ENTERTAINMENT NEWS “'EVERYTHING REGGAE - WHETHER NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY” CULTURAL NEWS, VIEWS, REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS VOL. 4 ISS. 1 MARCH 2006 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 SALUTES REGGAE STAR DAMIAN MARLEY Headline Entertainment - Kingston, Album at the 44th annual Grammy Jamaica — Multi-award winner, Damian Awards in Los Angeles, yesterday. “Jr Gong” Marley, is all set to dominate DAMIAN ‘Junior Gong’ Marley the 25th Annual International Reggae pushed the Marley Grammy tally to four and World Music Awards this year. He last night, winning the Best Reggae has been nominated for a whopping five Album Award at the Annual Grammy awards. Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. The categories include: The Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the His “Half-Way Tree” album is the year, Recording Artist of the Year, Best second for the youngster, who won Song, Best Album/CD and Best Music ahead of his elder sibling Kymani, Video. You can show your support for Luciano, Beres Hammond as well as a Damian by voting for him. All ballots compilation album from Hawaii entitled should be submitted by Thursday, April ‘Island Warriors’. 6. The Award show happens at the Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater, The winning album was the first to in New York City, on Saturday, May 6, be released under a distribution agree- commencing at 8:00 pm. Currently, ment between Ghetto Youths Damian is in Europe promoting his International, a company formed last album. He’ll be making appearances in year by two other sons of Bob Marley, countries like Sweden, Denmark, Ziggy and Stephen, to encourage prom- Holland, Switzerland, Italy, France, ising young acts, and the US R&B label, Germany and others. For more informa- Motown Records. DAMIAN “JR GONG” MARLEY tion, contact Jerome Hamilton at NOMINATED FOR FIVE 876.754.1526. Damian, 23, the son of reggae leg- INTERNATIONAL REGGAE AND Damian ‘Jnr. Gong’ Marley, son of end Bob Marley and former Miss World, WORLD MUSIC AWARDS RECENTLY the late Reggae artist Bob Marley, holds Cindy Breakspeare, was overjoyed last WON TWO GRAMMYS! his Grammy Award for Best Reggae night. 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Sonia Collymore who won JUNO Awards in 2003 and 2005 will be one of the Canada Day Long artists selected to provide a track. The compilation CD will Weekend feature JUNO Award winners from 1971 right up to 2005. Monday July 03, 2006 Proceeds from the sale of the At Oakville Italian Garden CD will support the CARAS 153 Derry Road, Malton SONIA Music Education Program (At 401 & Tafalgar road) “Musician”. COLLYMORE’S Park Open At: 12:30pm - 9:30pm TRACK TO SAY NO TO APPEAR ON THE For More Information Or To Be A Sponsor Or A JUNO 35TH PIRACY - IT IS Vendor For This Event Please Contact: ANNIVERSARY HURTING THE (416) 841-8326 DELUXE CD MUSIC BOXED SET Strictly A Cultural Event INDUSTRY! More Info To Follow reggaeXclusive -- Web Site: www.caribbeanmusic.ca/reggaex --- Phone: 647-435-0637 -- Email: [email protected] Pg - 4 REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S VIEWS JuLion’s Views you can cry with disappoint- week, month or year. The may take the time to ensure ment but know that this was Junos don’t sell music! So I good reggae music starts to your BEST!! I am saying that ask, “Why do we get so hit the airwaves. And most we should not have sent 100 excited?” Is it the pat on the importantly, fan involvement swimmers to the past sum- back that we are so proud may include improved record mer Olympics to win ZERO of? I mean it is old, presti- sales… hmmm… medals. The above quote gious and Canadian and does not work to placate me, some of us just want to Now, I’m in no way say- watching my country con- win… something. Truth be ing that CARAS or the Juno stantly bringing up the rear. told, the reggae category is Awards owe me or anyone in CANADIAN REGGAE probably handed out the day the Canadian reggae com- So as a relatively recent prior to the “Big Show” and munity anything, and I am WORLD’S TAKE ON immigrant to this country I read out at some obscure certainly not blaming them THE JUNOS! will stand and fight and try opportunity before and / or for the situation that and win a few and tell my after a commercial. If you Canadian reggae finds itself. children it is ok to fight hard missed it because you got up That ‘blame’ I place on me, would like to start this and attempt to win a few to pee, you can catch it on myself and I. So since the one by giving props to I also. So children, we need the website the next day or onus is on me, I am attempt- any organization that takes to talk to somebody about so… We don’t get to hand ing to effect change. I want the time to honor itself and our Juno Awards. Heck, out awards and we certainly to earn a living promoting its participants. Sometimes while we are at it, let’s look don’t get to perform. Kinda talented, strong music and I a pat on the back goes a at our music industry and fells a little like the old want others to do the same. much further way than a kick the major labels that do Cotton Club days when in the teeth, even though the NOTHING to stimulate Satchmo and the performing This is the entertain- latter can motivate positive greater growth for Canadian (black) artists entered and ment industry! Success isn’t change but this takes a very artists. Can we stop shoving left through the rear door of guaranteed. For too often strong personality and very American hip-hop, R&B, the club. I got news for you we have heard the term or few of us have that strength rock, country and alternative folks, “we still comin’ though phrase, “it is like winning of character (Nelson music down our throats and the back do’ masa.” the lottery!” Well, I wish to Mandela). So thank you take the time to market and stack some of the odds in my Juno’s for the pat on the sell Canadian artists to My words are not the favor is all so I wish to edu- back and in some small way, Canadians. We are pretty ones that folks will actually cate Canada and the world the patriotism because this good you know! say out loud, but many past of some of the best music on is Canada’s Grammy Awards winners in many genres the planet, made right here.