #9 on Richie B’s Weekly Music Countdown with a track called I’m Free featuring Jahranimo who also appeared with Cure on Sumfest this year.

Another of the tracks to look out for is Jah Cure’s collaboration with Christopher Ellis on the track Why Can’t We on the Netzah Riddim. Ellis is the youngest son of famed singer Alton Ellis and is a credible singer himself. Jah Cure’s music continues to be timeless maintaining a constant presence on local, regional and international charts.

On Friday October 23, a workshop will be held at International University of the Caribbean, which will be the final event in the year long Children Must Be Seen and Heard Educulture .

75 Jamaicans will participate in the workshop which would be addressed by the exceptional teen motivational speaker from Trinidad and Tobago Choc’late Allen.

It will focus on teaching young people how to “Create a Vision“ to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals and the OAS Human Prosperity Goals.

 Participants will consists of students from Student Council leaders, Jamaican Youth Ambassadors, Community Youth Organizations, UNIA the National Parent Teacher Association of Jamaica and the Ministry of Education Guidance and Counseling Unit.

The initiative is supported by UNESCO, NPTAJ, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, National Council for Youth Development and Scotia Bank Ltd.

As a prolongation to Choc’late Allen’s 2008 “Children Must Be Seen and Heard” school and community tour of all 14 Parishes in Jamaica, the event is geared toward encouraging young Jamaicans to accept the challenge of “Creating a Vision” for their future prosperity.