Sat. April 16th House of David, Friendlyness & Wassabi Duo @Rivoli

[Jay Funk Dawg]

NUFUNK & OHM GROWN RECORDS present: Joint 7 Inch/ 45 RPM Release Party for

HOUSE OF DAVID GANG: Reggae Party

FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS: Right Now

Hosted & After Party Set by:

Gisto & M3 of the Wassabi Collective (Nelson, BC)

Saturday April 16th

The Rivoli - 332 Queen Street W, Toronto

Doors open 9 PM Show at 10 PM

Tickets $10 @ the door

Advance tickets at: http://bit.ly/etETL5

Advance guest list by emailing: guestlist@nufunk.ca

Facebook Link: http://on.fb.me/hboSZb

HOUSE OF DAVID GANG

www.houseofdavidgang.com

FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS

www.friendlynessandthehumanrights.com

GISTO & M3 of the WASSABI COLLECTIVE (Nelson, BC)

www.wassabi.net

Friendlyness & Human Rights (FHR) & House of David Gang (HODG) are two of Toronto's busiest touring reggae acts who have joined forces to release a split 45 rpm / 7inch vinyl on the Toronto imprint Ohm Grown Records/NuFunk Recordings. FHR are releasing a new song "Right Now", and HODG are releasing their first single from their upcoming CD called "Reggae Party." The partnership of these two lead reggae bands were solidified at a sold out concert at Lee's Palace in February honoring the life of the immortal reggae superstar Bob Marley. Joining the release party are Gisto & M3 of BC based band "The Wassabi Collective who have developed a cult-like following for their mix of rock, hiphop, reggae and electro.

FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS

FHR released their debut CD "One Thing" in June 2010. Friendlyness, a Juno nominated vocalist and devoted Rastafarian has had a long history in the Canadian reggae scene working with such groups as Culture Shock, Raggadeath, SuperHeavy Reggae, and Truths & Rights. Friendlyness has also recently joined the reunited high-profile Canadian rock band Big Sugar, who recently performed for several thousand people at the Sound Academy in March for Canadian Music Week. Over the last three years Friendlyness and the Human Rights have been honoured to warm up the stage for reggae legends Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, John Holt, The English Beat and Clive Chin. They have also been featured on regae & ska festivals in Western and Central Canada including The Calgary Reggae Fest and IRIE fest in Toronto.

HOUSE OF DAVID GANG

HODG 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. It was a place where members of Selassie I Power, The Resinators, Revelation, Imagine Rainbow Warriors and special guest touring musicians would join together and jam late into the night. Rooted in the timeless tradition of Jamaican roots reggae from the 70s and early 80s, House of David Gang adds a potent mix of jazz, funk and afrobeat to create a true global reggae orchestra. Now with a revamped line-up House of David Gang has toured Central & Atlantic Canada, having performed at Evolve Festival, Salty Jam, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Ottawa Reggae Fest and to over 10,000 people at the Toronto Freedom Festival in 2010.

GISTO & M3 of the WASSABI COLLECTIVE

M3 (Melissa Meretsky) Percussionist/Singer and Gisto (Brent Hongisto) Guitarist/Singer/Producer are the lead vocalists of BC based Wassabi Collective who have thoroughly honed their craft over a thousand shows and 7 years on the road across North America. The duo will be showcasing their evolution with an all new Electro Reggae Dance sound featuring all the percussion, guitar and vocals backed by live sequencing through Ableton Live. The response has been overwhelming, now the high energy duo is set to embark on their first Central & East coast Canadian Tour.

Ohm Grown Records

www.ohmgrownrecords.com

Ohm Grown Records was founded in 1990 by Ras Allover with the mandate to publish today's most conscious reggae music.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

listen to our new song Reggae Party here:

www.houseofdavidgang.com

let me know what you think!

[Jay Funk Dawg]

check audio for side AA:

[bradm]

It looks like the Gang is also doing 4/20 in Ottawa.

Aloha,

Brad

[Jay Funk Dawg]

TONIGHT yo!