!!!!!blaz'n more fire
de original BAD BWOY dem
Gettin
personal with The everREDdi Kaammp
Sire(slaughta
yaa'wd Commision, Trenchtown Fire Dept. &- Righteousness)
Hometown:
hails from Grange Hill Westmoreland Jamaica.
How did you get involved with Reggae:
I live reggae! I was in Jamaica when Reggae
was concieved! I am Reggae! Reggae is a big part of my life.Reggae
is my birthright.
How did you get involved with 1190:
Jumbo Lion
gave me the opportunity here, we started the show a week after the
station came on line.. I did Radio in Chicago on WNUA & WGCI (both
dominant commercial station in that market)
Favorite Reggae Artists:
Aswad & BOB
Favorite Reggae Selector:
ME!!! (don't get it twisted)
but I enjoy learning from the everREDdi kaammp member
because they keep me on my toes musically, nuff respect to dem...they
all have different flavas in their selections.
1st concert:
Funkadelics/Parliament
@ the Chicago Stadium
1st Reggae Concert:
..........some band at my high school (EXCELSIOR)
in Ja, the only persons I remember in the band was Freddie McGregor
and Bugs (who is now one of the foremost engineers in Reggae)
Most memorable REGGAE Moment:
....so many...Hanging out at Winston Blake's
TURNTABLE CLUB on Red Hills Road and I had on a red shirt with a rhinestone
star on it, I was walking by this little shop downstairs from the
club and Bob Marley and Skill Cole,a notorious Football
Player and one-time Bob's manager, were eating. Bob holla @ me "Hey
Youth, Yuh ah the Sherriff? Yuh nuh know who mi is? I man shot the
Sherriff" I thought that was funny as hell and the other
occasion was doing my first record deal with Jive Records for my reggae
band RUDE BEAT LEAGUE.
1st album purchased:
Mahalia Jackson (she is a gospel
artist)
What' your extra-curricular activities?
Hangin with my kids
What's in your CD player now?
Ky-Mani Marley - Many more
roads, Damien Marley - Jamrock
- Queen Ifrica - released
Who's your favourite Dancehall artist?
Lyrically - Beenie Man / Capleton
- Revolutionary
What project(s) you working on now?
Nuff
de fiya hot
someone call 911 !Stero-Lion,(Trenchtown
Fire Dept, Righteousness)
Hometown:
hails from Leeds England.
How did you get involved with Reggae:
I was born into it.
How did you get involved with 1190:
Sire and Aska
invited me and gave me the opportunity here
Favorite Reggae Artists:
Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Beres Hammond and
Luciano
Favorite Reggae Selector:
Babyface (King Addies (repping BK - NY) &
Sire
1st concert:
Twelve Tribe Celebration in England with The
Hearticals and others
Most memorable REGGAE Moment:
At Downings Stadiun NYC - front row watching
DR - Dennis Brown singing "Queen Majesty".
1st album purchased:
dont remember (that was a lot of spliff ago)
What' your extra-curricular activities?
reading, listening new music and familarizig
myself with my Chalice
What's in your CD player now?
Mobb Deep, Free Agent and Sizzla The Real
Thing
Who's your favourite Dancehall artist?
Buju Banton
What project(s) you working on now?
bunning the spliff ......ans having some pickney
- ha ha ha
Aska,(Askel
International)
Hometown:
hails from August Town, Jamaica
How did you get involved with Reggae:
Well !!!!. It starts in JAMAICA back in the
70's when I was about 7 my uncle had a sound system with one turntable,
I was his favorite dj and mc of all my cousins @ home so I took it
to the next level.
How did you get involved with 1190?
I was introduced to am1190 by Sire
Favorite Reggae Artists:
Sanchez & Beres Hammond
Favorite Reggae Selector:
Myself and Ballsye (SiverHawk)
1st concert:
Age 10, Cultural Day in
August Town Kingston JA
First Reggae Concert
Reggae Sun Splash in Montego Bay JA
1st album purchased:
Ba Ba Boom Boom by The Jamaicans (Tommy Cowans
original singing group)
What' your extra-curricular activities?
Spending time with my kids, playing soccer and
Dejaying
What's in your CD player now?
Sanchez "He's got the power" and "No
more Heartache", Beres Hammon "The best of Beres"
Sizzla "Da Real thing" Various Artist"Reggae Hits 32"
and Dennis Brown "Love and Hate
Who's your favourite Dancehall artist?
Beenie Man "The Doctor" and Bounty
"The WarLord" Killer
What project(s) you working on now?
Makin Millions and deejaying @ the Lion's House
Get Concious............
The Rastafarian Religion
Rasta Nick
The Rastafarian religion originated in Africa. It is often associated with the poorer black population of Jamaica. It is not just a religion, but a way of life. Rastafarians speak out against; poverty, oppression and inequality.....not just religious ideas but global problems. Rastafarians will use the Bible for guidance.
The prime basic belief of the Rastafarians is that Haile Selassie is the living God for the black race. Selassie, whose previous name was Ras Tafari, was the black Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians say scriptures prophesized him as the one with "the hair of whose head was like wool (the matted hair of I black man), whose feet were like unto burning brass (I black skin)".
Selassie was not a Rastafarian himself. He was a devout Christian. In fact, no one is really sure what he thought of the whole Rastafarian movement. When a group of Rastas went to Ethiopia to honour him, an official of the palace told them to go away! This did not make the Rastas question their belief, it only made it stronger. God is not supposed to know he is God.
When Haile Selassie was reported dead, Rastas would not believe it. They believed that it was a trick of the media to try and bring their faith down. Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie I has trodded on to the perfect flesh, and sits on the highest point of Mount Zion where He and Empress Menen await the time of judgment.
The Rastafarian name for God is Jah.
The Lion of Judah represents Haile Selassie, the Conqueror. It represents the King of Kings as a lion is the king of all beasts. Selassie wore a Lion of Judah ring that was given to Bob Marley at the time of Selassie's death.
Babylon is the Rastafarian term for the white political power structure that has been holding the black race down for centuries. In the past, Rasta see that blacks were held down physically by the shackles of slavery. In the present, Rasta feel that blacks are still held down through poverty, illiteracy, inequality, and trickery by the white man. The effort of Rasta is to try to remind blacks of their heritage and have them stand up against this Babylon.
Ethiopia, specifically, Africa in general, is considered the Rastas' heaven on earth. There is no afterlife or hell as Christianity believes. Rasta's believe that Jah will send the signal and help the blacks exodus back to Ethiopian, their homeland. Any news from Ethiopia was taken very seriously as a warning to get ready to leave. The belief stems from Marcus Garvey's theme, "Back to Africa". Although Selassie's death came before this was possible, it did succeed in turning blacks desire to look towards Africa as their roots.
One of the more obvious symbols of the Rastafarians are colours. These are red, gold, and green. These colours were taken from the Garvey movement. The colour red stands for the Church Triumphant which is the church of the Rastas. It also symbolises the blood that martyrs have shed in the history of the Rastas. The yellow represents the wealth of the homeland. Green represents the beauty and vegetation of Ethiopia, the promised land. Sometimes black is used to represent the colour of Africans, to whom 98% of the Jamaicans are descended.
Ganja, is used for religious purposes for Rastafarians. Its use is written in the Bible in Psalms 104:14, "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the service of man". The use of this herb is very extensive among the Rastas not only for spiritual purposes as in their Nyabingi celebration, but also for medicinal purposes for colds and such. The following are a few of the many Biblical texts that Rasta embrace as reasons Jah, gave for the use of the herb:
". . . thou
shalt eat the herb of the field " (Genesis 3:18)
" . . . eat every herb of the land " (Exodus 10:12)
" Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox
and hatred therewith" (Proverbs 15:17)
The true Rasta eats only I-tal food. This is special food never touches
chemicals or is natural and not in cans. This food is cooked, but
served in the rawest form possible; without salts, preservatives,
or condiments. Rastas are therefore vegetarians. Drinking preferences
rest with anything that is herbal, such as tea. Liquor, milk, coffee,
and soft drinks are viewed as unnatural. The term I-tal food is rapidly
taking hold in the consumer industry in Jamaica.
The dreadlocks on a Rasta's head symbolises the Rastas roots, contrasting the straight, blond look of the white man and establishment. It not only shows their roots, but it is supported in the Bible: Leviticus 21:5, "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh". The way the hair grows comes to represent the symbol of the Lion of Judah. This has also come to symbolise rebellion of the system and the "proper" way to wear hair.
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