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JAH

INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY FESTIVAL JULY 1

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The International Reggae Day Festival is an annual global media event hosted by Jamaica to recognize and celebrate the significant power and positive impact of reggae music and Jamaican culture throughout the world.This global media celebration, honouring the roots of the music, will highlight the best of Jamaicas creative industries including music, fashion, dance, cuisine and visual arts.On July 1st International Reggae Day participating media in Jamaica and around the world, will broadcast special themed radio and television programming and link with traveling artistes and Jamaican media to discuss the music and highlight Jamaica's contribution to global culture.PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE POWER AND IMPACT OF JAMAICA'S MUSIC ON GLOBAL CULTURE. MEDIA WORLDWIDE ARE INVITED TO EDUTAIN THEIR AUDIENCE AND TO FURTHER INFORM REGGAE'S BIG PICTURE. SUCCESSESS FROM MARLEY TO MARLEY-SEAN TO SHAGGY-RIHANNA TO GENTLEMAN-NO DOUBT TO BLACK EYED PEAS. FEATURE THE HISTORY CURRENCY AND FUTURE OF JAMAICA'S MOST GLOBALLY REKNOWNED AND RESPECTED EXPORT. CREATE NEW PROGRAMMING-COUNTDOWNS-FEATURE ARTISTES/PRODUCERS/LABELS ETC-REPACKAGE YOUR ARCHIVES. ENCOURAGE AUDIENCE TO VISIT WEBSITE AT www.internationalreggaeday.net - LINKS TO MEDIA FESTIVAL-FREE MP3S. REGISTER YOUR PARTICIPATION BY REPLYING TO [email protected] CONFIRMING YOUR FEATURE & LOGO.JOSEPH HILL PHOTOS BY LEE ABEL/SISTA IRIE/REGGAEPHOTOS.DEGet Your Own! | View SlideshowIRD PHOTOS BY ROY SWEETLAND ARTWORK BY JASON SALMON Get Your Own! | View SlideshowDESIGN BY JAMAICA ARTS HOLDINGS Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

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Member Since: 4/19/2006
Band Website: internationalreggaeday.net
Band Members: INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY FESTIVAL MOURNS THE LOSS OF ONE OF OUR AMBASSADORS AND ONE OF REGGAE'S TRUE GIANTS...MR. JOSEPH HILL.AN INNOVATIVE GENIUS, SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHER, FAMILYMAN AND GENTLEMAN, JOSEPH HILL EXEMPLIFIED THE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE WHICH HAS EARNED REGGAE MUSIC AND JAMAICA THE RESPECT OF THE WORLD.JOSEPH HILL WAS AN ENDLESS SOURCE OF INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL INSIGHT AND A KEEN COMMENTOR ON SOCIETY AS WELL AS AN AMBASSADOR NOT ONLY FOR HIS MUSIC BUT FOR HIS CULTURE.A HUMBLY BRILLIANT SPIRIT WHOSE TIME WITH US WAS PRODUCTIVELY SPENT CREATING AN ARTISTIC LEGACY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.THE MUSIC OF CULTURE WILL ECHO IN THE ANNALS OF REGGAE HISTORY AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CATALOGUES CREATED AND HIS PRESENCE AS AN ARTISTE REMEMBERED FOR THE STYLE, ELEGANCE AND CLASS WHICH ALWAYS DISTINGUISHED JOSEPH HILL.CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE AND PARTNER PAULINE HILL, THE FAMILY, BAND, FRIENDS AND FANS.POST YOUR FEELINGS ON THE TRIBUTE SITE ESTABLISHED FOR JOSEPH HILL http://www.consciousparty.com/joehilltributebook.html
Influences: INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY FAMBLY HOLD HAND AND HEART WIT JAMAICANS AROUND THE WORLD AS WE MOURN THE LOSS OF OUR CULTURAL MOTHER MISS LOU WHO PASSED RECENTLY. IRD WILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MISS LOU WHO WAS HONOURED AS AN IRD CULTURAL HERO ON JULY 1, 2006. MISS LOU WAS JAMAICA'S DJ ORIGINAL AND THE MOTHER OF JAMAICAN KULCHA, A BEACON OF NATIONAL PRIDE AND ANCESTRAL RESISTANCE. A BELOVED TEACHER AND PERFORMER, HER WORK HAS INSPIRED A NATION TO EMBRACE ITSELF AND UNLEASH A CULTURAL FORCE THAT HAS IMPACTED THE WORLD... WALK GOOD MISS LOU AND MAY GOOD DUPPY FOLLOW BAK A YU.Bob Marley-Peter Tosh-Burning Spear-Toots & The Maytals-Dennis Brown-Jimmy Cliff-Clement Sir Coxsone Dodd-Lee Scratch Perry-Skatallites-Sly & Robbie-Dean Frazer-Ernie Ranglin-Monty Alexander-Don Drummond-Jackie Mittoo-Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari-Millie Small-Desmond Dekkar-Prince Buster-Marcia Griffiths-Bob Andy-Ken Boothe-Beres Hammond-Gregory Issacs-Coco Tea-U-Roy-Yellowman-Supercat-Shabba Ranks-Diana King-Buju Banton-Shaggy-Linton Kwesi Johnson-Steel Pulse-Third World-Culture-I-Threes-Nanny-Nelson Mandela-Winnie Mandela-HIM Haile Selassie-Miss Lou-Mr. Marcus Garvey
Sounds Like: SNOCAP



Record Label: IRD ( INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY)
Type of Label: Indie

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International Reggae Day

Who are your top 10 favourite Reggae Artistes?
Posted by JAH on Sat, 13 May 2006 03:17:00 PST