-- Planet Jam - The Riot - N E W 2008 V I D E O
About the 1989 Revolution in Romania - - - ON TV IN ROMANIA
Planet Jam's Short How did it Start Story:
For a few years in the nineties, when Marius Todirita was an illegal alien in Italy, Kacy Armstrong was hitchiking, working, and then driving across Europe in an English ambulance with a sketchpad, a guitar, a few human friends and an Irish Wolfhound named Monte, so space was tight but there was written on the ceiling: "There's always room and never a problem."
They had met before while busking in the streets of other Italian towns, both being guitarists claiming to be from Arizona. After an eclipse of the moon in Rome, they began to make beautiful music together.
Years later in Tucson Arizona, it's a fusion of Eastern and Western music and culture called Planet Jam. Reggae rhythms and Gypsy licks, dubby and tight, rock with ancient tap roots.
Planet Jam lyrics are about experiences that Marius had in the Romanian Army as a draftee Private during that country's 1989 revolution and concepts like seven generation awareness, freedom of expression and illegal alien issues.
In September 2007, Kini Wade joined the band on the drums, and Steven Abramson (from Living Earth and Woody Harelson) on the keyboards. Highly skilled on their instruments, they add another half a century of music experience to the mix.
THE PRESS :
Saturday, October 11th 2008,
Tucson Weekly
"Tucson's finest straight-up reggae band ...
...Traditional, with a social conscience."
Wednesday, July 9th 2008,
RENASTEREA BANATEANA, Nr. 5623 TIMISOARA ROMANIA
"From Arizona, to Timisoara"
..."Planet Jam is considered to be emblamatic of the new fusion between eastern and western cultures."
Monday, July 14th 2008, AGENDA TIMISOARA - ROMANIA (in Romanian)http://www.agenda.ro/news/print/9072/ritmuri-reggae -cu-planet-jam.html
Reggae Rhythms with Planet Jam
"Saturday night on the terrace of the Cafe Papillon, music lovers and the people that just happened to be passing by had the opportunity to enjoy a very special event: The music of American band Planet Jam, with a mix of roots reggae combined with Balcanic sounds and other goodies.
Above all, one of the most surprising things which everyone could see was the ease with which the band came before the audience. The fussiness and other such things which unfortunately are often present at the shows played by Romanian musicians, were completely absent.
The band has its roots in our country and their music represents a fusion between east and west with reggae, gypsy, rock and roots influences.
... It was an interesting and very special concert which left a question hanging in the air - Why don't we have any other reggae bands in our country?"
LUPAMEA.RO
Weekly newspaper from CRAIOVA ROMANIA
http://www.lupamea.ro/articole.php?numar=2&rubrica=1& ;id=2249
Planet Jam: Reggae and Dub - Romanian American Version
Fans of Jamaica straight from Arizona Live at Play
by Cosmin Stoian
"Sunday night is a discouraging moment for the people that have to go to work the next day. But Play organised a concert, sticking to trouble just like velcro would on the hair of the singer.
The 13th is an unlucky day for old women who believe in superstitions, but not for the customers of Play,to whom reggae band Planet Jam induced a wonderful state of optimism and relaxation, 'cause that how reggae is. A joint was missing for the recipe to be complete. The song "Jamming" by Bob Marley, covered by Planet Jam arrived just like a full tank of gas when you have no money but you want to go to the beach. It put an automatic smile on everybody's faces...
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