OCT 2016 #02.10

M A G A Z I N E ROOTS / ROCK / / RESPECT

featuring FABIANA RASTA ROOTS SÃO LUÍS RESPECT A HISTORY OF REGGAE DICY ROCHA ROCK SANTA CRUZ SERRALHEIRO CRIOULO D´FÉ CÉLIA SAMPAIO RELEASES BANDA LEGENDA BANDA KAZAMATA JUNGLEMANSAM IRIEMAG.COM ISSUE #02.10 / OCTOBER 2016

“ It is only the TRUTH that can make a man FREE, it is only the TRUTH that can make a man LIVE.”

- Peter Tosh, OM

Nicholas ‘Nico’ Da Silva Founder/Editor in Chief

IRIEMAG.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ROOTS. ROCK. REGGAE.

São Luís, Maranhão Serralheiro Fabiana Rasta A History of Reggae The Locksmith The Female Grave of Maranhão

RESPECT. REWIND. . RELEASES.

Kindah São Luís, Maranhão Irie Trax JungleManSam One Family Maranhão Roots Festival 2012 Roots. Rock. Reggae. CPR BRA

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SÃO LUÍS, MARANHÃO A History of Reggae ROOTS. SÃO LUÍS, MARANHÃO A HISTORY OF REGGAE Adpated & Revised by: Fabiana Rasta FOLLOW Irie Magazine It is difficult to define exactly which elements determined the adoption of reggae by the Maranhense population, making it widespread, especially among the suburbs of São Luís. According to DJ Ademar Danilo, in the region involving the states of Pará and Maranhão, where São Luís is the capital, there was always a music predominance of Caribbean rhythms, especially Merengue. So, he concludes that the fact that Maranhão and have populations that are predominantly black creates a very strong identity between these people. Yet, the taste of the black population of São Luís reggae, has to do with an emotional appeal. The reggae singers sing with a spirituality that strikes within the heart of the people, causing great identity between São Luís and Jamaica. Most importantly, they do not need to understand the language to feel this emotional appeal.

For journalist Octavio Rodrigues, there is an identification between reggae and Bumba-meu-boi of Maranhão, for the marking of Bumba-meu-boi leathers is focused on setbacks as in reggae.

Mundinha Araújo, a researcher of the history of black culture in Maranhão, said to be the merengue, a very common dance party of the black villages in the state, therefore, considering that the popula- tion living in the outskirts of São Luís capital is formed in general by groups that migrated from rural areas, there is a predisposition among them, for the acceptance of Caribbean rhythms. WEBSITE iriemag.com Fauzi Beydoun, lead singer of reggae band Tribo de Jah, whose components are visually impaired, believes that there is a direct line that identifies the Maranhão and Jamaica. In his words, there is a great similarity between the way the reggae settled in Jamaica and Maranhão, signaling a cultural

IRIEMAG.COM identity among maranhenses blacks and Jamaicans, although here they do not understand the lyrics. These statements are important as they contribute to the reflection on what would be the connect- ing elements between reggae appreciators of São Luís with Jamaicans. Precipitated, doubtful or le- gitimate ,indicate, without doubt, the like of Maranhão people by Caribbean rhythms as determining factors for the adoption of reggae on the island since the late 1970’s spreading the pace among the black population of the periphery of city.Even they don´t understand the language, reggae is translat- FOLLOW Irie Magazine ed as a very strong and legitimate vehicle to mobilize and identify with the low-income black popula- tion that inhabits the stilt city.

A striking difference between Jamaica, and certainly other places where the reggae rhythm is known is that in São Luís reggae is danced in pairs instead of individually. In the capital of Maranhão, reggae dance acquired peculiar characteristic mixing steps forró , merengue and bolero. There is also those who prefer to create collective choreography, in which three, five or more people dance together with coordinated steps.

In São Luís, one of the important factors for the dissemination of reggae is the existence of so-called ‘Radiolas’. They are sophisticated systems, with up to forty speakers that often contrast with the poverty of festas. As Radiola salons are operated by a disc jockey (who is not always the owner), and are hired by the owners of the salons, to enliven the festivities in various parts of the city at the weekends. The same way as sound systems Jamaicans, the maranhenses Radiola not born with the reggae, some of them already existed previously, promoting parties with other rhythms (forró, merengue, lambada and even discoteque). From the mid 1980 decade, there was a Radiola proliferation, directed almost exclusively to the promotion of reggae parties. WEBSITE *Taken from the book Da Terra das Primaveras á Ilha do Amor:Reggae ,Lazer e Identidade Cultural of iriemag.com the writer Carlos Benedito Rodrigues da Silva.

IRIEMAG.COM ROCK. SERRALHEIRO THE LOCKSMITH Adpated & Revised by: Fabiana Rasta FOLLOW Irie Magazine Edmilson Tomé da Costa is well-known in São Luís, also known as the Brazilian Jamaica. In São Luís, he goes by the nickname ‘Serralheiro’ which means ‘locksmith’ in English, which was his profession. He is considered a living legend of Reggae in São Luís. He owned one of the most famous sound systems in town during the 70s,the ‘Voz de Ouro Canarinho’. He is also a Reggae collector and makes everybody laugh when he tells his stories about looking for new songs around the world, including 17 trips to Jamaica and 26 trips to England. And guess what? He doesn’t speak English!The trips he took were for finding vinyl records and great songs for him to play on his .

The legend tells that he has more than 5,000 vinyl records and he said, “Before dying, I will burn all of them”. He is very jealous of his ‘pedras’. Pedra, in the Reggae slang of São Luís, means a great song, one that makes the audience go crazy; a song that all the DJs want to play it. Serralheiro admits that he purposely scratches the labels of his vinyl records so that the competitors cannot know who or what he is playing. A pioneer in the Reggae Movement in the northeast city of Brazil, Serralheiro is a well-respected DJ and consider a myth. All his fame is due to the biggest and more enviable collection of imported vinyl records on the island, which total 1,200. He does not allow anyone near his collection and no one has ever played at his WEBSITE sound system because he does not trust them. Not even his wife can touch his vinyl records. Each party iriemag.com that Serralheiro and his sound system, ‘Voz de Ouro Canarinho’, perform, it’s always crowded because he does not repeat his songs and each song is exclusive. To this day, he is considered a ‘Reggae Magnate’ because of his love for Reggae music, his vinyl collection and his stories in São Luís! IRIEMAG.COM BRA

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FABIANA RASTA The Female Record of Maranhão REGGAE. FABIANA RASTA The Female Grave of Maranhão

The daughter of a Bahian father and Maranhense mother, Fabiana Rasta is a native of Bahia but grew FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta up in São Luís, where she assimilated to the Maranhesne reggae culture for her music career. Her career began in 2000 in afros blocks, then with a few reggae bands on the island before embarking on a solo career. Her musical influence includes Jamaica’s roots reggae decade (‘70-90) and the great divas like Reggae great, Marcia Griffiths, Dawn Penn, Judy Mowatt, Rita Marley, Dezarie and also singers like Featured EP Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston but without ever forgetting the strong influence of Brazilian music like Ed Motta, Sandra de Sá, etc.

Fabiana Rasta have been one of the representatives of Maranhão reggae to local, national & international level having performed in Teresina, Bethlehem, Macapa, Fortaleza, Floriano & Barbalha in Brazil and recently in countries like Italy and France. Fabiana Rasta meets LHDUB 2015 As a singer, she has perform duets with Derrick Morgan, Cedric Myton, Kenyatta Hill, Lloyd Parks and Fauzi Beydoun. As a songwriter, her songs WEBSITE ‘Que Beleza’ and ‘Tranças Rebeldes’ have been released on CD Magazine, Reggae Brazil, in São Paulo. She also participated on the movie soundtrack fabianarasta.blogspot.com of ‘Moleque Té Doido’ with reggae songs ‘Reggae me Faz’ and ‘Tranças Rebeldes’ to name a few. She competed for the best singer of Reggae music nationally (sponsored by ‘Bong Productions’) and won as featured female and also came in 3rd and 2nd place in 2012 and 2013. IRIEMAG.COM The Female Grave of Maranhão, as she is known in São Luís, has already lauched three EPs; a ‘CD Promo’ released in 2013, ‘Fabiana Rasta Live’ in 2014, this which was taken from a pocket show with Tribo de Jah and ‘Fabiana Rasta meets LHDub’ in 2015.

The artist also has a rich audiovisual work, having released three clips and three first clip DVDs. The first clip was recorded in São Luís with the theme song, Que‘ Beleza’ and the second was recorded FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta in Paris with the theme of the song All the Youth. The third clip was recorded in Italy in honor of singing ‘No Woman, No Cry’, acoustic style. No touching their DVDS, follows the order: the first in 2013, Roots Capital - tribute to in Teresina, the second in 2014 Fabiana Rasta & Band Teresina; the third in 2015, Fabiana Rasta & Band in St. Louis. Featured EP Fabiana Rasta posesses a serious and strong voice and her performances are filled with charisma and charm, representing the feminine force in our national reggae.

The Interview

IRIE. Let’s start this interview with your name. How did you get the name Fabiana Rasta and is there a special meaning behind the name?

Fabiana Rasta. The Rasta is because I wear my hair in a dreadlock style and here in Brazil, people Fabiana Rasta Ao Vivo call those who wear dreads by the name ‘Rasta’. But in fact, this nickname was given to me by the son 2014 of a great friend and reggae artist, Adriana Nogueira. So, I thought if a kid so young at the time found my hair so remarkable, I’m going to use this name and this is how I became Fabiana Rasta.

IRIE. Take us back to the beginning… how did you first get into reggae? WEBSITE fabianarasta.blogspot.com Fabiana Rasta. Well I was into reggae since I was a little kid by the influence of my mother and my aunt Raimunda who always listened to reggae on the radio station in our home at São Luís. They would always go to reggae events, so there was always something going on involving reggae in my IRIEMAG.COM house. And when I was living with my dad for a while in another state as a teenager, he would always listened to reggae. I guess you can say that everywhere I went, reggae music was always around me and this why I grew up with reggae in my life.

IRIE. Who were some of your early musical influences? FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta Fabiana Rasta. Since I began having an interest in singing, I’ve always listened to Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Lauryn Hill. My ears were always full of the sound of black music from the United States. For reggae, I listened to Burning Spear, Lloyd Parks, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and many female reggae singers like Rita Marley, Sister Carol and Marcia Griffiths. I think that nowadays what I’m listening to now is more complete, cause I´ve been doing a lot of researchs about good music Featured EP from many styles from Brazil and other countries. For the record, my favorites music will always be Reggae first and then Black music second.

IRIE. You’re from São Luís, a City in Maranhão, Brasil which has be referred to as the reggae capital of Brasil. Why is that?

Fabiana Rasta. Because it is so much like Jamaica. São Luís and Jamaica also have a large black population, it has its suffering ghettos and above all, it has the same love for reggae music. Here, in CD Promo São Luís, reggae is very strong! 2013

São Luís was the first city of Brazil which embraced and spread the Jamaican rhythm which arrived through vinyls from Caribe. It then started to spread itself and get into the big party rooms on this island which already played other styles of Caribbean music since the 70s. São Luís listened to WEBSITE reggae music for 40 years and because of this, it has built a relation with this rhythm than any other fabianarasta.blogspot.com Brazilian city and there are a big production chain connected to this music like:Many bars that are open at many days of the week ,so in all the week there are options for having fun at a reggae bar; vinyl collectors;big sound systems and small ones;many DJs;dancers and dance groups;big festival IRIEMAG.COM with Jamaican artists;and also reggae fashion. So, because of all these reasons, we are considered the reggae capital in Brazil and affectionately known as the ‘Brazilian Jamaica’.

IRIE. Can you describe the reggae scene in São Luís do Maranhão?

Fabiana Rasta. In some brazilians states, the reggae scene is almost inexistent but here in São Luís, FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta there is always collectors parties and shows including local and international bands and big sound system parties. The reggae from Maranhão is divided into two segments and one of this segment is still subdivided. One is ‘electronic reggae’, where the musical productions are made in a digital way cause the arrangements are built in a computer. They make a and singers record their lyrics on these riddim. These singers perform most of the times, without a band, singing live on the riddim in a big sound system.

The second segment is what we call ‘roots reggae’ which is divided among DJs and vinyl groups who play reggae music produced from the 70’s to 90’s decades in small sound systems and the reggae bands from São Luís which perform their own compositions or singing covers.

IRIE. You started your reggae career in 2000 and would go on to perform with the banda Roots Capital. How did you come to join this band?

Fabiana Rasta. Yes,a long time ago I started singing in afro blocks as GDAM and AKOMABU. Next, I dedicated myself to my passion which has always been reggae music. I worked as lead singer for a few bands in the city. In 2011, I was invited by Amorim, the band leader of ‘Capital Roots’, to join them because the band wanted a female vocalist. We worked for two years and we did a great job. WEBSITE We recorded a CD and a DVD that was from a show in Teresina, a capital near São Luís. Capital fabianarasta.blogspot.com Roots acts as backing band for Jamaican singers during our festivals and so we get to perform in some great festival such as Cidade do Reggae 2011, Sunsplash Reggae Festival 2012 and Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival 2012. IRIEMAG.COM IRIE. What is your most memorable story about performing on stage?

Fabiana Rasta. Oh… I have one that stays with me. It was a duet with the Jamaican legend, Derrick Morgan, in an unforgettable performance at Cidade do Reggae 2011 in São Luís. Unfortunately, Derrick is now blind after an accident but even he could not move so much on stage and most of the time he was seated. The audience still went crazy and to this day, those who were there, will never FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta forget that day. It was a moment that I posted on my You Tube account for the world to experience.

IRIE. What are the similarities between Sao Luis and Jamaica?

Fabiana Rasta. São Luís as Jamaica is an island which has in its majority a black population descen- dant of slaved africans.They are cities where there is a high social inequality that results in part of their population living in poverty at the edge of town ,at the ghettos.And these coincidences will make these two cities that are so far as São Luís at Brazil and Jamaica at Central America ,be- come linked forever because in both ,this black and poor population embraced reggae and regional rhythms that came by their African ancestors as a way of declare their black identity and also pro- test again oppression.

IRIE. What are your thoughts about the Rastafarian religion?

Fabiana Rasta. I admire this religion and i consider myself as sympathizer at some points that I ob- serve that they are truly in the Bible ,but I don´t accept the idea of worshiping a man made of flesh and bone like Haile Selassie,who was Ethiopia Emperor and he is considered the God of the Rasta- fari religion.I believe that God or Jah is higher than humans ,because we are faulty to attain divinity WEBSITE however I respect it a lot because it is strongly linked to the music that I work which it is reggae. I am fabianarasta.blogspot.com according to the protestant view and I believe in Holy Trinity ,in other words,in God,Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

IRIEMAG.COM IRIE. What do you hope people walk away with after experiencing one of your shows?

Fabiana Rasta. After watching one of my performances, I really hope that the audience feel the message that I’m sending through my songs. I want them to be touched by my voice and feel my positive energy. I also hope that they notice that I am humble and that I don’t have a superstar complex; and that I pay careful attention to my audience. Most importantly, I would like that they FOLLOW Fabiana Rasta notice that I am warrior who fights bravely for more respect for women; for our black color and for our reggae music.

IRIE. What are your future projects?

Fabiana Rasta. Gee...i have many and most of the times they are naturally realized as my work in Europe and the recording of my CDs. In fact, the project that I’ve been thinking about a lot is to launch a DVD in a compilation style which is going to gather my best moments taken from other DVDs, clips and moments of my shows around Brazil.

IRIE. Is there anything you would like to say or share with the Irie Magazine audience?

Fabiana Rasta. Oh yes,of course!I would like to congratulate Nico and his crew for this magazine that is really Irie because to be Irie is to send positive energy for others and that is it what Irie Magazine really does by presenting the musical work of many artists around the world for free. Everyone who enjoys this work, please keep enjoying and talk about this magazine to your friends because it is a work done with so much quality and research that adds great value to our reggae music. And as I always say when I am on the stage: “Irie Feeeeeeling!” WEBSITE fabianarasta.blogspot.com Thanks everybody!

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RESPECT. RESPECT. DICY ROCHA Dicy is one of the new expressions of contemporary music currently produced in Maranhão. Maranhense of Coroatá, she grew up in Imperatriz where she began her musical history as a member of ‘Cactus Flower’, FOLLOW a musical project formed with singers Jovinha Rock Dicy Rocha and Helyne Jully. She performed in music festivals, earning a place in the music scene in Maranhão: ‘Festival Caneleiros Earth Music’ (Prize for best interpreter and 3rd place in the Best Music award), Featured Album ‘Faber-Festival Open Balneario Resort’s Playground’ (Revelation Award). In the capital, São Luís, she was awarded 1st place in the 11th Reggae University Festival - UNIREGGAE, with music Washerwoman and 1st Place at 3rd Festival João do Vale of Popular Music in 2008 with the music Swirls. She also won 2nd place in the 12th Reggae University Festival with the song Baixada of his own in partnership with Joaquim Ferreira. Dicy was chosen as ‘Night Rosa Semba 2011 Talent’ at the University Award 2011.

With ears are open to new composers and per- formers of music made in the world, Dicy Rock has WEBSITE the influence of strong identity artists in black cul- www.dicy.com.br ture, such as Cesaria Evora, Milton Nascimento, João Vale, Bob Marley, Wilson Moreira and more Gershon contemporaries Conception, Lura, Nego Ka’apor and Elizeu Cardoso. IRIEMAG.COM RESPECT. BANDA LEGENDA The Band Legend of São Luís-MA (Jamaica Brazilian), is a delightful mix of Bob Marley idol heritage with the best of Maranhão culture. The band Legend has led the Reggae Maranhão for large public festivals in other states and has made room for roots reggae mixes well with maranhenses rhythms as the Bumba-meu-boi and Creole drum.

The band is formed by: George Gomes (vocals and drums ), João Paulo(bass), Marco Silva (keyboard) and Edinho bastos (guitar). In their shows and on disc, the band has mixed reggae, electronic loops and local rhythms like Tambor de Crioula.

The band has toured around Brazil cause Fortaleza, Brasilia, Teresina, Palmas, Belem, Boa Vista and Maceio are just some of the places they have per- formed. In 2004, they released their first CD entitled ‘Black’, with eleven tracks, stuffed of maranhenses compositions. The Legend attended the Circuito Cultural Banco do Brazil / São Luís stage in 2003.

At the University Award FM, the band scooped three trophies for Best Reggae; ‘Mana’, composition Ale Muniz and Gerson da Conceição (2004); ‘November Trip’, composed by Erasmus Dibel (2006); and 2008, ‘Peace’, by the band. ‘Music’ which is the title of their second CD, released in early 2009. The album has eleven tracks and brings a repertoire that values the original work of the band. IRIEMAG.COM RESPECT. CÉLIA SAMPAIO Célia Sampaio is a reggae singer and songwriter from São Luís. She grew up in the neighborhood of Liberty, a low-class area. In 1984, Celia Sampaio began singing in Block Afro Akomabu, first african FOLLOW block of Maranhão carnival. Songs of Ile Aiye and Filhos de Gandhi, both of Bahia were some of the Célia Sampaio songs performed by her during the Festival of Momo. She was the only woman to join the Guethos band, the first reggae band playing on stage at the Theatre Arthur Azevedo, one of the oldest in Brazil, located in the City of Tiles in the capital of Maranhão.

In 1999, she left for a solo career leaving the reggae band, and joined the Northeast Project, making the opening of Rita Ribeiro show at SESC-Pompeia, in São Paulo.

In 2000, Celia released her first solo CD entitled ‘Different’, Zé Lopes composition and which gives its name to the disk. The CD also featured composi- tions by Paulinho Akomabu, Ale Muniz, Mano Borges and other maranhenses composers already recognized in the state. This disc gave Celia Sampaio, the University FM Award, top honor of Maranhão music. Her greatest successes are all a from a composer of São Luís, named Paulinho Akomabu who wrote a reggae called Black Power and an afoxé Ayaba Queen.

Her career in Maranhão and Brazilian music has earned her the title ‘Reggae Lady’ because a period where only men stood out in this musical style, Celia Sampaio came to drop her. IRIEMAG.COM RESPECT. BANDA KAZAMATA The Kazamata band has developed a solid representation of work in the Maranhão and national music scene. The reggae vibration has been the basis of the band’s songs, however, the search for new sounds FOLLOW and musical mixtures is a characteristic that is evident in their compositions, enhancing the creativity Banda Kazamata of the group.

They have shared the stage with big names in thenational and international reggae arena, including: Natiruts, Tribo de Jah, Plant and Root, SOJA, Dread Mar I, Alpha Blondy, Cedric Myton and RZ Jackson, and for these last they worked as backing band. In 2009 receives the award at the event sponsored by the University radio FM ‘Highlight of the Night’, and in 2012 won the award for best reggae with the song ‘Quem é de Deus’.

The repertoire of shows is diverse gathering music genre reggae and pop rock. The band now has sever- al pre-defined sequence that are presented in ac- cordance with the proposal of the event. The ‘Roots Radio’ show, for example, refers to a repertoire with classic reggae that make the audience dance in the hall. The band also converses with special honors and being: ‘Marley Acoustic’, ‘Tribute to Bob Marley’ and ‘National Reggae’.

The band consists of: Hilton Quintanilha (Voice), Junior Muniz (Bass and Vocals), Fôfô Black (drums and voice), Wilson Ramos (guitar), João Victor (keyboard and voice) and Eani Paulo (guitar).

IRIEMAG.COM RESPECT. CRIOULO D`IFÉ The Crioulo D’Ifé music is a mix reggae, rock, soul, salsa with the strength of popular maranhense music that expresses a message of humility, simplicity, respect and peace - a kind of vibration music. FOLLOW The Crioulo D’Ifé band was formed by Paulinho Crioulo D`Ifé Akomabu (lead vocals and percussion) and includes Thiago Guterres (vocals and bass), Robinho Wailer (main voice and guitar), Ricardo Sá (keyboard), Rodrigo (solo guitar and voice), Felipe Lisboa (solo guitar) and Leo Vander (drums and vocals).

In their repertoire, the group alludes to African rhythms and the kingdom of Ile-Ife known as the cradle of the Yorubas. The band brings reggae from Jamaica, but in the rhythmic charm of Brazil.

“Our music is our face, the face of the band, but we also played reggae classics like Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs and Jacob Miller, among others,” says Thiago Guterres. In addition to reggae music, the band still wanders through rhythms like rock, soul, salsa and popular music Maranhão.

The group’s best work is ‘The sound of the walls’, a Paulinho Akomabu composition that alludes to the Maranhão Reggae Radiola. In addition to Paulinho Akomabu songwriting, the group has performed with artist like Célia Sampaio, Santacruz, Gerson da Conceição, among others.

IRIEMAG.COM RESPECT. SANTACRUZ Santacruz is a singer-songwriter from Timbiras,a countryside in Maranhão,state of São Luís. He is one of the great singers, a reggae reference in composition and he is also considered a poet of the reggae FOLLOW in São Luís. Santacruz

Possessing a musician’s ear, Santacruz discovered the guitar at the age of 15 and played guitar in some bands at 90s. He moved to São Luís, where he played MPB, guitar and sang at some pubs. His musical influences include Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Marley, Gilberto Gil and Raul Seixas, among others. Santacruz says that “With reggae, he has found his eternal paradise on earth”.

Santacruz recorded his first CD in 2000, titled ‘Reflection’. He then record in sequence 4 CDs which are ‘Wealth’, ‘Free’, ‘Bliss’ and ‘Positive’.

His modest composition caught the attention of other artists, including Rita Ribeiro, a famous national artist from São Luís so she recorded ‘A Riqueza’ and also recorded Sem Terra and this gave him more fame at this musical work.

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IRIEMAG.COM ISSUE #02.10 / OCTOBER 2016

IRIE would like to thank the following people who helped make this issue a successful one. Without their efforts, this magazine would not be possible.

Giovanna Guimarães, Michelle Monreal, Fabiana Rasta, Adam Simmons; Jorrimar de Sousa, Sérgio Koei & Edu Aguiar (Photography).

Nuff Respect!

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