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[A-Zie]

Hier stelle ich es mir so vor, das ihr immer die neusten News postet, ohne einen neuen Thread zu eröffnen!

 

[A-Zie]

Grammy Nominees

Dieses Jahr zum Grammy sind Freddie Mc Gregor mit "Anything For You"
Capleton mit "Still Blazin'" und
Bounty Killer mit "Art of War & The Mystery" nominiert.



Kennt jemand das Album von Freddie McGregor?

A triple dose of top notch reggae artists on the VP Records label were nominated for the 45th annual Grammy Awards under the Best Reggae Album category. The Recording Academy announced this week that veteran artist Freddie McGregor "Anything For You," the ‘prophet’ Capleton "Still Blazin," and the ‘warlord’ Bounty Killer "Art of War: The Mystery" were amongst this year’s reggae nominees. 2002 marked a banner year for VP Records and reggae music.

Quelle: VP Records

 

[A-Zie]

Sizzla hat sein erstes Video gedreht!

Sizzla hat sein erstes Musik-Video gedreht zu seiner neuen(ersten) Single "Thank U Mamma" vom Album "Da Real Thing"

Das Video wurde in Kingston gedreht und wird ab Januar auf den üblichen Musiksender laufen.

Ich glaubs nicht!!!!

SIZZLA DELIVERS ‘DA REAL THING’ AND FIRST MUSIC VIDEO
Kingston, Jamaica was the primary location for the first ever video shoot of Sizzla Kalonji, one of Jamaica’s strongest young Rastafarian voices. The video was shot on December 4th and 5th for the Bobby Digital (Digital B) produced track "Thank U Mama," from his newest album "Da Real Thing," which is destined to become a classic. The song is a heartfelt tribute to Sizzla’s mother "Mama Lou,’ who was largely responsible for encouraging his music and education. Sizzla, who at the moment attends the University of Technology in Kingston to study architecture, still continues his education and takes classes ‘for the joy of it.’ This intelligent young man somehow is able to balance school with putting out multiple albums each year, recording, touring, building a studio, taking care of his family, and now making music videos.

Currently in post-production, the video will be released in late January 2003. It was directed by young video director, Gil Green whose credits include the recent Lil Jon feat. Mystikal "I Don’t Give a ****’ video in current rotation on MTV and B-Rich’s "Whoa Now." Green, an American is most well known for his ‘dirty South’ hip hop videos, however his true passion lies in the dancehall. A native of Miami and now residing in New York, he visited Jamaica often growing up and developed a love for the culture and music. After being introduced by a mutual friend at MTV, Green teamed up with Michelle Lin, VP Records Director of Publicity/Project Manager for Sizzla’s album "Da Real Thing," to develop a video for one of the world’s most prolific, yet extremely media shy Rastafarian artist.
Green and Lin took a film crew of five Americans, including Carl Verna (Asst. Director), Phillipp Casseus (First Grip), Cliff Charles (Director of Photography), Chris Gleaton (1st Asst. Camerman) and Marquette Jones (Production Asst), into Kingston and joined up with respected Jamaican producer Maxine Walters and her local support crew. The filming took place mostly in the less affluent areas of Gordon Town and in Sizzla’s community of August Town. It was a rare treat to be shown Sizzla’s world, as he introduced and included his mother and inspiration for the song, his father, his wife and two children, as well as his extended family, the community of August Town in the shoot. He also took an active role in scripting the video to give a true representation of himself.

"It was the most amazing experience," says Lin "Before the video shoot, a lot of people felt that doing a video with Sizzla was an exercise in futility. People kept saying how dangerous August Town was and how enigmatic and hard to work with Sizzla was, but here the artist himself and the community absolutely opened itself up to us and allowed us to share a part of their lives with full cooperation. We are so grateful to Sizzla and his manager/producer Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell that we were able to be a part of reggae history in the making."

Green adds "As a Sizzla fan for the last 5 years, filming his video in his hometown introduced me to his infinite well of inspiration. The experience was not just another music video, but an insight on the beauties of life."
Despite the many warnings that the artist would be difficult to work with and the ghettoes of Kingston much too dangerous to shoot a video in, the crew was able to pull off a quality production that will soon capture the world with Sizzla’s strong message. Once Sizzla himself was able to see the level of commitment, professionalism and enthusiasm of the film crew, he began to see how music videos are a powerful vehicle to deliver his Rastafarian teachings. "The experience with Sizzla was enlightening. Sizzla is truly an inspirational soul, whose music and spirt transcends us outside the conventional routines of everyday life," says Green.

"Da Real Thing" album marks the first Bobby Digital produced album since "Good Ways," released in 1998. Digital B was also responsible for the critically acclaimed "Black Woman & Child" in 1997. Further, the "Thank You Mama" track demonstrates a return to Sizzla’s earlier culture style, as opposed to his often criticized sexually explicit dancehall tunes. Despite releasing over 16 albums, Sizzla has never had an official music video and still remains one of the most mysterious living prophets amongst us.

"I was insistent on the video because I feel strongly that he is an important artist that needs to be seen and heard and the world has waited almost 10 years for this. This album and this artist are important to reggae’s legacy" says Lin.

Quelle: VP Records

 

[Selecta Sativa]

cool ruler azie

man oh man gute idee nun muß halt die ganze sache am leben erhalten werden also weiß wer, wer diesmal das Sting gewonnen hat ???


Peace

 

[benjott]

ehrlich gesagt, finde ich die idee garnicht so doll.

will lieber schon am namen des thread erkennen worum es geht und ob ich darüber mehr wissen will.
ausserdem wenn man alles in einen steckt kommt man irgendwann durcheinander.
und wichtige news bleiben dann auch eben oben und unwichtige wandern langsam aus dem bildschirm.

 

[A-Zie]

Aber was willst du großartig zu den Grammy Nominees posten? Oder Sizzla hat sein erstes Viso gedreht, was willst du posten! Es geht darum nur die News zu lesen und vielleicht ein Kommentar zu lesen. Bei dem Thread " Tod beim Videodreh von Sean Paul" hat auch keiner geantwortet, weil es nichts zu antworten gibt. Wenn du über NEWS diskutieren willst kann du ja einen Thread aufmachen, aber sonst ist es zu voll.

 

[benjott]

du sagst es ja selber , obwohl es nichts dazu zu sagen gibt, vegetiert die news noch in einem halben jahr an der spitze des forums, anders verschwindet sie wieder ...

 

[A-Zie]

+++ Summerjam 2003 *** bisher bestätigt **** Jimmy Cliff **** Patrice +++

Summerjam Acts 2003
( stand 12/02 )

Jimmy Cliff & his Jamaican All Star Band
Patrice

 

[A-Zie]

Grammy Nominees Part II

Original geschrieben von A-Zie
Dieses Jahr zum Grammy sind Freddie Mc Gregor mit "Anything For You"
Capleton mit "Still Blazin'" und
Bounty Killer mit "Art of War & The Mystery" nominiert.



Kennt jemand das Album von Freddie McGregor?

Quelle: VP Records

Das waren nicht alle Nominees.
ausserhalb von VP-Records sind noch 2 Künstler für die "Category 69 - Best Reggae Album" nominiert.


Merci
Alpha Blondy
[Shanachie Records]

und

Jamaican E.T.
Lee "Scratch" Perry
[Sanctuary Records/Trojan Records]

 

[A-Zie]

Tut mir leid, die News habe ich aus den anderen DancehallForum, ich weiß zwar nicht um was es geht. Aber vielleicht kann einer von euch den Inhalt auf Deutsch wiedergeben!
Manche Stellen sind mir unklar....

Ninja Man To Be Jailed On Sight

By DAVID DUNKLEY, Staff Reporter
Jamaica Star


ANYWHERE DEEJAY Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine is seen in Jamaica he will be arrested on the spot, an Assistant Commissioner of Police told THE STAR yesterday.

The deejay is wanted on sexual assault charges and will not be allowed to run around the country as if he is above the law, ACP Gilbert Kameka, head of the Area II Police, said yesterday.

"I can't see any reason why he cannot be held," ACP Kameka said sternly. "We will be putting in certain strategies to apprehend him and we hope they will bear fruit."

Ninja Man is wanted by the St. Mary police in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female relative.

ACP Kameka's statements were in stark contrast to what Superintendent S.M. Campbell, head of the St. Mary police, had told THE STAR in an interview late last month that an islandwide warrant was not issued for Desmond 'Ninja Man' Ballentine and that was probably why he was not arrested.

The superintendent had also revealed that the police would not be issuing an islandwide warrant for the deejay because he had been cooperating with them but said that he will be held whenever the deejay returns to St. Mary, where he lives.

It was reported that on November 25, the controversial deejay had sexually assaulted a relative and afterwards told her not to tell anyone. However, the girl told her mother about the alleged incident and the matter was reported to the Annotto Bay Police Station.

Police in St. Mary reportedly issued a warrant for the deejay's arrest but since then he has appeared on several stage shows and television programmes, but has not been arrested.

At Sting, a show held on Boxing Day at the Jamworld Entertain-ment Complex in Portmore, the deejay handed over a firearm to head of the Crime Management Unit, Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams, causing a national stir.

ACP Kameka suggested that Sting may not have been an appropriate place to arrest the deejay but could offer no explanation as to why the deejay was not taken into custody during any of his other appearances.

He says he has instructed the police in St. Mary to inform the entire Jamaica that Ninja Man is wanted and must be taken into custody.

He conceded, however, that; "Entertainers are constantly on the move and sometimes it is really hard to get a hold of them."

 

[Deniz]

Sind zwar keine news aber das hier find ich interessant....?!?
Wohnsitz von Lee Scratch Perry?

 

[A-Zie]

Wo finde ich die aktuellen Jamaica-Charts?
Früher konnte man die auf germaica.net sehen, aber jetzt nicht mehr!

Thanks and Blessings

 

[benjott]

Original geschrieben von Deniz
Wohnsitz von Lee Scratch Perry?

schweiz oder?

 

[Scratchy]

Ja Zürich steht da, wusst ich aber vorher auch nicht.

 

[Selecta Sativa]

Es ist schön zu sehen wie leute immer neue fakten über reggae lernen !

Deswegen dieses Forum!! jaman

A-Zie zwecks ninjaman leider steht halt das jahr nicht dabei von wann dieser artikel ist aber nurmal soviel der gute sitzt öffters mal im knast und er hat auch arge probleme mit dem koks und die sache wegen vergewaltigung ist auch eher eine ungeklärte geschicht nach dem moto hat er es getan oder nicht errinnert mich ein bissle na oj simpson bloß der ist nicht in den knast gekommen!!

nicht alle deejays sind engel!


Peace

 

[A-Zie]

Gentleman ist beim Echo in der Kategorie "Bester Hip-Hop Künstler" nominiert!
Schande über euch!

That's no Hip-Hop that is Reggae....
Wenn er das gewinnt muss er sich ja schämen...

 

[Selecta Sativa]

Das mit dem echo find ich ja eher lustig


Dann hat sir barney millah gesterm abend dem 45 Clash für sich entscheiden können vor steffan und den leicht abgeschlagenen admiral tuff!


Peace