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About Me

Living, Loving, Strugling, Reaching for more but always giving thanks for what I got. Trying not to let babylon get me down. In a time when we are bombarded with images and sounds of violence, materialism, sexploitation & a disreguard for life, we as defenders of truth & rights have to stand firm and not contribute to societies downfall. I call on ALL DJs/Musicians/Recording & Performing Artists to heed the words of Fela Kuti when he tells us to use the gift of music for the good of the people and not for vanity & selfish purposes (Music Is The Weapon). Music is my meditation, music is I&I livity. My father is an award winning jazz musician in Chile. My mother is a teacher & poet. I've been a DJ for half my life. I want to travel with the music and spread good vibes all over the world. Some say herb but I think music is the healing of the nation. I'm available for most events (if I'm not booked already) and specialize in Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Real Hip-Hop, Funk, Salsa, Afro Beat... I'm on Telegraph near Amoeba on Fridays and at the Ashby Flea Market in Berkeley on Ashby ave & Martin Luther King Jr. way most weekends selling Reggae/Dancehall CDs & 45s. Special orders and appointments also available. Give thanks for checking my page.

My Interests

Wicked Riddims, Funky Beats, Black Vinyl Discs, living more naturally.

I'd like to meet:

Good Peoples, Revolutionaries, Music Lovers, Dancers, Singers and Players of Instruments cause WE BIG BOUT YA!

Music:

Reggae, Dancehall, Hip-Hop, Funk, Salsa, Afrobeat...

Movies:

Rockers, Beat Street, Our Latin Thing, Ong Bak, Akira, Half Baked, Midnight Run, Seven Samuri

Television:

Daily Show, Simpsons, Chapelle Show, Comedy, History, I don't have much time (or interest) for TV

Books:

Bass Culture, Lies my teacher taught me, Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists, Bomb the Suburbs

Heroes:

Bob Marley, Malcolm X, Che, Black Panthers, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Luciano...Musical inovators, Anyone who stands up for human rights & justice

My Blog

Upcoming Gigs

Wednesdays (weekly)MYSTIC SELECTIONSSpinning: Reggae, Dancehall, Rub-A-Dub@ IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Ave. @ Solano, Albany9 pm- 21+ No Cover Saturday 3/15ENTER THE DANCEHALLfeaturing dancehall legendSis...
Posted by Riddm on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:58:00 PST

Como se llama? Obama!

http://www.amigosdeobama.com/index.htm"Como Se Dice&Como Se llama? (OBAMA, OBAMA)"Oye mi gente este es un hombre preperado&La esperanza ha llegado.Como Se Dice&Como Se llama? OBAMA! OBAMA! (Repeat fou...
Posted by Riddm on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:45:00 PST

Riddm in the Bay Guardian

Going mobileFunky Riddm Records survives the merciless music industry by taking it to the Berkeley streetsBy Billy Jam: [email protected] a recent sunny afternoon in Berkeley, the head-nodding rhy...
Posted by Riddm on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:27:00 PST

420 cures

Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumorscopy and past on add.bar for more.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266715,00.htmlCanna bis may be bad for the lungs, but the active ingredient in marijuana may help co...
Posted by Riddm on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:45:00 PST

It Was Written

Artist: Damian Marley ft. Stephen Marley & CapletonSong: It Was WrittenCHORUS (Stephen Marley)It was written up in the book of lifeThat man shall endure forever moreIt was written up in the book of li...
Posted by Riddm on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:26:00 PST

That Day Will Come

Song: Calpeton-That Day Will Come(Intro)Equal rights and justice for allRise and never fallTell dem sey... Boom!What dey gonna do, when nuff a dem nuh trueSay what they gonna do, dem get slew, yaaaw(S...
Posted by Riddm on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:23:00 PST

The Truth About The Music Industry

The truth is that big business controls the types of music and artists that get exposure and become popular. The record industry is a $14 billion dollar business. The major record labels dominate 85% ...
Posted by Riddm on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:25:00 PST

In solidarity with all victims of the

I Stand In Solidarity With The Prisoners Of GuantanamoI stand in solidarity with the prisoners of GuantanamoNot because of their innocence or guilt, but because of their humanityI stand in solidarity ...
Posted by Riddm on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:38:00 PST

Isn't it interesting

Isn't it interestingHow when times get toughAnd people feel frustratedAnd helpless to change thingsThey find a scapegoat for all their angerTerrorism, war, natural disasterAll conspire in the human ps...
Posted by Riddm on Tue, 23 May 2006 01:37:00 PST

No Scapegoats

No Scapegoats: The Other Side of Hip-hopBy Jeff Chang and Dave ZirinApril 23, 2007MUCH OF THE criticism of commercial rap music - that it's homophobic and sexist and celebrates violence - is well-foun...
Posted by Riddm on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:48:00 PST