KC Jockey to play role in movie with Denzel Washington

Minutes ago the  every excited New York based Jamaican reggae artiste KC Jockey has just signed contract with Universal Pictures to act in the movie ‘Amercian Gangster’ with famous actors namely Denzel Washington, Richard Core and Carla Gugino. ‘I’m overwhelmed to be given this opportunity to share the same stage with big actors like Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and alot more.  Just walking in the wardrobe department is a major experience for me. I wish other Jamaican ambassadors would get this opportunity like this. I am now sitting here waiting to get my script… even if it is two seconds this a big ting.’ he said. AMERICAN GANGSTET DETAILS:- STARRING: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Carla Gugino, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Common, RZA, Tip Harris, Ted Levine , Yul Vazquez, John Ortiz RELEASE DATE: TBA 2007 The film is based on a New York Magazine article by Mark Jacobson, which depicted the true story of Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas (Washington), who smuggled heroin in the caskets of soldiers killed in Vietnam. He was eventually caught by New York detective Richie Roberts (Crowe), who got Lucas to turn his talents toward catching the crooked cops and drug dealers who profited from his scheme. Please contact: Tesah Linton www.myspace.com/kcjockey

Live Roots and Culture Arcata Fair Weekend

Keys of Creation is an ancient roots musik with a new flava.  Originally hailing from the Somoa Islands, and now based out of Southern California, Keys of Creation comes forward to the people in full Rastafari power delivering the positive vibration of roots reggae.  This musik is shining light and mediation for the youth.  Keys of Creation is a roots foundation band with pure Rasta vybz performing all original conscious musik.  The band is tight, and performs on real instruments.  The musik is played with heavy roots bass lines that keep the crowd entranced, interlocking with the ancient heartbeat rhythm of the roots drum.  The vocals are a blend of sweet melody and ancient chant.  This is authentic roots reggae musik with poetic lyrics of reality and life.  Keys of Creation opens doors for the youth to come in all generations.  The sounds of the musik and the meaning of the message are one: come together and live together in love, and in harmony.  Keys of Creation is old roots with a new flava combined with positive vision and positive solutions for all people.  Keys of Creation new CD release, “Let Your Light Shine” is now available! Drums: Daniel Holmes Bass: Ras Dan Maiava Keys: Sila Pouvi Guitar: Ray Castro Vocals: Iakopo Jones For more information about Keys of Creation visit: www.myspace.com/KeysofCreation1 Jimi Bridges Music without borders        “This music is a living art form coming out of the heart.  It is music of healing, of peace.”  Jimi Bridges performs and records all original music on instruments from around the world including Africa, India, Jamaica, Japan, Europe and more. Jimi plays original music that cannot be described or defined by any one style or genre.  His musical influences come from deep roots in gospel, devotional bhajans, kirtan, nyahbinghi, reggae, folk, blues, jazz, rock and r&b. Jimi has over 20 years of performing experience.  This unique music is soulful, touching the innermost through sound, bringing peace of mind and elevation of spirit.” Jimi Bridges offers mystic music, a pure organic blend of the modern & the ancient. Seeing Jimi live is a real eye opener, true upliftment and inspiration.         Jimi expresses “Music is the universal language that all people of the world can understand and feel. Music speaks heart to heart… Music can break down the barriers or walls within our being separating us from our joy and our truth, and music has that power that it can transform our life to move us in a positive direction. And when we can change ourselves from within, we can also change the world around us.” Instrumentation includes: acoustic guitars, melodicas, nyahbinghi, African, & Indian drums, various percussion, bells, chimes, flutes and other world instruments…   For more information about Jimi Bridges visit: www.rootsandcultureinternational.com All Original World Music “In anyone’s life, there is a moment when you need to experience this peace, no matter where you live or what you do or what your style of life is; you need a moment of this sound, of this peace, of this music.” Website: www.rootsandcultureinternational.com Sat Sept 16th @ 10 PM Live Roots & Culture Arcata Fair Weekend Keys of Creation with Jimi Bridges Humboldt Brews - 856 10th St, Arcata, CA Sun Sept 17th @ 4:45 PM Jimi Bridges North Country Fair & Harvest Festival – Arcata Plaza Info: 1.866.524.5669  www.rootsandcultureinternational.com       WMB Katherine Howard (415) 259-6428 booking@rootsandcultureinternational.com World Management & Booking Representation & Resources For Conscious Original Artists

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Baby Cham talks to F Magazine about the ‘Ghetto Story’ story phenomena

Whether you’re coming from a poor home or a middle-class home, you can relate to the daily struggle to survive and succeed.” -Baby Cham With carnival season upon us Jamaica’s premier up and coming dancehall talent and bard from the hood Baby Cham talks to F Magazine about the ‘Ghetto Story’ story phenomena. Listen to 3 full choice tracks from Baby Cham’s ‘Ghetto Story’ in Fmagazines Reggae/Dancehall section: http://www.fmagazine.com/music/index.php?num=903&pg=REGGAE/DANCEHALL www.fmagazine.com www.myspace.com/fmagazine In ‘Ghetto Story’ you talk about some of the hardships of growing up in a ghetto community in Kingston. What are the advantages? “The strength it gives you. A ghetto person is ten times stronger than an average Jamaican. It’s given me a fighting spirit I’ll never give up. I believe that spirit is something that can’t be taught.” What was one of the hardest aspects of your childhood? “Watching my mum do what she had to do to make five of us go to school. She worked two jobs, one in a garment factory and another selling peanuts. She played mum and dad role at the same time. We lost our father when I was 12 but he wasn’t living up to his responsibilities anyway. Mummys enjoying herself now. She’s kicking back watching TV and reading her bible.”  Share with us one of your fondest ghetto stories. “As a youth in summer holidays, I’d get up 8.30am and play football with my friends. When we couldn’t run no more, we’d collect empty bottles to sell to buy food so we could ‘run a boat’ - that’s a big cook-up. Walking to the store we held the bags tight so the bottles didn’t rattle. Girls looked down on you if you had to sell bottles to eat so you had to be quiet. We cooked the same meal every day - curry chicken and dumpling. I can knead so I made the dumpling and my friend would season the chicken. Good times those. Going to football matches were always fun too. Tell us about football matches in Jamaica? “A football match downtown is like a stage show. Everyone behaves wild. We used to take slingshots to the games so when the linesman made a bad call, we’d shot him. At half time a soundsystem plays and when the Ref comes off he gets bottled if he has to pass the spectators from the loosing side.”  What do you think are the main reasons for the continuing existence of shantytown and dump communities in Jamaica? “It’s politicians. They don’t share the wealth. They borrow money to set up community businesses and services and it goes in their pocket. I bet the Jamaican Prime Ministers salaries bigger than the US Prime Ministers. Poor people have to pay high for everything - rent, school fees, food. There isn’t one free school bus in Jamaica. If the government spent the nations budget directly on the population, the situation would improve and you’d have ghetto’s like in the US where people have cars and cable TV.” Why do you think ‘Ghetto Story’ has crossed into the mainstream? “It’s so real. Whether you’re coming from a poor home or a middle-class home, you can relate to the daily struggle to survive and succeed.” How did the remix with Alicia Keyes come about? “Her people approached us to do the remix  because she liked the song so much which was amazing. She’s the coolest superstar ever. It’s all about the music for her. When we shot the video downtown she was so humble and cool with the fans.”  What do you think of YT’s ‘England Story’? “I like it. It’s his story. His experience of London.” And how about Spice’s ‘Virgin Story’? “Spice is my little sister - musically speaking. She can take whatever she wants of mine and do it over. She’s working with Dave Kelly. She’s crazy talented - in due time the world will know. I love her for the fact she writes songs about what females really talk about but never speak about on records. The women in Jamaica go wild when she sings ‘Virgin Story’.”  There’s a lot of competition between up and coming deejays in Jamaica. Who gave you your first break? “The producer Dave Kelly. He put out my early records and showed me the difference between being a good deejay and being an artist with professional delivery technique. Wayne Wonder broke all the musical terms down for me like being flat or off-key. The competition in dancehall is tough. I’ve been making hits since I was 21 (h’s now 28) and I’ve only just got a deal.”  You’re doing a lot of UK gigs over bank holiday weekend and US gigs in September. What can we expect? “A joyride. I’m at my best on stage. I don’t make ‘dancing’ records specifically but I’ll get everyone going wild and doing the ‘Bad Man Forward’ and all the other latest moves.” What inspired you to go into music? “Watching Super Cat perform at a little community talent contest in Waterhouse. I was 6 and Super Cat performed as a surprise guest and he blew me away. The attention he got and the way he held the mic and rocked the crowd that day stayed with me forever.”  What’s your life philosophy? “Live everyday like it’s your last day. Honour your mother and family. Love your friends, family and God. That’s me.” Interview by Sarah Bentley  – Reggae/Dancehall Editor: mzsarab@gmail.com / sarahb@fmagazine.com Baby Cham’s ‘Ghetto Story’ (including Alicia Keys) single is out Monday 28th August. ‘Ghetto Story’ album drops September 4th on Atlantic. Catch Baby Cham performing at: Sep 1 2006 8:00P – HAMMERSTEIN BALL ROOM NEW YORK Sep 3 2006 8:00P – IRIE JAMBOREE PARK SHOW QUEENS NY Sep 6 2006 8:00P -TRINIDAD PORT OF SPAIN Sep 8 2006 8:00P – CARIB NY NEW ROCHELLE, NY Sep 9 2006 8:00P – FUNK FLEX CAR SHOW ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Sep 15 2006 8:00P – SAN FRANCISCO-KMEL SAN FRANSCISCO Sep 16 2006 8:00P – KBMB SHOW SACRAMENTO, CA

Tanya Stephens Fighting To Protect Her Intellectual Property Rights During Time Of Album Release

Despite her recent lawsuit controversy with Lil’ Kim, Tanya Stephens is readying to release her 6th album, Rebelution, tomorrow on VP Records. The superstar reggae singer/songwriter, whose current single “These Streets” moved to the #3 spot in Jamaica last week, heads to NYC this week to take part in the West Indian Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn over Labor Day weekend. From wire reports: August 27, 2006 — Just when raunchy rap diva and ex-con Lil’ Kim’s legal woes seemed behind her, a Jamaican reggae singer has charged her with ripping off lyrics for her last album.  Kim didn’t just steal her song, Tanya Stephens claims in a suit filed in Manhattan federal court last week. She did so after flying Stephens to New York, asking her to sing on one of her albums and belting out by heart the very song she pilfered to show what a big fan she was of Stephens, according to the suit.  Stephens and her representatives from the Royalty Network were shocked when they first listened to Lil’ Kim’s late-2005 album, “The Naked Truth.” The lyrics of Kim’s track “Durty” match almost word for word with Stephens’ song “Mi and Mi God” recorded in Jamaica and released in 1997, they say.  The Brooklyn-born Kim, a k a Kimberly Jones, even sings the tune with a West Indian accent, the suit alleges.  The lyrics are so duplicative that Stephens is claiming she should own the song and receive all past and future royalties.  To add insult to injury, Lil’ Kim is one of Stephens’ biggest fans, she claims in the complaint.  Although fame has eluded Stephens in the United States, she’s well known in Jamaica, where she has released six albums on local labels.  Kim reached out to Stephens in 1999 and flew her up to have her sing on one of her albums.  She gushed over Stephens when they met in the New York recording studio, telling her that she was a “big fan” and that she owned several of the reggae artist’s albums, the suit says. Kim even sang her favorite Stephens song, which she knew by heart. It was “Mi and Mi God,”according to the lawsuit.  Stephens then sang with Kim, but the vocals never made the album.  Lil’ Kim’s lawyer and agent did not respond to messages requesting comment.  Stephens, 33, who played Radio City Music Hall last year, sings in a patchwork style of reggae, dance hall and R&B. It has a rough-and-tumble street style – without Lil’ Kim’s hip-hop sexuality.  ”It’s about women’s empowerment,” said Andrew Henton, her manager in Jamaica. “She sings about sex, but not in a raunchy way. It’s more thought-provoking, more political. I wouldn’t say it’s like Lil’ Kim.”  If anything, she rejects the rapper’s sexy sales pitch.  ”I’m not a prude, and I’m not intimidated by sex or nakedness,” Stephens told a British publication this month. “In fact, I find some of it appealing. But I don’t feel that a marketing company needs to use sex to sell me a pack of flour! It’s not relevant, ‘cos I’m not making any sexy dumplings!”  ”The Naked Truth” shot to No. 3 on the hip-hop charts and rose to No. 6 on the Billboard chart. It was nominated for album of the year for the BET Awards.  This latest legal predicament comes after Kim was released from a federal prison in Philadelphia on July 3. She had served 10 months for lying to a grand jury about a shooting that erupted outside radio station Hot 97 in lower Manhattan when her posse clashed with rapper Foxy Brown’s. She completed house arrest on Aug. 3.

Spragga Benz guest stars on this weeks BOOM SHOTS

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The dancehall sensation SPRAGGA BENZ visits the show BOOM SHOTS this week to talk about the new John/Silvari film “Shottas” that he co-stars in with Kymani Marley, his new music and his upcoming shows. And of course your man DJ Boom has a very specia Spragga mix-set in store for you. Tune in this Wednesday and every Wednesday to hear DJ Boom spin the best reggae dancehall streaming online!

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Reggae Icon Buju Banton To Headline One Love Festival Tour Kicking Off Tonight In Fort Lauderdale

(Kingston, JA/New York, NY – 24, August 2006) Jamaican music icon Buju Banton aka Gargamel will headline the One Love Festival Tour, which kicks off tonight at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Now in it’s 4th year, the 2006 One Love lineup boasts an incredibly diverse group of acts that also includes Reggae legends Gregory Isaacs and Cocoa Tea, self- styled fireman Capleton, newcomers Assassin and Elan, plus the Live Wyya Band. The festival will travel for the next two- and-a-half weeks through Florida, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maryland. Meanwhile, Gargamel Music prepares for the North American release of Buju Banton’s hotly anticipated new album TOO BAD, due in stores on September 12th. The project is his first pure dancehall outing in over a decade and the first full-length project on his own Gargamel label. The street single “Nothing,” produced by Banton and his Gargamel production crew, is steadily climbing the Jamaican charts and receiving generous mixshow and specialty play stateside. The commercial single “Fast Lane” is a classy joint that boasts a more reflective Buju chatting lyrical verse over an unconventional riddim steeped in jazzy, rare grooves. Both songs are now available on iTunes. ONE LOVE FESTIVAL TOUR DATES Aug 24 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale Aug 25 – Hard Rock Live – Orlando Aug 26 – Jannus Landing – Tampa (BUJU BANTON & SHILOH BAND ONLY) Aug 27 – Matrolina Expo Center – Charlotte Aug 29 – Lincoln Theater – Raleigh Aug 31 – Bank of America Pavillion – Boston Sept 1 – House of Blues – Atlantic City Sept 2 – Old Dominion University – Norfolk Sept 3 – Roy Wilkins Park/IrieJamboree – Jamaica- Queens Sept 4 – Pufferbellies – Hyannis Sept 6 – Lupo’s – Providence Sept 7 – Toad’s Place – New Haven Sept 8 – Paramount Theater – Asbury Park Sept 10 – Crossroads – Bladensburg TELL A FRIEND… OR BECOME ONE AT BUJU BANTON’S OFFICIAL MY SPACE PAGE: www.myspace.com/bujubanton - New Album TOO BAD In North American Stores September 12TH - Gargamel Music Familyemail: gargamelmusicfamily@yahoo.com

Eight76 Records Releases Two New Singles From Forthcoming CD Reggae Highlites 2006

Eight76 Records releases two new singles from the forthcoming compilation REGGAE HIGHLITES 2006 hitting stores on Tuesday, September 26.  “Cyan Tek It” by Nadine Sutherland & Chrisinti and “Real Rock” from veteran crooner AJ Brown, follow the CD’s first hit single, “Keep Me Safe”.  “Keep Me Safe” by Nadine Sutherland continues to work its way up the X-News South Florida Reggae Singles Chart and is at #6 this week.  Nadine and Chrisinti recently rocked the SeaBreeze Music Festival in Long Beach, California.  If crowd response to the two artists is any indication, “Cyan Tek It” shouldn’t be far behind.  All three singles are produced by Eight76 Record’s Kenroy “Yahbreeze” Archibald.  Like the video for “Keep Me Safe”, the music video for “Cyan Tek It” was directed by Jamaica’s own Nordia Rose.  The video is set to premier at the end of August.   The video shoot for “Real Rock” is scheduled to take place in Jamaica sometime next month. “Keep Me Safe” is now available for download as an e-single on your favorite music websites such as I-Tunes, Rhapsody, MusicNet, and Yahoo Music.  “Cyan Tek It” and “Real Rock” will be available commercially August 29. That and more hit music from Eight76 stand ready to fill your I-Pod / MP3 player on-demand.  Eight76 Records CD releases are distributed by CED / Bayside in the US and All Access Entertainment in Jamaica and the Caribbean. REGGAE HIGHLITES 2006 TRACK LIST: 1. Keep Me Safe – Nadine Sutherland / 2. Runnings Run (Baby Grand Remix) – Chrisinti / 3. Real Rock – AJ Brown / 4. Vampire – Zyon High / 5. Jah Jah Liveth – Mikey General / 6. Glorify The King – Natty Remo / 7. Hang On – Luciano / 8. Cyan Tek It – Nadine Sutherland & Chrisinti / 9. Happens To Many – Jahmali / 10. One In A Million – Chezidek / 11. Last Night – Evette / 12. Nah Go Down Deh – Kehv / 13. United – Luciano / 14. She Get Me High – Ras Peta / 15. Highlighted – Jah Mason / 16. Can’t Live Without You – George Nooks and Evette Official Website: www.Eight76Records.net #        #        #         # For further information contact: US/Canada: Foundation Media – Russell Gerlach: (562) 948-3008 / ReggaeRuss@aol.com All Arc Enterprises/Eight76 Records – Myshjua Archibald: (305) 234-5883 / AllArc@aol.com Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide member (#1833)

2nd Annual So. Florida Family Reggae set for November in Miami

The 2006 South Florida Family Reggae Festival is set for Sunday, November 5, 2006, at Margaret Pace Park in Downtown Miami, FL.  The daylong celebration of reggae music and Caribbean culture is FREE for all attendees and open from 10am to 7pm.  This year’s festival will serve as the culmination of the 2006 International Reggae Radio & Retail Conference (www.reggaeconference.org) being held November 3 – 4 at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Center in Miami.  Here is a sampling of the festival’s scheduled events: Live performances from up and coming South Florida talent as well as international acts  Reggae Riddim Section featuring dancing and musical performances by some of South Florida’s most talented young people. Caribbean Puppetmasters: Sugar & Spice the Clowns Reggae Pioneer Award Presentation  There is also an indoor children’s play area, Caribbean Marketplace, and Reggae Music Row featuring meet & greets with reggae artists, producers, and radio personalities.  Performers interested in participating in the showcase and/or the Reggae Riddim Section should contact Family Reggae Festival, Inc. or visit the official website. This event is produced by Family Reggae Festival, Inc., City of Miami’s Office of FACE (Film, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment), and Jamaica Awareness Inc. in association with various sponsors.  The general information hotline phone number is (305) 468- 9611.  Interested vendors should call (305) 436-9084.  Come Join The Fun For The Whole Family ! Official festival website: www.FamilyReggaeFestival.org  Media Contact Russell Gerlach – Foundation Media Phone – (562) 948-3008 E-mail – reggaeruss@aol.com ©2006 Family Reggae Festival, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Sugar Minott, Admiral Tibet and Fire Pashon US Canada Hawaii Tour

Kings Music International is now booking the Godfather of Dancehall, reggae legend Sugar Minott, along with Admiral Tibet, Fire Pashon and The Black Roots Productions house band, Rasta Uprising. Sugar has recently released a new CD called Tribute to Studio One on the Tads Records label. He continues to produce hit records such as the 2002 INDIE winner for Best Reggae Album, “Rare Gems”. Sugar Minott ruled the dancehall for a decade from the mid 70’s to the mid 80’s. Admiral Tibet was strong in the dancehall later on in the 80’s as a conscious singer.  Tibet is known for his hits such as “Babylon War” and “Leave Peoples Business”. Pashon, Sugar’s daughter, does some songs of her own, and then sings harmony for her father. These three artists make a great tour package, all hard working conscious roots acts. Also, the Rasta Uprising Band does some songs to open up. Last year Sugar did the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in California, and then did a similar tour from San Diego through LA, the four major Hawaiian islands, and up the west coast to Canada and then down through Montana to Colorado. The shows were successful in bringing out a lot of roots people, and there is a lot of interest for him to come again. Now a year later, Minott again brings a style he created in the early days of Jamaica’s dancehalls in the 70’s and 80’s, when he defined sound system performance and elevated singing and deejaying to new heights with his Black Roots record label and the Youthman Promotion sound crew.  Sugar’s crew offered more lyrical variety and talent than virtually any other sound system then or since.  He helped mentor and give experience to many of the artists that were later to become trendsetters in their own right, such as Tenor Saw, Nitty Gritty, Junior Reid , Frankie Paul, Michael Palmer, Half Pint and Little John. Wherever he performs, Sugar plays to a solid base of loyal fans, whether it be in the clubs of London, the dancehalls of Kingston or the nightclubs of New York City.    For bookings contact Peter Wardle of Kings Music International at (510) 326-8445 or e-mail reggaeangl@aol.com BIOGRAPHY:  LINCOLN “SUGAR” MINOTT Sugar Minott is one of the best-loved performers from Jamaica.  He has helped many young artists come up in the music business and produced numerous memorable recordings.  Sugar Minott is one of reggae dancehall’s foundation artists.  From the onset of his career in 1969 in the African Brothers (with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard), Sugar Minott has released hit tunes like “No Cup No Broke” in 1974 and his first major hit, “Vanity” in ‘78.  Sugar’s 1979 debut album – Live Loving, has often been called the first Dancehall album. Hit after hit followed with songs like “Run Come”, “Not For Sale”, “African Girl”, “Lover’s Rock”, “Africa”, “In A Dis Ya Time”, and “Make It With You”.  A cover of Michael Jackson’s “Good Thing Going” was his first number one hit in England.  He returned to Dancehall and Roots Reggae with the album Herbsman Hustling.  Sugar’s Rub A Dub Sound Style album is considered by many to be the first Ragga recording. Sugar Minott is without peer in the Reggae music industry.  He was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.  After finishing school he began selling records and formed his own sound system, Black Roots, from which the internationally acclaimed Youth Promotion evolved. Among the artists Sugar is known for producing and mentoring are Yami Bolo, Tristan Palmer, Little John, Captain Sinbad, Tenor Saw, Nitty Gritty, Junior Reid, Colourman, Daddy Freddy and Garnett Silk – who recorded his first song for the Black Roots label. With over sixty albums and hundreds of singles to his credit, Sugar has over thirty years of hit-making experience and has performed all over the world.  He has worked for all of Jamaica’s top producers such as George Phang, Sly & Robbie, Philip “Fatis” Burrell, Channel One, Prince Jammy and Donovan Germain, to name a few.  His biggest tunes include “Herbsman Hustling”, “No Vacancy”, “Jamming In The Street”, “Rub A Dub Sound”, “Buy Off The Bar”, “Rydim”, “Devil’s Pickney” and “Hard Time Pressure”.  Sugar Minott is the truly original Reggae Dancehall superstar who continues to shine and inspire more and more youth coming into their own.  BIOGRAPHY: ADMIRAL TIBET Kennel Allen aka Admiral Tibet was born in the parish of St. Mary where he attended the Free Hill Primary and Port Maria Secondary Schools respectively. As a young child growing up, he always had a keen interest in music. He started performing on sound systems in and around his vicinity at a tender age. Having listened to a wide variety of music, he credits veterans Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs as being his greatest influences. At the urging of family and friends who recognized his talent, he worked diligently to develop his music skills. In 1985, Tibet did his first recording for producer Sherman Clacher, entitled “Babylon War” on the Arabic and King International label. This recording  gave him  recognition locally and internationally. Another single “Leave People Business” produced by Winston Riley on the Techniques label, was an instant hit, followed by “Serious Time” which was recorded for producer Lloyd James on the King Jammys label and was later remixed with two times Grammy winner Shabba Ranks and the Don Gorgon Ninjaman on the MPLA rhythm. This song was also a major hit. Following these hit songs, in 1989 Tibet performed on Jamaica’s biggest stageshow, The Reggae Sunsplash, where on Dancehall Night he thrilled thousands of spectators and was recognized as a top performer of the night. Soon after, Tibet was awarded by The Rockers Awards- “Performer of the Year”.  Having gained this status, Admiral Tibet was now booked on most of the major shows in Jamaica, such as Rebel Salute, Sting and The Reggae Sumfest. In the following years, Tibet recorded for several producers a repertoire of original music reflecting a conscious roots, cultural awareness with social commentary. In the year 2000, he recorded “Gone Crazy” for producer Bobby Digital which was a chart mover for several weeks, followed by “Couldn’t Believe It” for artist/producer Sugar Roy on the Fireball label, which also hit the charts. To date, Tibet has recorded nine albums including “Coming to the Light” in 1987 for King Jammys, “Babylon War” for producer Sherman Clacher and “Leave People Business” for producer Winston Riley. Admiral Tibet has toured extensively in the United States, Europe, Japan and the Caribbean. With a message of unity and love, Admiral Tibet continues to captivate audiences and leave them craving for more. BIOGRAPHY: FIRE PASHON Jamaica’s rich musical history has often been characterized by large families in which heredity plays a significant part. There is now a female progeny of a prominent performer making her mark on the scene as an artist – Fire Pashon, the daughter of Reggae music legend Lincoln “Sugar” Minott. Fire Pashon has a new CD out on The Black Roots label called Flames that is currently creating disturbance. Born Tamar Minott in Kingston, Pashon’s exposure to the music world began at a tender age in the stimulating atmosphere of her father’s fame and profile in their community.  Her dad operated a small studio from their home and also owned a sound system called Youthman Promotion, which would play in their yard every Thursday night.  Growing up in this environment gave Pashon the opportunity to witness artists like Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Tenor Saw, Tony Rebel and Garnett Silk in performance firsthand on and off the stage.  Early exposure to the music business and the entertainment world helped to nurture her talent. At age eight, she recorded her first single, “Reggae the Beat” with her brothers and younger sister.  She has continued to record and   recently voiced a song on the ‘Chrome’ riddim entitled “Real Fire Woman”.  The video release for this song is getting rave reviews and is doing well. No stranger to the stage, Pashon has performed on major shows in Jamaica including Sting, Reggae Sumfest, Sashi, CME, Reloaded, East Fest and Spectrum.  This high-spirited Aries attributes her success to the influence of her father, as well as Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Wayne Wonder, Sister Carol and Lauren Hill. Pashon is blazing the path for a new generation of loyal fans by expressing uplifting themes of heartfelt unity in her music. Pashon is coming on strong as a female artist in this time.