The gangsta for life, Movado was at his best last Friday (May 25th 2007) in Canada
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Joseph is a reggae superstar, admired by his musical peers and adored by women wherever he goes. But Joseph is also a devout, herb-smoking Rastafarian who dreams of a new life in Ethiopia. Sister Ashanti chronicles Joseph
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For brand recognition, the best family name in popular music may well be Marley. Bob Marley
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Myth about Bob Marley remains in music and philosophy. Last friday marked the 26th anniversary of Bob Marley as one of the greatest music legends of all time. As a tradition, many radio and FM stations, night clubs and theatres have been running programmes to pay tribute to him. By all standards the late Bob Marley is comparable with other music mortals like Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, John Lennon of Beatles fame and Jim Hendrix. However there is an extraordinary force in Marley
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Cops cancelled a Beenie Man gig at a club where three people were shot last weekend. The international reggae artist was supposed to be playing the Coronet in Elephant & Castle on Sunday. But on Wednesday cops forced organisers to stop the show after intelligence indicated that a shooting would take place. The moves came after three men were shot in the club early on Saturday. One was shot in the arm while the other two were hit in the stomach.
They were all taken to hospital and one remains there with serious wounds to his stomach. About 1,200 clubbers caused mayhem by spilling out into New Kent Road at 3.45am after the incident. Cops have now called for a review of the club’s licence with Southwark council. Questions are still being asked about how a gun got through tight security,which includes walk-through metal detectors. Cops are looking into whether the gun was placed inside the club before the event started. Club owner Simon Parks said he expected a review of his licensing conditions after the shooting. He said: “The night the incident took place was a black music night. We did the same night a month ago and there were no problems at all. “It’s a mystery as to how a weapon got in to the premises.At the moment we’re looking into it with the police as that’s the big question. “It could have come in through a record box, been in the club already or got through in a bag during security checks.” He added: “We’re reviewing our security as we take this very seriously and are working with the police. “It’s extremely rare for an incident like this to happen at the club and we’ve got very tight security.
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Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest’s major sponsors have confirmed their association with this year’s staging of the annual music festival, according to the producers Summerfest Productions. The festival, now in its 15th year, is expected to be one of the biggest and best to date, Summerfest said in a news release. Title sponsors Red Stripe are back on board for the third year of their contract. Wayne Lawrence, marketing director of Red Stripe, said that he is expecting another great production from Summerfest Productions that will attract a wide cross section of people to the event.
“We want to extend our heartiest congratulations to the organisers of Reggae Summerfest on their 15th anniversary. As the title sponsor and supporter of the festival for the past three years, we are excited by their plans to make this year’s festival both innovative and memorable,” the news release quoted Lawrence. “We look forward to catching up with old friends, making new ones, all the while enjoying an awesome line-up, and an ice-cold Red Stripe beer.” Carlo Redwood, group marketing manager at Red Stripe, echoed the sentiments, saying that another first-class event was what he expected. He also disclosed that Red Stripe would be bringing new and innovative things to the festival, including a specially made long-neck bottle of Red Stripe for what he termed the Red Summer. Zachary Harding of WISYNCO said that he was pleased to have renewed his sponsorship of Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest for the fourth year in a row. He disclosed that Ocean Spray would be WISYNCO’s lead brand for the annual summer music festival this year as the official non-alcoholic beverage. “Last year was an excellent one for Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, probably one of the best for the decade,” said Harding. “It was very well organised and the production was excellent.”
He also said that WISYNCO expected nothing less this year. Meanwhile, sponsorship and promotions manager at Digicel, Maurice Bryan, said that Digicel signed a three-year contract with Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest because it was, by far, the most successful event on the entertainment calendar in Jamaica, the release said.
“Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest is the largest reggae festival in Jamaica,” said Bryan. “It helps Digicel to connect and interact with its customers and gives us an opportunity to add our own flair and international appeal to the event.”
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