MAGAZINE #8 - May 2011 Bob Marley Deadly Hunta and Emancipation Sara Lugo From Mental Slavery Ziggi Recado 30 Year Commemoration at the Bob Marley Museum Stephen Marley INTERVIEW Yellowman Steel Pulse Rockers Rockers Rockers Festival in Paris The Legends Easter Fete 2011 Rotterdam Reggae Festival 2011 United Reggae Magazine #8 - May 2011 Want to read United Reggae as a paper magazine? Now you can... In addition to the latest United Reggae news, views and videos online each month you can now enjoy a free pdf version packed with most of United Reggae content from the last month. SUMMARY 1/ NEWS 4 - 13 2/ INTERVIEWS • Sara Lugo 15 • Ziggi Recado 20 • Deadly Hunta 23 • Stephen Marley 30 3/ REVIEWS • Danny I - To Your Majesty 36 • Marketplace by Earl Zero 37 • Looking Back - The Jamaican Chart Hits of 1958 and 1959 38 • Sara Lugo - What About Love 39 • Revolutionary Dub Vibrations (Chapter 3) 40 • New Dub Evolution by Himperial Rockers 42 • Dole Age by Talisman 43 • Rasta Government by Takana Zion 44 • Joey Fever - In A fever 45 • Reggae On Rugged Road by The Aggrolites 46 • 12 Months of Dub by Vibronics 47 • Stephen Marley - The Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life 48 4/ ARTICLES • Ziggy Marley Releases Marijuanaman 50 • Yellowman at Brixton Hootananny 52 • Steel Pulse in Hollywood 54 • Bob Marley and Emancipation From Mental Slavery 58 5/ PHOTOS • Gentleman in Mainz 65 • Rockers Rockers Rockers Festival in Paris 66 • The Legends Easter Fete 2011 68 • The Congos and The Abyssinians in Paris 70 • Rotterdam Reggae Festival 2011 72 • 30 Year Commemoration at the Bob Marley Museum 74 All the articles in this magazine were previously published online on http://unitedreggae.com. This magazine is free for download at http://unitedreggae.com/magazine/. Not for resale. United Reggae. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. Summerjam 2011 - Stand Up For Love I-lodica Blazes on Separation Is Illusion This years Summerjam at Fuehlinger Lake in Brighton’s own Augustus Pablo I-lodica has Cologne, Germany takes place between the just put out an EP titled ‘Separation is Illusion’ 1st and 3rd of July, and just as with previous on the Dubbhism label. The EP contains five years the initial line-up for the festival looks tracks, where of Melodica on Fiya – a relick of very impressive, with both Jimmy Cliff and Al- Lee Perry’s 70’s classic Soul Fire – is available pha Blondy headlining on the Saturday night. as free download on Soundcloud. This festival is also well known for trying to I-lodica has been recording for many years get across to and make people aware of the and has made some heavy tunes with vari- social aspects of the festival and the unity ous producers, including Iration Steppas and that is often felt. Therefore this years apho- Alpha & Omega. On this new effort he has rism for the festival is STAND UP FOR LOVE, teamed up with Dutch producer Tony Dub- with organizers stating on their web-site “The shot. The result is some upbeat, skanking controversial discussion being conducted tunes. ‘Separation is Illusion’ is available to- this year about social interaction is the back- day from etailers worldwide NEWS ground for the selection of our festival motto. It is intended to animate and at the same time The Time Riddim be a starting position for an aspired develop- Chuck Fender, Lu- ment, which makes a resolution of the prob- ciano and Mathew lems possible. McAnuff come to- gether to provide The basic requirement for social harmony is the vocal work for respect and love. It is worth every opportu- the latest release nity to stand up for this.” For more informa- from well the well tion and prices visit: http://en.summerjam.de. regarded Own Mis- sion Records from Below is a full, alphabetical list of the artists out of France - The confirmed to appear so far: very well done Roots set, the Time ALPHA BLONDY JOY DENALANE ANDREW TOSH KARAMELO SANTO Riddim. Previous- ANTHONY B LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY ly, the same label ATMOSPHERE MADCON pushed other fine compositions such as the AYO MARTERIA BEN L´ONCLE SOUL MAX ROMEO Sun, the Bun Up and the Don’t Know Rid- BUSY SIGNAL MONO & NIKITAMAN dims and more recently, they also brought us CECILE PATRICE & The Supowers the Police Riddim. Chances are high [about CHE SUDAKA ROMAIN VIRGO CULCHA CANDELA SAMY DELUXE 100% or so] that if you enjoyed the majority DUANE STEPHENSON SOJA of those sets, the Time Riddim will also find a DUB INC TARRUS RILEY very comfortable place in your listening rota- GAPPY RANKS THE CONGOS tion. HECKERT EMPIRE TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE I-FIRE YOUSSOU N`DOUR You won’t have to wait for it either. Own Mis- IRIE RÉVOLTÉS ZIGGI RECADO sion Records’ Time Riddim can currently be IRIEPATHIE ZIGGY MARLEY JIMMY CLIFF found on etailers across the globe and is set JOHN HOLT to release on physical 7’ shortly. day weekend at UCLA! Enjoy some wonderful Koloko is a dancehall riddim second album with the label definitely turned up the ex- music and buys some stuff! voiced by the likes of Mr. Ve- to be called ‘Vampire Slayer’. citement for this forthcoming gas, Carl Meeks, Fantan Mo- set, fans will be even more Live Upright by Errol Dunkley jah and Burro Banton, while Denja, real name Steven enthused when they realize UK-based label Reality Skateland Killer is roots with Leclair became interested that Marley is being joined by Shock has teamed up cuts from Tarrus Riley, Lucia- music at 16 years of age an all-star cast of supporters. with German news site no, Alborosie and Frenchie’s when his father taught him to House of Reggae. To- long-time friend Captain Sin- play the guitar and he joined Buju Banton, Capleton, Mar- gether they have put bad among others. a grunge/punk band. Three ley bros. Ziggy & Damian out a limited edition years later he was introduced and Spragga Benz are all on The 25th Annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festi- 10” featuring vocal cuts Ghetto State is a hip-hop to reggae music and was so board the new album from tinged one drop and offers consumed by it almost be- the two-time Grammy win- val by Jamaican foundation singer Errol Dunkley, artists such as Sizzla and came his sole interest. He ner, as is Melanie Fiona who The UCLA Jazz/Reggae Festival started with a UK veteran Errol Bellot and Solo Banton, who Bounty Killer. did however take to reading listeners got a taste of on one day Jazz Festival 25 years ago this year. dropped his anticipated debut album ‘Walk around this time and became No Cigarette Smoking, one We came to celebrate this festival every year Like Rasta’ on Reality Shock little over a year Frenchie has also produced quite spiritual reading the of the previously mentioned on Memorial Day weekend with great artists ago. Unity from Swedish dancehall Bible, Koran, Torah and many pre-album singles. and a community uniting atmosphere. It has talent Million Stylez. other such books that led him been produced annually by a team of 30 un- Live Upright – as the riddim is called – also to the subject of controlled Stephen Marley’s ‘The Rev- paid students, who do a stunning and pro- features a wicked dub version from producer vibrations. elation Pt. 1: The Root Of Life’ fessional job. They also are very eco-friendly Kris Kemist. Check it while it is hot in a record is set to arrive in stores across having proper recycling features throughout store near you. All of these experiences he the globe on May 24. the venue’s areas. now endeavours to repro- Koloko, Skateland Killer, Ghetto State duce through his music and Dubkasm In A 12 Disco 45 This year the festival has a major focus on art hopes that people will feel Stylee with interactive art installations, live art on a Riddims these sensations through his 360 degree canvas featuring renowned graf- Master producer Frenchie has been a bit quiet creations of rhythmic drum- Due for release on 23rd May fiti artists Man One and Teebs. Also, custom for a while. Late last year he dropped a bunch beats and trance like sound- is a 12” Disco style 45 in- screen printed T-shirts will be available and of steppers tunes produced by Russ Disciples scapes. Details at www.denja- spired by those 1970's gold- a large outdoor gallery will be available for on his new imprint Calabash. sounds.com en era classics. The release viewing and purchases. Of course, there will titled More Jah Songs / Tell be a huge variety of food and crafts booths But now he is back with a bang. Three new Denja Cool Mon Cool Stephen Marley's Revela- the World is by Bristol’s own for the attendee’s pleasure. riddims and one single are set for release next Canadian Dub surrealist Den- Dubkasm and features the week. And as these are Frenchie productions ja has teamed up with Italian tion Pt. 1 vocal talents of Tena Stelin & The festival performers on Jazz (Jam) Day are: you can count on some huge artists. remix supremo ‘A Man Called Reggae royalty and super- Solo Banton. Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, Bilal, Pharoahe PJ’ to presents this late night, star Stephen Marley is set to Monch, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Quadron and spacey, chilled dub entitled deliver his much anticipated The songs all based around Karriem Riggins. Cool Mon Cool. It was origi- sophomore set ‘The Revela- the same riddim, a mix of live nally released as an album tion Pt.