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NEW WEBSITE
www.Shockout.com

Adam Arredondo is a 27 year old Southern California native with a reggae vision. Already a veteran in the reggae music industry as a keyboard player, Adam's love of the freshest music "outta Yard" has inspired him to found Shockout.com, a website devoted to educating the massive about the current trends in reggae.

Reggae Festival E-Guide's Editor, Justine Ketola caught up with Adam to discuss his new venture.

Q: Many of us share your passion for the latest hits from Jamaica, why did you start this website and radio show?

A: "Here in South County, (Costa Mesa to San Diego, CA) you have Third World, Burning Spear, The Wailers and Eek A Mouse coming on tour. There is a huge reggae fan base here, they go to concerts, and buy CD's on those same groups. Our idea is to take those same people and they will spend the money and time on the new artists. When I play music from artists like Gentleman, Gyptian and Jah Cure for these same people and they fall in love with them immediately. They all say the same thing,: Where can I get their music, Are they playing here soon? My theory with Shockout is to take those people and multiply them, not create a market but nurture it."

Adam aims to promote Shockout to the American West Coast, especially in Southern California through avenues such as My Space.com where there is a vibrant reggae community.

Q: What does Shockout do to help the artists?

A: "Primarily it educates people who already like reggae. We have a lot of people in reggae who are in for the business, but not in the business for reggae music. This is a public service type of website. It will serve as a long term vehicle for artists, record labels, managers, and deejays to gain exposure."

Q: How did you get involved as a musician in reggae?

A: "I first started playing reggae when I was 18 years old. I learned to play by listening to Gregory Isaacs' release SOON FORWARD. I spent a lot of time surfing as a kid, and listening to Bob Marley. I spent a paycheck on a Casio keyboard from Costco and I kept that Gregory Isaacs album on the turntable for a month, listening to it over and over.....and playing along."

Over the years Adam has toured with Eek-A Mouse, Abijah, Junior Reid and Boom Shaka and performed with The Lion's Den, Skarcha, and Detour Posse.

By day he is at Equity Financials as a mortgage specialist. Be sure to checkout www.Shockout.com for his weekly radio program that covers the spectrum of authentic Jamaican hits both past and present and also his weekly chart of the newest tracks from Jamaica.

Kush and Bloofiya Angels are on tour!

San Diego's roots reggae orchestra with lead singer Kush (originally from Ivory Coast) are going on their first tour throughout the American West Coast beginning in May. This is one of the most sought after reggae bands for session work with credits from Capleton, Yami Bolo, Johnny Osbourne, Sizzla and more. Their home town hosts them on 4/21 at Winston's. Here are their websites for more information including live video and music samples. www.fiyaangels.com www.myspace.com/fiyangels

May 2 The Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, Calif.
May 11 Velvet Jones, Santa Barbara, Calif.
May 13 Whole Earth Festival, University of Calif. Davis
May 16 Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, Calif.
May 17 The Owl Club, Roseville, Calif.
May 18 Cooper's, Nevada City, Calif.
May 19 G Street Pub, Davis, Calif.
May 25 6 Rivers Brewery, McKinleyville, Calif.
May 26 McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon
May 28 Premier, Seattle, Washington with Clinton Fearon
June 3 Pier 23, San Francisco
June 9 Winston's, San Diego
 
 

Upcoming Events, Southern California
 
 

1. Topanga Earth Day, Sunday April 23, 2006

Come celebrate Earth Day in dynamic Topanga Canyon. Located at the Trippet Ranch Nature Center 20825 Entrada Road, Topanga, California, this event starts at 10am and goes until 5pm. www.topangaearthday.org. The event features music, guest speakers, healers, solar-powered sound, oedal-powered smoothies, alternative energy demonstrations, environmental products and services and a creek cleanup.
 
 

2. The Skatalites at the Belly Up-no art

Trade Roots Reggae Presents: The Legendary Skatalites with Unsteady

On Tuesday, April 25, the Belly Up Tavern and Trade Roots Reggae join forces to present the legendary Skatalites, the undisputed godfathers of modern Jamaican music.

In 1950's Jamaica, a fledgling recording industry saw the birth of what became known as Ska. Created by fusing boogie-woogie Blues, R+B, Jazz, Mento, Calypso and African rhythms, Ska became the first truly Jamaican music and by the 60's all the vocalist were swarming to the studios to record their songs to this infectious new beat.

The current Skatalites line-up includes founding members Lloyd Knibb (drums) and Lester "Ska" Sterling (alto sax), Doreen Shaffer (vocals), Karl "Cannonball" Bryan (tenor sax), Vin Gordon (trombone), Devon James (guitar), Ken Stewart (keyboards), Kevin Batchelor (trumpet), Val Douglas (bass). For more information check out www.skatalites.com.

Trade Roots Reggae's association with the Belly Up Tavern has endured for over twenty years. The evergreen retail outlet has always been there to help promote all of the great reggae shows that have played the Belly Up, long the preeminent club venue for Jamaican music throughout southern California. This very special occasion will mark the passing of the roots-and-culture reggae baton from longtime owners, Renee Romano and Elliott Leib, to new owner Brian Velazquez, known locally as Orthodox Reuben.

For more information on "TRADE ROOTS REGGAE PRESENTS" BUT contact Elliott Leib at traderootsreggaecox.net or Beth Bennett: bethbellyup.com www.bellyuptavern.com www.traderootsreggae.com
 
 

3. Victor Essiet and the Mandators with Sly and Robbie at the Roxy, with special guest Detour Posse

Originally from Nigeria, Reggae artist Victor Essiet celebrates his record release of One Love, One World at the world-famous Roxy Theatre, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, California. The show takes place on Saturday April 29, 2006. Sly and Robbie will perform with Essiet for one night only. This duo known as the "riddim twins" co-produced the tracks on this new release. www.victoressiet.com

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp ground allspice
• 1 tbsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground red pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 crushed scotch bonnet pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Method

Mix all ingredients and rub 1 - 1-1/2 tbsp of seasoning for each pound of meat.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Recipe courtesy of ReggaeTrain.com

Some believe a spiritual person is one that observes laws, feasts, traditions and/or Sabbaths. Others believe it is one who possesses higher knowledge and self-discipline, and some may think it is one who is irie with everything and full of worldly wisdom. Views vary according to an individual's perception. At times, when I think of a spiritual person, I think of a man in a robe meditating in a botanical garden. This thought is usually followed by the realization that I'd probably be more peaceful too if I could sit and meditate in a beautiful garden everyday!

I think that there are many attributes a person may posses in order to be a spiritual being. Could it be that anger is also a spiritual attribute? Without anger, the scales of justice may remain unbalanced. Rarely, do we ever equate an angry person as being spiritual, though I believe there is a healthy place for righteous anger in this world; as long as it only involves non-violent acts that is not directed against nature or imposed upon other people. One example is biblical Jesus who overturned the money-changer's tables outside the temple as a protest to the greed of the religious leaders of his time. A shocking and unforgettable example is the Buddhist monks who performed ritual suicide by setting themselves on fire in protest against anti-Buddhist policies by the South Vietnamese government in 1963. Protests such as these made people take notice and injustices were changed.

Recently, threats of nuclear assault by The United States of America (A.K.A. "Operation Tyrant"), and Iran have been at the forefront of the world news. Like two schoolyard bullies, they have hurled threats toward each other; hoping to cast the other into oblivion. The problem is self-evident. Their actions negatively affect all life forms on this planet. The President of the United States, George W. Bush has recently ordered testing for a nuclear bunker busting bomb (A.K.A. "Divine Strake") in the Nevada desert. It's the largest bomb ever made with 1.4 million pounds of explosives. It's expected to toss a cloud over the city of Las Vegas on June 2, 2006. Anyone who loves and appreciates life on this planet can see that this devastating event is not something to look forward to as we celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd!

If this angers your spirit as it does mine, please join me this week in writing to Nevada Senator Harry Reid concerning the use of the Nevada desert as a nuclear testing site (www.giveemhellharry.com). Pray, that these world leaders' plans would be thwarted. Let's end the needless destruction of the Earth before it's too late! With a passionate voice of non-violent anger, it could be possible to change the future. Make everyday an Earth Day, we are dependent on Her.

One Love,
Curt

Passionate for human rights and politics, bourgeoning writer Curt Byrum keeps his readers abreast of current news events. In addition to being a writer, he is a Respiratory Therapist residing in California. Curt also has a passion for music of all genres, writes experimental music and is a poet/lyricist. Reach Curt at curtreggaefestivaleguide.com. Website: www.jamescurtbyrum.com.

Courtesy of Roots Music Report "where only the music matters". This chart reflects the radio airplay spins of some of the most prominent people in the genre, worldwide. Reporters to the chart include over 100 radio stations who are playing reggae; record stores and distributors selling the reggae; clubs booking blues artists; and key music correspondents throughout the world.

For further information about the Roots Music Report, visit www.rootsmusicreport.com
 

Generated on: Thursday 20th of April 2006 01:03:54 AM
TW	LW	Artist:	CD Title:	Label:	Weeks On:	Location:
1	1	BOB MARLEY & WAILERS	SLOGANS	ISLAND	5	JAMAICA
2	4	SUGAR MINOTT	DANCEHALL BUSINESS	BLACK ROOTS	4	JAMAICA
3	6	MIDNITE	JAH GRID	I GRADE	4	ST CROIX
4	5	JR REID	ONE BLOOD	VP	4
5	17	BURNING SPEAR	OUR MUSIC	BURNING MUSIC	4	JAMAICA
6	3	DENNIS BROWN	SUPER REGGAE AND SOUL HITS	TROJAN	4	JAMAICA
7	12	FAT FREDDY'S DROP	THE DROP	WANDERING EYE	4	AUSTRALIA
8	2	LUCIANO	JAH WORDS	RAS SANCTUARY	4
9	7	BURRO BANTON	RISE AND SHINE	MASSIVE B	4	JAMAICA
10	8	MICHAEL ROSE	BABYLON 9/11	LOVE INJECTION	4	JAMAICA
11	10	JOSEY WALES	COWBOY STYLE	SELF	4
12	13	NATURAL BLACK	BE PATIENT	P G MUSIC	4	JAMAICA
13	14	JAH CURE	NEVER DIE LIKE A FOOL	DANGER ZONE	4	JAMAICA
14	15	ANTHONY B	SMOKE FREE	BOGALUSA	4	JAMAICA
15	16	MISTY IN ROOTS	FORWARD	KAZ	4	UK
16	9	LACKSLEY CASTELL	PRINCESS LADY	NEGUS ROOTS	4
17	11	YAMI BOLO	MINISTRY	SELF	4

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