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PRESS RELEASE: @GullyBop1000 Arrives In The UK For First Tour

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“Body Specialist” deejay, Gully bop is now settling down after a long flight to the island of Great Britain. This marks his very first trip outside of his homeland, Jamaica. “ Well them say me never a go make it at Jamworld. Say me can’t pass Christmas to the New year, but who God bless no man curse,” Gully Bop reasoned as he dismissed naysayers upon arrival at the Gatwick Airport.

His first offshore performance is set for this Saturday at Club Diamond in Luton followed by Scala in King’s Cross, London on Sunday. Gully Bop remains in England for the remainder of March. In April he commences concerts throughout the Caribbean, before he jets off for dates in progress for Europe, the USA and Canada. Updates regarding his schedule are available at http://bandsintown.com/Gullybop or via his website www.GullyBopmusic.com/tour-dates .
Gully Bop formerly known, as Country Man has been an aspiring dancehall artiste for decades. His Frenz For Real produced single that propelled him to dancehall’s mainstream, “Body Specialist” is still running charts in the U.K. and other territories. Currently he enjoys the success of several singles such as “Bad Like We”, produced by Claims Records that recently peaked at #1 on iTunes Reggae Chart. He has over a dozen other singles that are now in rotation across the globe: “Roun’ Here”, “Drop Mi” FT Imari, “Life Too Sweet” FT M-Gee, “Miss Goldie” and “Gully Wine” among others. Rags To Riches his debut EP is set for release this summer.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: @CharMaxRomeo – Chase The Devil (1976)

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Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from “The Son Of Selassie” a.k.a. Max Romeo. Titled “Chase The Devil“, this was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry with backing by “The Upsetters” band in 1976 for Island Records. It was also a single included in Max’s 4th studio album, “War Inna Babylon“. The song brings forth a “Good conquering evil” theme where the Devil is being a negative force on Earth and when Max dons his Iron shirt, he will fight the Devil and send him to outer space. Max later explained that the Devil is everything negative in our minds and the Iron shirt is our strength of spirit that allows one to cast out the Devil.

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NEW VIDEO: @OnstageTV Interviews @Alpha_Rowen

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Cleaning up the airwaves and delivering more positive music is Alpha Rowen’s mission and on Onstage he speaks on it and more. Here he spoke on the mediocrity in Jamaican music, lack of support for positive music, his career in Jamaica and in the UK, challenging artists to do better, his single “Man Feelings” and more. Interesting interview here, Alpha Rowen has made some strong statements and I believe there will be a gradual shift in the music scene very soon and he can greatly benefit. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: Errol Dunkley – Black Cinderella (1972)

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Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from Reggae Musician, Errol Dunkley. Titled “Black Cinderella“, this was produced by Jimmy Rodway for Fe Me Time Records in 1972. Errol considered it a tribute to hard working black women, but it sounded more like a love song than the aforementioned idea. The creation for this came about when Jimmy introduced Errol to one of his poems of the same name. After some adjustments, Errol recorded the single and it immediately became a hit in a time of Black Empowerment.

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Mixtape Movements: @ToddlaT x @Protoje Present: England Be Wise Mixtape

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What happens when you put UK’s Toddla T and Jamaica’s Protoje in the same studio? England Be Wise! Straight from the bomb shelter today, the Bass Don and the leader of the new Reggae Revival deliver a special mix of Protoje’s hits with Reggae, Hip Hop, Grime and Jungle in promotion of the upcoming “Ancient Future” album. Always wanted to hear Protoje over a SchoolBoy Q beat or an old school Dancehall Riddim? Look no further! Make some space in your day today, get the best herbs or your favourite drink, and build a vibe to this dope mixtape! Check out the mix below and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: The Harry J Allstars – The Liquidator (1969)

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Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from The Harry J Allstars, lead by the late Producer, Harry Johnson a.k.a. Harry J. Titled “The Liquidator“, this was an instrumental created in 1969 for Harry J Records. The people involved in the creation along with Harry included Winston Wright (Organs), Aston Barrett (Bass), and Carlton Barrett (Percussion). It was said the Instrumental was originally made for Singer Tony Scott’s “What Am I To Do” minus a few elements. It was recorded but Harry Johnson bought the rights to the song, licensed it to Trojan Records with credit to The Harry J Allstars and added more instrumentals.

“The Liquidator” became a huge success where on October 1969, it peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart and in 1980 it peaked at #42. The Instrumental was also became one of the anthems for the emerging “SkinHead” youth subculture. The Bass line for “The Liquidator” was later sampled by American Producer Al Bell, which was used for the massive “I’ll Take You There” single performed by The Staple Singers in 1972. It has since been sampled by Chubb Rock, Dennis AlCapone, Bassomatic and others while it was covered by “Ernie” Ranglin, Val Bennett, Keith Levene and others. “The Liquidator” is also used by popular Football teams Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers to name a few. Chelsea is one of the teams to have claimed first usage of the Instrumental and is played in tribute to the winners of the UEFA Champions League.

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