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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS “'EVERYTHING REGGAE - WHETHER NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY” CULTURAL NEWS, VIEWS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS VOL. 3 ISS. 3 SEPTEMBER 2005 WWW.UNLIMITEDSOUNDSRECORDS.COM FREE? It’s Not What You Can Do For ReggaeXclusive...It’s What ReggaeXclusive Can Do For You! WOW! EMAIL: [email protected] Web: www.caribbeanmusic.ca/reggaex reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.caribbeanmusic.ca/reggaex --- Phone: 647-435-0637 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 2 reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.caribbeanmusic.ca/reggaex --- Phone: 647-435-0637 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 3 What’s Inside ReggaeXclusive’s 11th Issue Casper Wins Award - pg 4 Xclusive Interview with Luciano - pg 5 Julion’s Views; CKLN has moved; TIRMA Winners; ReggaeXclusive Condolences - pg 6 Ascension of Christ & His 2nd Coming; Artist Watch - Rich Kid - pg 7 Publisher: reggaeXclusive Marketing & Sales: Utopia Records - pg 8 Publications Fitz Knight Shadrock Moving Forward - pg 9 647-435-0637 Loraine Gomes Rootsbana Review; Luciano @ the Kool Haus a success - pg 10 All rights reserved. No part of this publication Kaya Band; Dream Band CD Review - pg 11 may be reproduced or transmitted Photographers: in any form without prior permission Halina T. 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Top 10; Ms. Irie @rogers.com Reggae Radio Listings - pg 22 www.caribbeanmusic.ca /reggaex DJ Chocolate & Rebel Music; Delroy Sterling & Mix Supreme - pg 23 Contributing Writers: Te’ Za Capleton - Reign of Fire Tour; ReggaeXclusive is published Michelle Ottley Beenie Man in Toronto on Dec. 2, 2005 - pg 24 every quarter. 2005 Issues: March, June, September & Skill Man; Otis I; Troy Treson - pg 25 Layout & Design: December Paul Murton from dbsduplication.com CASPER WINS AWARD! having such a wonderful event alongside a music talent always do things in a & all the love to Lady Luscious competition. Let’s give a big professional manner. I for presenting my award that congratulation to Music sincerely hope everyone can evening. To me, winning this Souljah for taking home the see exactly what I’m speaking award was more than a trophy, Gong Show Award for his big about because dreams do it was beyond music, and for tune “Creeping”. I would like come true, but you have to years, it has been blood, to give lots of blessings to follow them. So please listen sweat & tears. I’ve traveled a everyone who has supported to my words carefully as very rocky road Casper & Donna me through guidance and knowledge. and it has brought the years. Now watch out for my new me to understand Makeda both won Radio hosts sizzling music video “WHEN U that if we come awards at the 1st such as WHINE IT” airing in September together as one, Annual Toronto Delroy on OMNI 1 TV! Directed by the we can bring this International Reggae Sterling of one and only beautiful host Unlimitedsounds is proud industry to the CHIN FM, Royette from Caribbean to announce the Toronto’s next level. Music Awards held King Turbo, Vibrations and produced by International Reggae Music Speaking from my in June 2005. 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Remember to reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.caribbeanmusic.ca/reggaex --- Phone: 647-435-0637 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 4 REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S INTERVIEW physical presence. Why is Another aspect of it is that LUCIANO: In every that? many of the youngsters have organization there is a group, a LUCIANO: I think the left the tradition of the body of people who deal with energy comes with a lifestyle elders.and I think this is one of things. Like when we are going and a livity. Over the years of the main problems we face in on the road we have a road tradition. You know, energy the music fraternity. Many of manager who makes sure that continues to build and every the youths coming up don’t the equipment is right, we human being has this recognize the hard work of the have the right settings, potential. Once you continue pioneers and those who have current and everything for to walk within a certain path, laid the foundation for us. staging. You have the tour dwell in the light, stay away They go off into their own guide who makes sure we LUCIANO - from the dark, that light will feelings and intuition. Right have the right bus, the right always be shining somehow. now we have to pay the price hotel and all that and then you Bearer Of The Light You will be illuminated and as as a matter of fact because have the tour manager who By Strictly Roots you get better and even more the kind of songs coming out deals with payments and all steadfast in the tradition, the of the dancehall scenario now those things and you have SR: Greetings Luciano light becomes brighter. It’s like are really disturbing the minds accountants. The personal Luciano: Blessed love SR an aura. The aura of a person and meditation of the manager makes sure that all can be seen and you can feel youngsters. We as people, we the affairs of the artists are SR: I’m sure that a lot of that the person is connected are the light unto the people. taken care of like problems people have asked you about to the divine essence of the We are the inspiration for the back home or a gig coming up the name “Luciano”, where it spirit within. There is a great generations and if we lose that and all that. You have booking comes from and what it means spirit within everyone of us light, then darkness will take agents too. Now the musicians so I am asking that one more and the more we get the people. So that is and the singers, our duty is to time. connected to that spirit, the definitely what is happening keep the spiritual bond with LUCIANO: That name was more we can emanate the because these youths, the almighty and the people. given to me by Mr. Omaris. You spirit. You can see reflections especially the dancehall acts, I Now and again, the artist know, my previous producer. I of the spirit within I and I. don’t see many of them as might get involved in monetary met with him at Blue Mountain messengers or as transactions especially if the Records. So I wanna give SR: Most definitely. In missionaries. I see the music manager is not there or the thanks for that. But after terms of Reggae Music, I know as a mission. So no matter road manager is out. You becoming more and more this music to be music for the what happens, at the end of might have to come in and involved in the music and the upliftment of people. What is the day, whether we make intervene. Sometimes certain tradition of I and I, I realized your view in terms of what is money or not we are going to decisions have to be made. that a name is very important happening in Reggae music send out positive vibes. Like before a gig, sometimes so I investigated the meaning right now in Jamaica and Whether the gig is paid or for the promoter might not make of the name.