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Selectafari

About Me

MC O-Won(singer, player, emcee, beatmaker) is Selectafari and the brain-child behind this page, dedicated to taken vital selections from da fair shores of this here pacific island 2 jah world!!MC O-Won proudly repezentz for da Awa city and his crew's RedBack Villain!!!! the Katipo clan!!& the Koalition!!MC O-Won aka selectafari has also been a contributor and collaborator with reggae band Toki and features on their latest release on conscious roots 3 providing the raggatone verse and the melodica riffs...O1 loves live performance and has graced the main stage at many and varied gigs over the years with different outfit's, including Raglan Reggae Soundsplash and the Parihaka Peace Festival......O1 has mad love and respect 4 all wangaz crews doin their ting, one's like House of Shem/Southgate entertainment, Katipo & the Awa fm fam'z, Charnao, nat Lover,Roots Provider, faRfisa pRoject, stink magnetic records, sets, the eye of night massive, soul kaptives, soulrider, Wiz & middle finga wreak-chords,Fanatix & O.Ceez.....nuff said>>>Bo Bo!!! Selectafari Worldwide!!!!!

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Member Since: 13/08/2006
Band Website: www.soundclick.com/redbackvillain
Band Members: MC O1 da oracle aka tiger prawn aka tuna fish casserole!! aka O-ren ishii!! aka.Sippin' Sam Pain
Influences: Augustus Pablo and the da Rockers international ting, Lee "scratch" Perry, King Tubby da Scientist an Prince/King Jammy. Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, U roy an all dem sweet cultural singers an dj's from dat jamaican genius period. Curtis Mayfield, Issac Hayes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Gil scott heron, George Clinton too name a few.....Wu-tang clan, Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Tony rebel, Damian Marley, KRS-1, De la soul, Public Ememy, Nas an da Rootz to name sum more.....Not to mention all my NZ musical hero's, Herbs, Dread beat and blood, Dam Native, Che Fu, Scruffy Notes, Bruno lawrence, Quincy Conserve, Billy TK and many many more..... an above all else his majesty, da king of kings da lord of lords, da conquering lion of da tribe a Judea!!! Jah Rastafari!!!!!!!!!
Sounds Like: Phat-ness never wack-ness
Record Label: Selectafari Worldwide/ KATIPOdigitalPRODUCTIONS
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

R.I.P Meha Waitai, inspirational dread

Yo I was saddened to lose a good friend in Meha dread, an intense individual who was truely unconventional an multi talented...I’m glad to find out a track featuring the bro will shortly be rele...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:27:00 GMT