Jah Live U.S. Reggae Tour 2009

Rasta Man Live Up! Rasta Man lives up! The U.S. reggae tour “Jah Live” is finally confirms and set to be here in the State in early November. The venues are being confirmed as this point of press release. What is so special about The Jah Live U.S. reggae tour? One it’s a can miss event. It features some of Jamaica’s very best, Roots and Culture reggae artists. Headlining the this crew of conscious acts will be Paul “The Chosen One” Elliot, Natty King, Culture Knox Super Black, veteran reggae sensation Philip Frazier, Mankind also keeping it gospel, will be female gospel star Ms. Sandra Brooks. Roots reggae fans will be very please to know that the stars are being seek by concert promoters, negotiating with Calabash Promotions to book repeat performances in most U.S. urban cities for next several months. Get set to rock to such hits as “Save me oh Jah” by Paul Elliot, Natty Kings “No Guns to Town”; Culture Knox’s popular “One World”; Philip Frazier’s “Come Ethiopians” and “ Blood Of The Saints”; Super Black’s “Deh Wid You” and “Ready Fe Them”. You will rock with Mankind’s “Country Life” and sing halleluiah with Sandra’s “Look to Jesus” and “Don’t Worry”. Producer Lloyd "Prince Jammy" James was probably the most important figure on the Jamaican scene as reggae music elapsed from the roots era into the dancehall period. Wayne Smith's tremendously influential "Under Mi Sleng Teng" was recorded under Jammy's supervision, and other hits based on similarly configured electronic rhythms soon followed to dominate reggae radio, clubs and concerts. The first recording of Rastafarian music was perhaps made by Count Ossie. This was followed in the 1950s by various recordings of Burru, as well as music of other Jamaican religions such as Pocomania. In 1953, Ossie introduced akete drums to Rastafarian communities in West Kingston, using styles and rhythms adapted from burru. Music has long played an integral role in Rastafari, and the connection between the movement and various kinds of music has become well known, due to the international fame of musicians like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The drum is a symbol of the Africanness of Rastafari, and some mansions assert that Jah's spirit of divine energy is present in the drum. African music survived slavery because many slave-owners encouraged it as a method of keeping morale high. Afro-Caribbean music arose with the influx of influences from the native peoples of Jamaica, as well as the European slave-owners. The drum and bass that echoed the Rasta Man chanting seem dead and forgotten. As the 90’s passed, some of the year's cultural songs (often criticizing coke, gun lyrics, etc.), played a few top tunes, and then over dub, gave a commentary over some of the year's main events which were reflected in the lyrics: the murder of (reggae artists) Panhead and Dirtsman in 1993; the death of Garnet Silk in 1994; the emergence of Bobo artists in 1996, etc. Reggae’s Roots and Culture proved to be resilient shot to the peak of reggae music. The Rasta Live Up tour will continue the dominance of conscious music. To book dates for the tour you can email calabash8662@gmail.com or info@coolanddeadlyreggae.com.