Legendary PAPA MICHIGAN confirmed for Reggae Jam
BACK IN the 1970s, the fabled Studio One made a comeback thanks to a new slate of acts that rocked the dancehall. They included singers Freddie McGregor, Sugar Minott and a deejay duo named Papa Michigan and General Smiley. The latter got out of the blocks quickly, hitting local charts with Rub a Dub Style in 1978 and followed-up the next year with Nice Up The Dance. More hits, like One Love Jamdown Diseases and Sugar Daddy solidified there place in reggae history as one of Jamaica's most prolific reggae forces. The aforementioned hits were all written by Papa Michigan who has continued to write, record and perform groundbreaking material as a solo artist. Michigan has released numerous singles and albums independently including the acclaimed "It's All Good" album in 2004 featuring the underground single "400 years". His newest material including his singles "Barack Obama", "Hustler", & "These Streets"; fuse a streetwise hip hop flavor with reggae, to create a current and relevant sound keeping up with the times. His latest lyrics showcase his incredible lyrical gift that has only grown stronger over his 30+ year career. Now is Papa Michigan's time. Having performed solo across Jamaica, Europe & The U.S, Papa Michigan has polished his performance and is poised to make 2010 his biggest and brightest year with the release of a new album. We book him exclusive for Reggae Jam 2010
Nature @ Reggae Jam
Der Jamaikaner Andre Ellis a.k.a. Nature wird als einer der zukünftigen Stars der Reggae-Szene gehandelt.
Dies auch nicht unbegründet, denn mit seiner begnadeten Stimme und seinen Culture&Conscious Lyrics überzeugt der junge Artist sofort einen jeden Musikliebhaber. Durch seine bisherigen Auftritte auf den Sting, Rebel Salute, Champions in Action & East Fest Festivals hat er sich auf Jamaika bereits einen Namen gemacht. Mit seinem Song "Falling In Love Again" auf PowPow's Respond-Riddim-Selection kam er auch hier in Europa ins Gespräch und lenkte dadurch die Aufmerksamkeit der Reggaefans auf sich und seine Musik.
Nature (Andre Ellis), gebürtiger Jamaicaner, ist ein junger Artist aus Jamaica der mit seiner Stimme und seinen "Cultural & Conscious Lyrics" überzeugt.
Bei der diesjährigen "Eastern Kingston Jamaica Awards"- Show wurde NATURE zum besten "Cultural Artist" des Jahres gekürt.
Lutan Fyah @ Reggae Jam
s scheint unmöglich, sich im Zusammenhang mit Conscious-Reggae zu bewegen, ohne früher oder später über den Namen Lutan Fyah zu stolpern. Die markante, leicht raue und gleichzeitig ungeheuer melodische Stimme des jamaikanischen Singjays kündet von Erfahrungen und Inspirationen und ertönt in erster Linie zum Lob und Preis des Allmächtigen.
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Smiley was born on the beautiful island of Aruba as Tavis Nedd in 1980. He has been making music since he was seventeen years old. He moved to The Netherlands in 2000, where he started touring with the popular Dutch reggaeband band Out of Many for three years. After that Smiley formed his own band and as from 2004 Smiley performed at several Dutch festivals and venues in Holland such as UITmarkt, Reggae on the Beach, Pleasure Easter Party and Gospelfestival. Smiley has started a more international career since 2007 by performing in Germany for example the Popkomm Music Conference in Berlin, Club Yaam (Berlin) and Club Bahia (Aruba). His first single “Tomorrow” had quite a lot of airplay on various radiostations in Holland, Aruba and Belgium and the musicvideo of this song reached a number three position in the reggaechart of Dutch musictelevision The Box in the first two weeks. From then on Smiley’s music has been played on radiostations in Aruba, Surinam, Germany, Belgium and some local radiostations in the United States. A collaboration between Smiley and Surinam band Ondrofeni resulted in a unique song called Wailing Home; a combination of reggae and the Surinam music-style Kawina. On September 2nd 2008 this song was released on a compilation-album called "I believe in Amsterdam". Recently Smiley travelled to Jamaica to work with great producers and musicians such as Barry ‘o Hare and Altafaan Records. As a result he recorded a new song with Junior Kelly The video of “Dem a Wonder” has been released on YouTube on November 10th 2008 and is set to be a hitsong. It’s being aired by Reggae Entertainment Television and Tempo TV and is being played on the biggest reggae radiostation in the world Irie FM. The tune Distance was released on the Tek a Train riddem selection by Rootdown Records on November 20th 2009, the video of this song was released a month later.
Back for 2010, Tanto Metro & Devonte the veteran hit makers and creators of two of dancehall’s biggest radio records.
“Everyone Falls In Love” from 1998 and “Give It To Her” from 2001. The duo is back with their usual mixture of melodic hooks, humorous rhymes and catchy melodies.
Live & direct @ Reggae Jam 2010.
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 EVENT DUBBED 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 AS “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 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.
