Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Blood Brothers Hammer Home Their Stance With Video
The video which was shot over the weekend, shortly after the duo returned from the San Antonio Reggae Fest, Texas, also last week, depicts a what a loving relationship vs. an abusive one should look like.
The video which begins with a statement from the duo, “It’s every man’s responsibility to love and protect all women. We strongly condemn violence against women”, goes on to portray an actor who coincidentally bears a striking resemblance to dancehall artiste, Bounty Killer, who allegedly struck his female companion with a hammer recently.
“This song was a track we did a long time ago, and we recently changed some of the words. It is not about anyone in particular, but we want to say abuse is never a situation people should take lightly.
As men and women we always have people who will make us angry, but you have to know when enough is enough and walk away either from the situation until you calm down or from the relationship completely.
Abuse is not something we condone, and with a recent incident there were a lot of jokes about abuse and how it was done. So we did the video and when some people saw it, even on youtube, that’s when it really hit home to some fans about how serious any kind of abuse can be. As the song says, no one want that done to people dem love,” said the duo.
In addition, Andrew and Wada Blood’s recent track, Irie, continues to climb the charts in the USA and Europe while receiving heavy rotation on famed television stations and websites.
“Irie is a hit here, but people can’t imagine how big it is abroad. When people overseas hear it, it just gives them this crazy vibe to juss jump and throw dem hands in the air and juss dance. So we want to say bless up to the fans for the support and to look out for our album that we will be dropping in a short while,” said Wada Blood.
Barrington Levy Returns In Concert: Toronto Saturday November 20
As well with many hits in the 1990s including his two cover versions of My Time and Too Experienced, which are songs that "destroy the dancehall" even to date...not to mention Levy's mega hit Murderer is perhaps one of the most recognizable "shots" to date.
He is coming to the staple concert venue Sound Academy Saturday November 20th 2010. Tickets will be on sale from Tuesday October 26th 2010 and this will be hosted by Natty B and Mr Presto. The DJs for this event are Reggae Cafe's Renegade Squad, and Redemption's very own Lindo P and D Bandit
Barrington Levy is to set to perform live with his band The Detour Posse all his hits. Barrington Levy is truly one of the forefathers of Reggae and this concert is expected to blow the roof off of the Sound Acaemy.
ONE NIGHT...and one night only November 20th be taken for a ride of true experience BARRINGTON LEVY LIVE IN CONCERT. Yes Barrington Levy and the Detour Band Live at the Sound Academy 11 Polson Street downtown Toronto.
One special night DBandit.com and Dirty, Baked and Loaded presents The Great Barrington Levy performing LIVE alongside his band the detour posse. Be there as he performs hits like Black Roses, Living Dangerously, Murderer and many more, Saturday November 20th live at the Sound Acadamy for one night only.
Hosted by Natty B and Mista Presto + your DJs for the night are Lindo P, Renegade Squad, D Bandit and more
LIME Brings Wyclef, Shaggy and More To Waterford High
Wyclef Jean, former Fugee, now, international solo artiste made a surprise appearance and performed a few of his tracks, then even jumped offstage and not surprisingly, the excited students grabbed, pulled and almost dragged him over the barriers.
Back onstage “If you come from the ghetto, don’t let them tell you, you’re nothing. People from ghetto are the only ones who can take a rock and turn it into a diamond,” said Wyclef, former Haitian presidential hopeful, shortly after performing his hit, Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill).
Fellow international heavy-hitter, Shaggy, who had called Wyclef to the stage, also made his entrance to thunderous roars from the students. Reeling off a catalogue of hits including, Angel, Strength Of A Woman and the recent For Your Eyes Only featuring Alaine, the notorious ‘Mr. Boombastic’ was an instant hit with the students.
Prior to Wyclef and Shaggy hitting the stage other celebrated performances included: newcomer, Versatile with Bank Inna Mi Pocket; the general of the ‘hot gal’ army, Timberlee with No Stress, The General, So Sexy In My Heels; Alaine, who had all the students belting her songs, We Rise, What A World (This Would Be), No Ordinary Love, Dreaming of You which features Beenie Man; QQ, his wire waist and his tracks, Since You’ve Been Gone, Stookie and Room Ram were also undeniable hits with the students.
Other established artistes including Voicemail and TOK, also made their entrance to piercing screams from the students. Similar to Wyclef, QQ and Alaine, when Voicemail members Craig and Kevin left the stage to greet the students, they were almost dragged into the crowd by the excited students. Even with a damaged leg, singer, Kevin had to limp offstage to greet the students while singing their energetic tracks: Just Dance, Hey, Nuh Behaviour, Style and Swagga and others.
Members of TOK suffered a similar fate at the hands of the students, each member being dragged and squeezed by excited students.
However, performances weren’t the only order of the day. Eight students were awarded new LIME Blackberry Gemini phones for being top achievers in their respective fields. The phones were presented by Chris Dehring, LIME Jamaica Chairman. In addition, the Waterford High School was given three new computers and free internet access for a year, also courtesy of LIME.
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