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www.nufunk.ca is proud to present: ANOTHER ORIGINAL WAILERS SHOWCASE TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY, PETER TOSH, AND BUNNY WAILER FEATURING THE HOUSE OF DAVID GANG, TONYA P, JASON WILSON, ROOTS VIBE & DJ REDDAFIRE (MUVA SOUNDSYSTEM) SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010 THE EL MOCAMBO "LEGENDARY HOME OF REGGAE MUSIC" 464 Spadina Ave. (at College St), Toronto www.elmocambo.ca Doors open at 9pm, show at 9:30pm Come join Toronto leading reggae artists and musicians for a night of classic Roots, Rock and Reggae! This is for a good cause, it's a food drive for Serving Charity! $10 Adv and at the Door with Canned Food Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117753791582534&ref=ts THE WAILERS The Original Legendary Wailers were Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. This night will celebrate this classic Roots Rock Reggae Trio! This trio defined reggae music as a genre and their music is still influencing people all over the world. Such tracks as "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conqueror", "400 Years" and "Small Axe" were not only classics, but they defined the future direction of reggae. The 3 Original Wailers met in Trenchtown, Jamaica, and that is where the foundation of Reggae and Ska music was built. The Wailers were a ska, rocksteady, and reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Bob Marley, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, and Cherry Smith. They were called variously The Teenagers, The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers, and finally The Wailers. By 1966, Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had left the band, leaving the trio of Wailer, Marley and Tosh. Some of The Wailers most notable songs were recorded together with Lee "Scratch" Perry and his studio band, The Upsetters. In the early 1970s, The Upsetters members Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother Carlton (Carlie) Barrett [1], formed the Wailers Band, the backing band of The Wailers. The Wailers recorded such groundbreaking reggae songs as, "Simmer Down", "Trenchtown Rock", "Nice Time", "Stir It Up", "Get Up, Stand Up", and many others. The Wailers broke up in 1974, with each of the three main members going on to pursue solo careers. Bob Marley went on to international fame with Bob Marley & The Wailers (with the Wailers Band as the backing band and the I Threes as the backing vocalists). Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer each enjoyed considerable solo success, as reggae music continued to gain in popularity throughout the 70's and 80's. They were supported by their respective backing bands, Word, Sound and Power and The Solomonic Orchestra. Most of the group's members have since died. Marley died in 1981, Tosh in 1987, Braithwaite in 1999, and Smith in 2008.[2] Bunny Wailer and Beverley Kelso are the only surviving original members of the group. HOUSE OF DAVID GANG www.myspace.com/houseofdavidgang Formed in Toronto over 15 years ago, the band is fronted by seasoned reggae veteran King Selah, a fixture on the Canadian Jamaican Reggae landscape for two decades. King Selah leads a collective of artists, vocalists, horn players, guitarists, keyboardists and a rock-steady rhythm section. Jah-lin Edwards (drums), Chris & Michael Davies (guitar & keyboards), Snappy (bass) & The High Plains Drifter (lead guitar) round out the current incarnation that sometimes includes the horn section on Mike Field (Trumpet) and Dean Yates (Trombone). The band takes its name from a legendary rooftop apartment on Queen Street West in downtown Toronto; "The House of David" was the after hours spot of choice for the city's burgeoning reggae scene in the late 1980s, a place where members of The Resinators, Explorer Band, Revelation, Selassie I Power, Imagine Rainbow Warriors and special guest touring musicians who performed at The Legendary Bamboo Club earlier that evening would join together and jam late into the night. House of David Gang recently toured to Eastern and Central Canada with their Annual Bob Marley Birthday & Food Drive tour, which sold out shows in several major markets. They have performed at venues all over Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick & NovaScotia , with a festival resume that includes The Atlantic Jazz Festival (Halifax, NS), The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival (Fredericton, NB), The Evolve Music and Awareness Festival (Antigonish, NS), Come Together Music Festival (Owen Sound, ON), The Hillside Festival (Guelph, ON), Caribfest (Barrie, ON), Salty Jam (Saint John, NB), The Sunseekers Ball (Saint John, NB) and The Toronto Freedom Festival where they played to an estimated crowd of over 15,000 people in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The band is currently hard at work in the studio, recording a new EP "Three the Hard Way" with the singles "Three Wise Men of Jamaica", "Reggae Party" and "Don't Make Me Cry." They are receiving regular airplay across Canada and have recently been played as far away as France and Spain. The House of David Gang delivers an uplifting reggae show, spreading the message of the reggae prophets; Love, Equal Rights, Humanity and Self-empowerment. Come join "the Gang"! JASON WILSON http://www.jasonwilsonmusic.com THE PEACEMAKER'S CHAUFFEUR is the first solo album from the now two-time Juno-nominated Canadian reggae artist JASON WILSON. The multiple award-wining double-disc focuses on various attributes of the human experience in times of both ‘war’ and ‘peace’. The album boasts an impressive array of musical legends who offer Jason a helping hand for a project that was four years in the making. Special guests include: British fiddle legend Dave Swarbrick, Studio One reggae keyboard king the late Jackie Mittoo, James Brown and Van Morrison’s band leading saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis, Aswad’s frontman Brinsley Forde, Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin, Canadian icon Ron Sexsmith and many, many more. Pegged by the Canadian media as a “reggae-visionaryâ€, Wilson has recorded and performed with some of the world’s biggest reggae acts including UB40 and Sly & Robbie. An award-winning author (Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup, Fenn Publishing 2006), Wilson has also worked outside the reggae world including collaborations with Alanis Morissette, Percy Sledge and The Mighty Sparrow. No other Canadian reggae artist has toured as much as Jason Wilson in the past ten years and after feature documentaries on CBC Television (THE NATIONAL with Peter Mansbridge) and BBC radio in England (Lively Up Yourself Documentary), this Toronto-born Scottish-Canadian is only now being recognized for his role as a reggae ambassador. In 2007, Wilson was presented The Karl Mullings Memorial Award for commitment to reggae in Canada and this year won a national Doctoral Fellowship for his PhD study in Canadian History at the University of Guelph. Jason is now in the studio recording a full-length album with Dave Swarbrick entitled: THE LION RAMPANT (2010). TONYA P http://www.myspace.com/tonyapmuziq When her first single " With Me" hit the streets in 2005 fans were amazed by its powerful combination of modern R&B with the sweet sound of Reggae and Soul. TONYA P has truly become the voice for young women across the globe. She has a style that is adored by many and a voice that is comparable to none. The new single "Love Love Love" has recently been released and has been receiving rave reviews along with heavy airplay on Toronto's top Reggae programs. She's played at the Montreal International Reggae Fest, Queens of Reggae (Toronto), Rootsbana (Toronto), Bob Marley Tribute (Jamaica) and more! She's shared the stage with big Reggae stars like Lady Saw and Luciano! DJ Reddafire http://www.myspace.com/muvasoundsystem DJ Reddafire (MUVA's main selector) has been at the cutting edge of Reggae for the past decade and travels frequently to Negril's West in Jamaica as a means of keeping his finger on the pulse of the Soundsystem community. With the help and wizardry of the good people at Jah Freedom Recording, MuvaSound has been developing an impressive catalogue of exclusive Dub-Plate recordings by top ranked artists including the likes of Luciano, Pinchers, Culture and John Holt. To hear these new and Vintage rareties one MUST experince the Muva SoundSystem in a live setting to truley get the full experience of their incomperable live-sound. LOCAL MUSIC VENDORS WANTED!!! For vendors, show updates and other info please contact: jay@nufunk.ca FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT: jay@nufunk.ca presented by: www.nufunk.ca

any interest out there? http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108392022520857 supported added: Jessica Lea Mayfield http://www.myspace.com/jlmayfield

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Thanks for that NR, check out the fb page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114999855200456

Annual Cowadelic boat cruise on the Georgian Queen! Saturday June 5th, 2010 Come join the party 3 hour sun-set cruise 3 set of CAUTION JAM...cash bar..good times with guest and world champion harmonica player....ESPANOLA SLIM! End of Hwy. 93 North at the dock Tickets $25.00 Call 1-800-363-7447 Only 200 tickets available Get them while you can! Hotel/Motelinfo: King's Inn 751 King Street Midland, ON L4R 4K3 (888) 474-1711 Transportation: Local (Midland) Taxi $8.00 from boat to hotel

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Passed Out Guy Wins - congrats Bob!

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Time to party like a bad ass!! see ya Friday email me at jay@nufunk.ca to save you $15 tickets at the door! j

email jay@nufunk.ca to win tickets to Saturday's show. We're giving away 2 pairs. thanks! jay Tickets $20.00 + S/C at UnionEvents.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 416-870-8000, Ticketmaster.ca, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record THE UNION PROUDLY PRESENTS EASY STAR ALL-STARS WITH DUBMATIX Saturday May 8, 2010 The Opera House 735 Queen Street East, Toronto ON Doors 9 pm - Show 10 pm - 19+ Combining musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a superb rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts since their live debut in 2003. They rock every crowd they play for, whether it’s to thousands at festivals or hundreds at club gigs and private events (like the wedding of NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s daughter). Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003) and Radiodread (2006), as well as Until That Day (2008), an original EP, the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world, bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub and indie rock into one big family. Their newest release, Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band, tackles the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in complete reggae fashion. Originally formed in 1997, the Easy Star All-Stars existed mostly as a studio entity until releasing Dub Side of the Moon in 2003. The group operates as a collective with a rotating cast of musicians and singers, and was put together by Easy Star co-founders Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith and Lem Oppenheimer. The members of the Easy Star All-Stars, past and present, read like a who’s who of New York’s reggae, ska, dub and jazz scene, with much of the bands success coming from their ability to maintain a delicate balancing act, making albums that rock fans can embrace, without alienating the notoriously demanding hardcore reggae audience. Don’t miss the Easy Star All-Stars with guests Dubmatix live at The Opera House on Saturday May 8.

By this artist list (posted below) - I would say that Evolve became the number 1 Festival in Canada because they always are music trend pioneers rather than music trend followers. Truth is it's also a tight knit community in the Atlantic Provinces and all that collectivity voted the festival in by a landslide! I'm impressed by the line and I think it could likely be Evolve's biggest year yet!

he's got it going on!!! can't wait !

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Canada's #1 Music Festival EVOLVE announces 2010 lineup! July 23-25 in Antigonish, NS Contact: Jay Cleary / jay@360degreesartists.com / 416-255-7773 / 416-877-4075 ****** http://wwww.evolvefestival.com April 28 ~ Evolve Festival is thrilled to announce the first wave of Canadian and international headliners for its 2010 lineup -- quite possibly its best ever and one that definitely measures up to Evolve's recent distinction as the #1 Music Festival in Canada by CBC Radio 3 Searchlight! Touching down on the full moon weekend of July 23-25 in a spectacular setting in the rolling oceanside hills of Antigonish, Nova Scotia; Evolve 2010's incredible lineup of performers features: * Easy Star All-Stars performing their incredible Dub Side of the Moon tribute to Pink Floyd in its entirety * The digital sampling mashup wizardry of Pretty Lights (Boulder, Colorado) * Champion & His G-Strings, Montreal's Juno-nominated livetronica innovators * The legendary San Francisco underground crew Dubtribe * All the way from Australia -- tribal electrodub partyrocker Ganga Giri * Fred Penner, from staple of our youth to festival cult favourite * The red-hot groove of Vancouver's Five Alarm Funk * Champion UK beatboxer, MC & live loops trickster Beardyman * Progressive trance spinners DJ Preach * Hey Rosetta!, the hard-rockin' pride of St. John's * One of Canada's most in-demand DJ/producers Skratch Bastid * Toronto organic synth-pop duo Woodhands * The phenomenal Indo-Celtic livetronica sound of Delhi 2 Dublin * Washington, DC nufunk vanguards Fort Knox Five * Aboriginal Australian chillroots from Oka * That 1 Guy, the one-man band of homemade instruments from San Francisco * 2009 Juno-winning banjo songsmith Old Man Luedecke * Toby, the magnetic and genre-bending Aussie singer/songwriter As always, Evolve is a showcase for established and up-and-coming Canadian artists, especially Maritimers. The rest of the Atlantic and Canadian contigent at this year's festival includes: David Myles, Slowcoaster, Jenn Grant, Rich Aucoin, Isaac & Blewett w/ Joel Leblanc, Carmen Townsend & The Shakey Deals, Donnie Dunphy, Maylee Todd, Andrew White, Three Sheet and more. CBC Radio 3 will travel to Evolve for the entire festival July 23-25; for a special live on-site broadcast and to present the winning trophy and plaque declaring Evolve the #1 Music Festival in Canada. The Festival's reputation as one of the highlights of the North American musical calendar continues to spread far and wide; it was also honoured as one of the 15 Best Outdoor Music Festivals in North America in 2009 by Santa Fe-based Outside Magazine. "I'm delighted to get this sort of recognition from Canada's national broadcaster," says Evolve Festival Artistic and Executive Director Jonas Colter. "Evolve Festival has always aspired to have the best possible fan experience, and we're humbled to be in the good company of festivals like Hillside, Ottawa Blues Fest, Shambhala, Shelter Valley, Stan Rogers Folk Festival & and Vancouver Island Music Festival -- which in my mind, are some of the best festivals in the world. This year, our goals are to create more artistic beauty and atmosphere at Evolve, as well as pushing the Zero Waste agenda even harder. We want to make Evolve an even more magical place!" Mark down July 23-24-25 on your calendars and make the journey to Antigonish -- you'll remember it for a lifetime! Early bird tickets are now available at Ticketpro.ca and all Ticketpro locations across Canada. Click here to learn more about Evolve's visionary range of environmental initiatives and offerings that play a huge part in its distinction as the #1 Music Festival! **** More acclaim for Evolve Festival! "Evolve is a great event and rapidly recognized as THE alternative and green music event of the summer. Hats off to the Evolve Team!" - Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada leader "Evolve is the most person friendly festival I've ever experienced." - Loel Campbell, drummer for Wintersleep "THE big summer music event in Nova Scotia." - The Coast Summer Guide For more information about Evolve Festival visit: www.evolvefestival.com All media & publicity inquiries contact: Jay Cleary, Evolve Festival Publicist 416-255-7773 / 416-877-4075 jay@evolvefestival.com www.360degreesartists.com www.evolvefestival.com **** Evolve Festival 2010 artists on YouTube: Easy Star All-Stars perform "Dub Side Of The Moon": Pretty Lights: Champion & His G-Strings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIfmM4QXL9g Dubtribe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESGmw_xBK9M Ganga Giri: Beardyman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2F-Emds6eA Fred Penner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjgNARNeqk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCEVhSRbj0 Five Alarm Funk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRll_DkoBBE DJ Preach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRIvS8XrJ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd0eLvasYLs Hey Rosetta!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKD8bg-oEE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkIJVqvYzos Skratch Bastid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pITPtLHoCN0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc1fNtSP-JM Woodhands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dej4uA-7o8g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoCHog0WLWA Delhi 2 Dublin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlElZCUwv4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey--wo1tBwU Fort Knox Five: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEiqpn9WmtY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcHd8FeoaLI OKA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdyjN8HHWAU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6T-2WR0rw That 1 Guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQJRtSJiNHQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHlDfejCHkc Old Man Luedecke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cPAPnhhLF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aN9ifQVSrI TOBY: http://www.youtube.com/tobybeard http://www.tobymusic.com.au/ Slowcoaster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyNJz4doVw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyNJz4doVw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMj8HDRGnc Jenn Grant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEEiJGKKJA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eWzcEmgSdc Rich Aucoin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIj_ik7VGJY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b44X2hY0LxA Isaac & Blewett w/ Joel Leblanc: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iniXhKuBXE4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xr7HusAEvY Carmen Townsend & The Shakey Deals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBIFAknVxZ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTZHgwMqGfU Donnie Dunphy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQS1Rwo5vp0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe9F2lbgo1s Andrew White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_w6n1hkjsQ Three Sheet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqWZlrGU5Gc

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Here's some more video from the Toronto Freedom Festival, this time from the Pre-Party at El Mocambo. looking forward to seeing that video Mulvee! What a crazy party! - too bad the audio is cracking on these videos!

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The sound is kinda bad, the vocals are clipping but check out how many people are there at 3:39

I met both Guru and Solar, when I produced a Jazzmatazz show in Toronto in late 2006. The ego coming off that Solar guys was so toxic... we couldn't figure out what was "super" about him. Reading all about the crazy end of GURU, Solar proved to be a really controlling figure in Guru's life which I initially suspected. did anyone read the most recent relevations on this topic? http://www.nme.com/news/gang-starr/50781 http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637485/20100420/gang_starr.jhtml