By Jenny May on May 17, 2007 in Bands, Music, Videos | Tags: Australia, Blue King Brown, Bob Marley, Carlo Santone, Damian Marley, Festivals, Going Green, Live Earth, Melbourne, Michael Franti, Music, Musicians, Natalie Pa'apa'a, Pete Seeger, Politics, Reggae, Roots, Santana, Sydney, Tour Dates, Water, youtube, Zack de la Rocha | 2 Comments
Blue King Brown. Yes – that’s right – Blue King Brown. Savor the words, roll them around a few times and if in fact you haven’t heard of Blue King Brown before then this will probably not be the last time.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Blue King Brown is a band with a message. Their lyrics [...]
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By Guest Blogger on Apr 3, 2007 in Music, Press Releases | Tags: Blues, Danny Schechter, Documentaries, Films, Funk, In Debt We Trust, Music, MusicDish, NPR, Polarity/1, Politics, Roots | 0 Comments
In Debt We Trust, a feature-length documentary directed by Emmy Award winner Danny Schechter and premiering this April, will bring music by NY-based composer and recording artist Polarity/1 to theaters around the country. The film features instrumental music by Polarity/1 and Audioplasm (Polarity/1 and Rubio) as well as two songs written for the film – [...]
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By Guest Blogger on Mar 20, 2007 in Bands, Music, Press Releases, Reviews and Commentary | Tags: Calypso, Canadian Music Week, Club Balattou, Festivals, Kobo Town, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Music, Reggae, Roots, Trinidad | 0 Comments
Toronto-based roots-calypso act Kobo Town will be performing their inaugural Montreal show at the renowned Club Balattou on Thursday, March 22nd at 9:00 PM. Located at 4372 Boulevard St-Laurent, Club Balattou has been the driving force behind world music in this city for 20 years, laying the groundwork for Festival Nuits d’Afrique, the Montreal International [...]
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