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Bunny Wailer, last member alive of the historical musical group ‘The Wailers’ is dead few days ago in Kingston. The lost of the beloved singer is so hard to accept for the whole reggae community around the Globe. It seems as an era is ending up now… But we know his legacy will live eternally.
After an intense campaign on social networks, their protest song of Asian Dub Foundation “Comin Over Here”, featuring comedian Stewart Lee, reached No. 1 on the UK single download charts on the very first day of Brexit!
The money raised from “Comin’ Over Here” will be donated to the Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN), a charity that supports young refugees striving to live independent and successful lives in the community.
Steve “Chandra” Savale, leader of Asian Dub Foundation, exclaimed: “This is an amazing result for a leftfield track that satirises casual anti- immigrant rhetoric. It’s struck a real chord with people because it’s both a tough tune and funny which is a rare combination. We’re happy that this unexpected pairing of one of Britain’s most brilliant comedians and most consistently radical band has raised a defiant smile in very challenging times and it shows that there’s still a lot of people out there that believe the UK should remain an open, progressive and welcoming place. It’s also incredible to think that in terms of actual sales, ie people deciding to buy the track rather than simply engaging a Spotify playlist, we were ahead of Ed Sheeran, Wham and Dua Lipa!”
Their anti-Brexit campaign got the support of other musical celebrities such as Rage Against The Machine, Pete Doherty and more. Continue reading “Asian Dub Foundation is n.1 in the Uk charts with the anti-Brexit single “Comin over here””
Donavan I-taweh Cunningham was born in the hills of St. Ann, the same parish in Jamaica where the great Marcus Garvey, Burning Spear and Bob Marley all rise from. Like most successful artists, he comes from humble beginnings. Raised in the farming community of Prickly Pole, he spent most of his childhood farming alongside his father and four brothers. As a young child he played music on handmade instruments crafted together from bamboo and sardine tins.
It was the move to Kingston in 1992 that jump-started his musical career. Living between the communities of Mall Road, Grants Pen, Portmore, Rockfort, and Duhaney Park, I-taweh found comfort in the ghetto at the Community Center of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari.
This was extremely influential for his music and his mission, where he was amongst some of the greatest musicians in the industry including Dizzy Johnny Moore, Earl Chinna Smith, Nambo Robinson, and Bongo Herman. During this time he was rarely seen without his guitar, and was given the nickname Danny Gitz. Along with the name, his skills and reputation as a musician began to grow, until the legendary Sugar Minott took him under his wing as his guitarist and harmony singer.
“Tarantella della Xylella” è il nuovo brano del conosciutissimo duo salentino Rankin Lele e Papa Leu, nonché membri e fondatori di Adriatic Sound, per denunciare il disastro naturale avvenuto in Salento negli ultimi anni. La bellissima porzione di Regione Puglia ha infatti subito un massiccio disboscamento degli antichi alberi di ulivo, che si estendevano numerosi e fittissimi sull’intero territorio, a causa di un fantomatico batterio killer denominato “Xylella”.
Il singolo è un grido di liberazione, un inno di consapevolezza e rinascita, rappresenta la sublimazione del dolore per la perdita forzata delle radici più profonde.
BEAT OF RESISTANCE is the brand new single of ITALIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS, a team of 19 artists from all over the Italian peninsula. 14 singers: TREBLE LU PROFESSORE, JULIA LENTI, TONY (Cattivo Sangue), GIULIO FERRANTE (Radici nel Cemento), LIZARD (Shock Very Noise), ROCKY GANJAVOX, CHALA DZ CHAM LOWE ,SPEAKER TEX ,NUR-GUL, SAM D, FILOMENA DE LEO (Medinabox) ,FIDO GUIDO ,TINA MINERVA (La Rocha) & RIFLE. Plus five musicians: RAINA (Villa Ada Posse), ADRIANO BONO (Reggae Circus), POPPY CIRCUITELEMENT (Shock very noise), LUIGI MIACOLA (The navigator), COSIMO MIACOLA (Young T Bone). Released on May 18th, the song is composed with the aim of giving solidarity to Yorum Group, a Turkish band, victim of the repression of the fascist Erdogan. It was created with the main intention of denouncing this form of strong repression, which caused the death of two of its members, following a deadly hunger strike. You will listen to verses full of love, solidarity and especially RESISTANCE. Listen and spread the message.
More infos on https://www.reggae.it/yorum
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Eugenia Conti
“This song was originally written and performed by the late, great Peter Tosh and speaks about the beauty and strength of Africa. We united Peter’s son, Andrew Tosh, with Donald Kinsey and Fully Fullwood who performed with Peter many years ago and added musicians all over the world from Africa to Jamaica to the USA. Turn it up and feel how the heartbeat of Africa resonates through this uplifting song.”-said Playing for Change Management about one of their latest releases. Continue reading “BRAND NEW 2020 / “Mama Africa”- Playing for Change ft. Andrew Tosh”