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reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.reggaexclusive.com --- Phone: 416-287-1335 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 3 reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.reggaexclusive.com --- Phone: 416-287-1335 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 3 What’s Inside ReggaeXclusive’s 18th Issue pg 4 Artist Spotlight - Prince Everald Launches New CD pg 5 JuLion’s Views - Willi Williams - The Man, The Gorgon, The Icon; Luciano; Pop-Up: KoreXion pg 6 Rastafest 2007; I & I Promotions Presents; Calgary Reggaefest 2007; Montreal Int’l. Reggae Festival 2007; Jamaica Day 2007; Interviews to be cont’d. in Sept. 07 issue Publisher: Contributing Writers: pg 7 Canadian Foundation For Child Development; reggaeXclusive Stephanie Aleung ReggaeXclusive Condolences; Ras Iyahkayah Publications pg 7 Top Reggae DVD Picks - 416-287-1335 Layout & Design: pg 10 ReggaeX Reviews: Capleton Blazed The Docks, Collie Buddz All rights reserved. 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Di-Lallo ReggaeXclusive is published pg 25 New Voices: Eyesus; Struggler; Brimstone; Tonya P Michelle Ottley every quarter. 2007 Issues: Sophia “Iyamtheiah” Daniels March, June, September & December REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S ARTIST SPOTLIGHT his single “Mother, Mother” in Festival, Centre Island for Friends” Vol. 1 released in June 2005. This track is a Caribana and Du Murier 1999, has received special tribute to mothers all Theatre to name a few. Prince tremendous airplay in Toronto over the world and is Everald released a 7” – 45 and around the world. He receiving excellent reviews. (vinyl) titled “Glorify the King” then released “Prince Everold He also recently released his (Side A) and “Help” (Side AA) Meets Mother Lisa in the year new chart-topping full-length in the year 2002, which is 2000. Prince Everald CD entitled “Prince Everald & receiving airplay in Canada continues to perform locally Friends Vol. 2”. This CD and around the world. This as well as internationally. He features artists like “Grammy record is currently in stores has made appearances in Kid” Michael Rose, Willi and doing considerably well. Canada, England, Jamaica Williams, Glen Washington, His consciousness brought and Chicago to name a few. Nana McLean, Dougie Mack him to the Jamaica With Love Receiving various Awards and Donna Makeda, along Concert in October 2002 from the reggae music with the Prince himself. featuring the Mighty industry, this dynamic artist Diamonds and George Nooks has been in the music Prince Everald made an and the Black Throne business for over twenty PRINCE EVERALD appearance at the Calgary Judgment Concert in years and has been releasing International Reggae Festival December 2002 featuring records and CDs ever since. LAUNCHES NEW CD and the Montreal International Capleton. He received the Reggae Festival where he did Roland Alphonso Memorial The “Prince Everald & rince Everald recently not fail to create an impact. Award in October 2002 and Friends” Vol. 2 CD Launch & Pwon the Longevity He also performed at the Irie has performed with a range of Earthstrong Celebration will Award at the Caribbean Music Festival at Nathan high profile artists including take place on June 22nd, Crucible Awards and was Phillips Square where he was Freddie McGregor, Sanchez, 2007 at the Club Paradise spotlighted as Caribbean spotlighted on City TV’s Lt. Stitchie, Yami Bolo, (200 Attwell Drive, Etobicoke). Crucible’s “Artist of the Entertainment News singing Michael Rose, Sugar Minott, Special guest artists Month”. He received the two of his original songs. He Cocoa Tea, Bounty Killer, Lady appearing are: Willi Williams, “Lover’s Rock Single of the has appeared on the annual Saw, Leroy Sibbles, Capleton, KoreXion, Donna Makeda & Year” Award at the Toronto Canadian Reggae Music Beenie Man and a myriad of Devon Irie amongst others. Int’l. Reggae Music Awards for Awards, Marcus Garvey Day, other stars. For more info: 647-338- Jamaica Day, Toronto Street His CD, “Prince Everald & 5414/415-213-1999. reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.reggaexclusive.com --- Phone: 416-287-1335 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 4 REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S VIEWS bands, artists and musicians radio personalities here in music. We are residents here! the world over. Why it moves Canada as many of them feel Pay taxes here and NOT ONE Mexicans, Americans, Dutch, that they are actually stars OF OUR TUNES IS PLAYED on Germans, Philippines, themselves and that unless AC radio! We want it played! Japanese, Africans, Italians, the music is not directly out of Not on one station, but on all the French, Belgium, Jamaica it can’t be played, or of them!” Alaskans, Australians, more accurately, if the artist Chinese, Pakistanis, Indians, resides in Canada it definitely Shit, he got my blood English, South Africans, can’t be played. Even if the boiling and I was looking for Brazilians and EVERY other artist is an icon! This brethren my stick and a piece of nation too numerous to is as quoted as any in the Punk cardboard to make my sign. mention is mind boggling. Rock movement as a Fun and jokes aside, it did Why didn’t R&B, or classical “Godfather’ based on the make me think even deeper on JULION’S VIEWS music, or Rock, or even the numbers of his tunes that they this topic. People of all races WILLI WILLIAMS Polka take over the planet? covered, including a band like listen to reggae music Reggae music! So as I build The Clash and still Willi does worldwide on MANY radio THE MAN, THE GORGON, this compilation, I build it as a not get played in Canada? We stations and we reside here THE ICON fan. I go and find music and discussed his disgust at Flow and hope to hear a few tunes artists that I like. And as I 93.5FM – he brought to my here and there. No one is ast Friday, I went to searched I needed to attention that Flow backwards asking for charity! Just play LWilli’s place. I am approach the legends. spells “Wolf”, I guess pointing the music against what is working on a Canadian reggae to us as the sheep – for not currently being offered and compilation and thought that it Willi Williams is one such representing him personally or see if it stands the test. If we could not be considered as legend. www. williwilliams. reggae music for that matter. cry racism, we are called weak complete unless I approached com. Our initial conversation Here is a man that is greatly for using the ‘race card’ but at legends in the game like Leroy was by phone, I called a respected in Jamaica and the end of the day, no matter Sibbles, Jojo Bennett, Willi couple of times but he was in around the world as still a what you call it, ‘de music still Williams or Leroy Brown. To Puerto Rico performing, then I contributor to the genre and nah play!’ speak of their contributions to finally got him, told him of none of his tunes gets played http://www.williwilliams.com/ reggae worldwide as well as what I was trying to create a here. Some 14 albums and discography4.htm I listened to here in Canada would lead to reggae compilation for TONS of written tunes that the tune on this page for the more pages than I am able to www.canadinreggaeworld.co even he can’t remember and entire length of this article. write. First and foremost, I am m and his initial answer was, we can’t find a tune to play on Couldn’t get tired of it! So the a music fan! One of the music “Good luck with that!” and radio? compilation is complete, and I that moves me GREATLY is seemed about ready to hang was unable to get a tune from reggae! I consider it the true up the phone. I scrambled to REVOLUTION! the “Gorgon” as time did not ‘soul’ music as it captures all stall the dial tone and told him allow for our schedules to people from all countries the that I understood how and why This original, Trenchtown mesh. But I am still and will world over, more than ANY he felt the way he did, but I fire man, calls for a always be a HUGE fan of his other genre can boast.