Toronto International Film Festival presents the worldwide premiere of Made in Jamaica, a powerful portrait of the reggae music movement TORONTO – August 28, 2006 The Toronto International Film Festival features the worldwide premiere of Made in Jamaica, a feature length documentary telling how a small island nation of only three million people has made music that resonates around the world. T.
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It feels like a contagion is spreading, and, of all things, it's happening during the winter holiday season - ostensibly a time of peace and goodwill. There are fears that the current rioting in Greece may inspire comparable violence in other European countries, as unemployment, financial hardship, and governmental failures compel disaffected members of the younger generation to lash out. Time ...
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Funky is such a difficult term to deal with. I think we'd all agree though, if Toots ain't funky no one is.
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Sunday was a sun-blessed day in Golden Gate Park as Outside Lands kicked off with Nicole Atkins and Toots and the Maytals. In fact, evidently two guys were so psyched about the weather that they decided to drop trou in public- which didn't make the cops too happy.DROPPING TROU? Regardless, Nicole Atkins & The Sea soothed all woes with dark, psychedelic Jersey-shore romantic strumming and warpli...
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...Today I saw England, well kind of, I covered a screener for Shane Meadows' new film about his skinhead past as a youth and was rendered speechless for a couple of hours...which worked good because I wanted to keep the coals of thought warm while I punched up a review but this is a music blog so I'll get with the tunage here...they were only giving out the soundtrack to this one in the UK but...
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This was recorded at Studio One, round about 1965, with Roy Richards (or perhaps Charlie Organaire?) on harmonica
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More news, this time in brief :The first Hip Hop Hall of Fame is being planned in NYC :: New York Daily News :: ...................................................................The literary session, "Redemption Song - A Tribute to Bob Marley: Lyrical Poet," will be held Saturday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in NYC.Several authors who have written about Marley will discuss the cultural, political and spi...
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I wasn't entirely thrilled with True Love; when I bought it I somehow missed that it was a collection of collaborations, and I was looking for pure Toots. But this one, with The Skatalites & U-Roy, is pretty cheery, have a play and just try and sit still through it (can't be done)
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Here's another from the True Love album, Toots & the Maytals with Ben Harper, suits me as I shake off the tension of getting a preteen and a teenager to school, and making my wary way back through the snow, along the icy highway. You know, this song is called "Love Gonna Walk Out On Me" but I'm sure he's singing "Love's not gonna walk out on me". Which is so much better to sing, because it sur...
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Cover me, oh cover me. Cover me, yeah, cover me.Cover me in tape hiss, cover me in this.Make me sound like a drug induced bliss.And as we jam, treat each other as FM (fam)For the only one I want to be covered by is you.Pure Ecstasy - Pressure Drop (Toots and the Maytals Cover)
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and now I'm off to work. Sal-Xena, Warrior Laundress
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I invite you all to partake from the "Mogarita" drinking this right now:1-1/2 cup good blue agave tequila1/2 cup grand marnier1/3 bottle of beer- yes, that's right.(The best results are with a standard bland American icon beer like Budweiser, Coors or Miller. Avoid micro-brews with lots of character.)12 can frozen lemonadelemon juice from two lemonslime juice to tastewater and/or ice to fill ...
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Hey all,Classic reggae always brightens my mood. So I just wanted to share a little Toots with y'all.Later,Don
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In honor of four twenty thought I'd let the Toots do the honors :)
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What can i say......for me reggae music is inspiration to keep going, when i feel that everytingh is wrong i look for my reggae cds and start listening, after all who can be sad whit this music, the next song represents my toughts in this post, i hope you enjoy it.
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