Noteworthy South Florida Events Calendar NEW events added since last
edition of this calendar are noted with NEW
Thanks to Sean Piccoli for writing this piece for the Sun-Sentinal
9/14/06
Reggae News Just A Click Away by Sean Piccoli
"A good person to know if you like your reggae live is music promoter
Debbie Allen. Sign up for Allen's mostly-monthly e-mail blast-drop her
a line at ReggaeRhythmsNow@
aol.com - and you'll find the region's
sprawling reggae calendar laid out like an illuminated text."
Included along with the "regularly ongoing good vibez," as Allen calls
them is information on music happening almost every night of the week,
and details on upcoming conferences, concerts and festivals.
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NEW- Oct. 20, Fri, 7:30pm, $25advance, $30 door
Cultura Profetica - Puerto Rico's finest reggae roots band with special
guest Lanzallamas Monofonica
Studio A
60 NE 11th St.
Downtown Miami
www.latinfunkfestival.com
Tickets:
http://www.jambasetickets.com/evinfo.php?eventid=12978
Band:
http://culturaprofetica.net
NEW - Oct. 21, Sat, 8:30pm, $29.50 - $39.50
Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
Fans of world music, African jazz, rock, reggae and classic R&B alike
appreciate the powerful melodies of outspoken Zimbabwe musician, Thomas
Mapfumo (Mapfumo means Spears). His new release, Rise Up, (Now out on
Peter Gabriels Real World Records) is a tour de force musically, and
continues the political and cultural crusades that have gotten both him
and his music banned in Zimbabwe. Beloved by the people in his native
country, and more popular for over 2 decades than its president, his
new release now takes the world by storm. A joyous combination of
musical styles from hip-hop and raga to rollicking township dance
grooves and refracted glimmers of reggae and R&B - hes created an
exciting new genre all his own called Chimurenga. Few bandleaders
anywhere have been as relevant to the lives of their people as this
self-styled poet of the righteous, and few will deliver such a moving
musical event.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theater
201 SW 5th Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
www.browardcenter.org
www.thomasmapfumo.com
NEW - Oct. 26, Thurs, 8-11pm, FREE
Chakala - Fantastic Haitian Roots band!
Sheba - Ethiopian Restaurant
4029 N Miami Ave
Miami Design District
Miami, FL 33137
Sheba - Tel: 305-573-1819
Chakala info: 954-562-2135
NEW - Oct. 27, Fri, 7pm, FREE
Immaculee Ilibagiza, Rwandan Genocide Survivor
Author of Left To Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
188 South Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach
NEW- Nov. 4, Sat. $29.50 - $49.50
70's Soul Jam featuring The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites
Share an evening of romantic magic with four members of the Rhythm and
Blues Hall of Fame. The showmanship, harmony and style features The
Stylistics (You're My Everything; Betcha By Golly Wow), Chicagos own
The Chi-Lites (Oh Girl; Have You Seen Her); the smooth, adult soul
stylings of The Manhattans ("Kiss and Say Goodbye"; "Shining Star")and
the orchestral sound of Philadelphia soul with The Delfonics ("Ready Or
Not Here I Come"; "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time"). Its time to
feel The Groove and enjoy the magic of sweet, smooth soul in one truly
unforgettable evening that will have you dancing to forget your
troubles.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theater
201 SW 5th Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
www.browardcenter.org
NEW - Nov. 4, Sat., Doors 10pm, FREE
A Night of Love & Harmony
Glen Washington, Everton Blender, Zu-Zu, Fyah Blazem Shanty Plus,
Brigadier Jerry, Danny Jackson, Earl Cunningham, UU Madoo, Wayne Wade,
Venegar, Badjeak
Mucis by Livity-Hi-Fi with selectors: Ivor Livity, Junior Livity, Sista
Liveth, Vincent Price alongside Sir Tommy's Sound from NYC & Roots Man
Earl Chin NYC Rockers TV
Ft. Lauderdale Jaycees
4140 Peters Rd.
corner of 441 & Peters Rd,. next to the Hess Station
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
754-246-0488
Nov. 4, Sat. 8 & 10:30pm, $15 & $20
Ba Cissoko from Guinea
A trail-blazing quartet of young Guinean musicians, Ba Cissoko creates
high-energy contemporary African music, combining the crystalline sound
of the kora, a traditional 21-string harp, with deep vocals and killer
percussion. The result is an electrifying rock-and reggae-influenced
sound that injects the age-old music of West Africa with a groovy urban
edge.
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theater
1350 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132-1608
(305) 949- 6722
www.carnivalcenter.org
Nov. 5 Sun, 10am-7pm, FREE
Presented by
Family Reggae Festival, Inc & City of Miami's Office of Film Arts
Culture and Entertainment
COSMIC FORCE SOUND TO RECEIVE REGGAE PIONEER AWARD AT THE SECOND ANNUAL
SO. FLORIDA FAMILY REGGAE FESTIVAL
Marijah is going to conduct a percussion workshop for the kids & also
perform a couple of beautiful songs at the fest. Announcing the
addition of two exciting young singers, (Antiguan reggae sensation)
Causion and Kehv (a runner up in last years song competition), to the
South Florida Reggae Showcase artist line-up. They join other Showcase
performers including Zyon High, Natty Remo, Evette and Sugar & Spice
the Clowns. International Reggae artists Nadine Sutherland and
Chrisinti will headline this year's festival. The Festival will be
held the beautiful Legion Memorial Park at NE 64th Street at NE 7th Ave
in Miami, FL and is FREE for all attendees. Park gates open from 10am
to 7pm.
The order of the day is to celebrate reggae and Caribbean culture as a
part of the fabric of South Florida while also showcasing up and coming
talent in the South Florida Reggae Showcase. This year the showcase
will be sponsored by C.E.D. Entertainment. C.E.D. Entertainment has
just added reggae music to their roster and hopes to use the showcase
to screen future acts.
This year's So. Florida Reggae Pioneer Award will be given to Cosmic
Force Sound System. Cosmic Force has been playing since 1978, and one
of the co-founders, Paul Chin Qui, will be attending and the sound will
reunite for the festival. The internationally popular club/radio DJ,
Waggy Tee, was one who also got his start on Cosmic Force Sound. The
inaugural So. Florida Reggae Pioneer Award winner in 2005 was the late
radio pioneer, Clint O'Neil.
The Reggae Riddim Section supports Family Reggae Festival, Inc.'s
goal of encouraging fine arts education for youth and will feature
dancing and musical performances by some of South Florida's most
talented kids. Performers interested in participating in the showcase
and/or the Reggae Riddim Section should contact Family Reggae Festival,
Inc. or visit the official website.
This event is produced by Family Reggae Festival, Inc., City of
Miami's Office of FACE (Film, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment), and
Jamaica Awareness Inc. in association with various sponsors. The
general information hotline phone number is (305) 468- 9611.
Interested vendors should call (305) 436-9084. Limited Booth Space Is
Still Available. Bring the entire family for a day of music, culture,
and good vibes!
www.FamilyReggaeFestival.org
NEW- Nov. 11, Sat, 11am - midnight
Damian Marley added to The Bang Festival
Bicentennial park
Downtown Miami
http://www.bangmusicfestival.com
NOVEMBER 12, Sun
SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
HOSTED BY CALDER RACE COURSE / PRODUCED BY HOLLY SPILLANE FEATURING THE
IRA SULLIVAN QUINTET w/ SPECIAL GUESTS ORIENTE Afro-Cuban Fusion, WAY
OF THE GROOVE featuring Pastorius Brothers, KROSSOVER feat. Leon Foster
Thomas (Steel Pans!), FUNKY DIXIELAND ALLSTARS, family fun and more
surprises!
Calder Race Track Picnic Grove
Miami
for more info call (954)929-6908
NEW- Nov. 24,. Fri, Door: 7PM, Show: 8PM, ADV. $25.00, DOS. $27.50
ZIGGY MARLEY - Love Is My Religion Tour
REVOLUTION
100 SW 3rd Ave.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
www.jointherevolution.net
www.ziggymarley.com
NEW- Dec. 8, Fri, 4pm
JOE HIGGS MUSIC AWARDS
Marcia Higgs and the Higgs Family Connection, representing
JOE HIGGS MUSIC, is well pleased to announce that your artist Malachi
Smith has been nominated to be the proud recipient of Reggae's
Prestigious: JOE HIGGS MUSIC AWARDS (JHMA).
The 1st Annual JOE HIGGS MUSIC AWARDS, established in honorable memory
of the late, legendary "FATHER OF REGGAE," JOE HIGGS, is scheduled to
commence at 4:00pm on Friday, December 8, 2006 at the KOVENS CONFERENCE
CENTER, Florida International University (FIU) Campus in Miami,
Florida.
Your anticipated presence is greatly appreciated.
WHO WAS JOE HIGGS and WHY WAS HE DUBBED
"FATHER OF REGGAE"?
According to reggae music history, in the early 1950s through 1960s
when it was virtually impossible for the residents of TRENCH TOWN and
other neighboring communities to even be considered for a "real" job in
Jamaica's main-stream work force, it was JOE HIGGS that these
underprivileged ghetto outcasts would ultimately turn to for musical
guidance. Though a youth himself at the time, this self-taught musical
prodigy would convert his 19 THIRD STREET, TRENCH TOWN, tenement
backyard into a sort of musical training camp where he would teach his
peers some of the lessons he had learned. These music lessons or
"jam-sessions" as they were commonly called, were often rigorous in
voice technique, breath control, harmony structuring, effective
song-writing, and of course, learning to play the 'box' guitar by ear
or sound.
In a 1980s interview with his writer, Roger Steffens, JOE HIGGS
explained, "We basically did everything by ear or sound as I myself did
not know anything about music notes at the time. I didn't know "C" from
"D" from "G" but I was very much aware of sound." HIGGS would later
educate his students on the copyright law as well.
Most of JOE HIGGS' students went on to become musical giants, each in
their own respect, and some have later accredited him for their musical
success. Among those he tutored were BOB MARLEY, BUNNY WAILER, PETER
TOSH, JIMMY CLIFF, JUDY MOWATT, DERRICK HARRIOTT and the WAILING SOULS.
His most successful student to date remains the internationally renown
"KING OF REGGAE MUSIC," the HONORABLE ROBERT NESTA (BOB) MARLEY, O.M.
Please
Kovens Conference Center
Florida International University Campus
3000 NE 151st Street
Miami, FL 33181
http://www.bobmarley.com/life/musicalinfluences/joehiggs/index.html
http://www.JoeHiggsMusicAwards.com
NEW- Dec. 30, Sat & Dec. 31, Sun
Burning Spear
The Culture Room
3045 N. Federal Highway
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.cultureroom.net
www.burningspear.net
Jan. 1st, 2007 - Happy New Year!
Feb 2007
Mantra International World Festival
Miami, FL
www.mantrasounds.net
March 1, 2007, Thurs, One show at 8PM (2 sets, one intermission),
$24.00 & $34.00 (plus $1.00 Restoration Fee)
The Broward Center and Ancestral Legacies present:
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Mention African song and most people think of South African
practitioners of the vocal arts - Solomon Linda, Miriam Makeba and
perhaps more than anyone else in recent memory, Ladysmith Black
Mambazo. It is Ladysmith Black Mambazo who have come to represent the
traditional culture of South Africa. They are regarded as South
Africa's cultural emissaries at home and around the world. In 1993, at
Nelson Mandela's request, Black Mambazo accompanied the future
President, and then South African President F.W. de Klerk, to the Nobel
Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Mambazo sang again at President
Mandela's inauguration in May of 1994. They are a national treasure of
the new South Africa in part because they embody the traditions
suppressed in the old South Africa.
It's been more than fifteen years since Paul Simon made his initial
trip to South Africa and met Joseph Shabalala and the other members of
Ladysmith Black Mambazo in a recording studio in Johannesburg. Having
listened to a cassette of their music sent by a DJ based in Los
Angeles, Simon was captivated by the stirring sound of bass, alto and
tenor harmonies. Simon incorporated the traditional sounds of black
South Africa into the "Graceland" album, a project regarded by many as
seminal to today's explosive interest in World Music. See "Ladysmith"
live in concert at
PARKER PLAYHOUSE
Ft. Lauderdale
Regularly ongoing Good Vibez
Sundays, 8pm - midnight, $5 cover (Ladies free until 10pm),
Rythmation bringing good vibes & music to make you feel good & make you
want to get your dance on!
Colby Jack's
3111 45th Street
Suite 15
West Palm Beach
561-681-1359
www.rythmation.com
Sundays, FREE
Jazid is full of vibes. A night not to be missed as sweet reggae music
plays all night long. Live reggae by Fitzroy, originally from Barbados,
a masterful singer and MC who blends his smooth style with reggae,
funk, and hip-hop. Downstairs the sounds are selected upstairs by
LANCE-O, along with reggae videos. 9-11pm is happy hour. Submitted by
LANCE-O of KULCHA SHOK MUZIK
Jazid
1342 Washington Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Jazid: (305) 673-9372
Lance-O: 305.534.6110
http://www.kulchashok.com
http://www.myspace.com/fitzroymusic
Sundays, 7pm - until around 3:30am, FREE Before 7pm; after 10pm =$7;
after 12midnight = $10.
Sankofa Sundays is the only spot in South Beach bringing Roots Reggae &
performances by upcoming and independent artists every week.
Candlelight, comfortable couches & plenty of room to dance in the
relaxed ambience at Madiba South African Restaurant & Lounge. The
intimate setting and energy of Sankofa Sundays creates a unique space
for connection through sound, taste, and movements. Three dynamic
promoters Lion Pride Promotions, M.L.R., and Sankofa Sound
International host the night and welcome everyone to be uplifted with
positive vibrations.
Madiba South African Restaurant & Lounge
1766 Bay Road
Dir: take I-95 south to 195 East, then 195 to Alton Rd South, Make a
right on 18th (chevron). Club is 2 blocks down on left
Miami Beach, FL 33139
More info contact Kwame: 954-608-5085
Madiba: 305-695-1566
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/search/events.php?eventSearch=1&date=2006-06-25&src...
Sundays, 10pm - 4am, $10
"Ray Town Sundays" Hear the best reggae music from the 70's, 80's &
90's! Each & every week there is a different selector, this week is
"C-Roy" & everyone can tune in to vibes 101.9 for continuous info.
Great adult party, with good food & nice vibes!
Brooks & Baileys (formerly "Santiago's")
17185 Pines Blvd
corner of Pines & 172, 1 mile west of I-75
Pembroke Pines
Info: 954-709-6842
http://www.theofficialparty.com/showEvents.asp?r=&id=151
Sundays, 2:30-6:30pm
Ruffhouse
Shuckers Bar & Grill
1819 79TH St Causeway
North Bay Village, FL 33141-4215
Tel: 305-866-1570
Mondays, 10pm - 1:30am
Rythmation - reggae party
Boston's on the Beach
40 South Ocean Blvd.
Delray Beach
on A1A just south of Atlantic Ave.
http://www.rythmation.com/
http://www.bostonsonthebeach.com/
Tuesdays, 9pm - 12:30am
Ruffhouse - live reggae
Clevelander Poolside
1020 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
Info: 305 531-3485
Thursday night @ 6-8 pm
Brothers B Band Jamming each Thursday night
the Angel Club
247 23rd St
Miami Beach, FL
Thursdays, Doors open 10pm, taping 11pm
Live TV show taping for Karib Link TV "If Yuh Blink.... U Mis the Link"
See KARIBLINK TV 5 days a week Tues. - Sat 12:30am on South Watch
KARIBLINK TV Florida's Comcast cable (Pompano, Plantation, Sunrise,
Lauderhill, Lauderdale lakes, Coconut Creek, Margate & tamarac channel
76; Miramar & Pembroke Pines channel 79; North Miami channel 10)
Trends
4322 N. State Road 7
Lauderdale Lakes
954-245-7193
Check the website for lots of great videos, interviews, photos, news &
more:
http://www.kariblinktv.com/
Info: 954-245-7193
Fridays, 10pm - 2am
Vsions Band - live reggae music
Kahuna's Bar & Grill
249 N. Ocean Blvd.
North of the Hillsboro Pier AIA
Deerfield Beach
Tel: 954-725-0244
Fridays, 9:30pm to 1:30am
Rythmation performs an eclectic dance mix that spans 4 decades of
Styles including, but not limited to, Soul, R&B, Funk, Rock, Disco,
Classics.
Legend's Sports Bar (Formerly Surf Cafe)
Address: 395 NE Spanish River Boulevard
Boca Raton, FL
Phone: 561-392-1965
www.rythmation.com
Last Friday of Each Month, 9pm, FREE
Live Music Fridays
reggae, soca, calypso, soul & r&b
Marcia's Cafe
3750 N. State Road 7 (441)
Lauderdale Lakes
Info: 954-484-1566
Fridays, 8-11pm
Nori Nori - live reggae music
The Cove
1755 SE 3rd Ct
Deerfield Beach
http://www.norinori.net/
First Friday of every month, 8pm-midnite
Eugene Grey Live Caribbean jazz & reggae
Cafe Calypso
6190 Oakland Park Blvd.
Sunrise
954-578-6900
http://www.eugenegrey.com/
Fridays, 10 PM-2 AM
Brothers B Band
ISLAND STYLE RESTAURANT FR:LOCATED IN THE RCS PLAZA @ THE CORNER OF
KIMBERLY BLVD AND ROCK ISLAND ROAD 977 SW 71 AVE
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL.
Info: 954-720-7014
Fridays, 9pm-4am
First Fridays - "Returns to the Pines"
Reggae, Soca, R&B hits from the 70s, 80 & 90s with a touch of today
Grand Palms
110 Grand Palms Dr.
Pembroke Pines
Info: 954-333-3738
www.firstfridays.cc
Saturday nights, FREE
A new reggae night Lance-O of Kulcha Shok Music is now guest spotting
at! It's in conjunction with Babylon Fall. So all those that have
complained about not be able to hear the music on the weekend it's
here! Submitted by LANCE-O of KULCHA SHOK MUZIK
A-Bar
225 Washington Ave
South Beach
Lance-O: 305.534.6110
http://www.kulchashok.com
Saturdays, 9pm - 12:30am
Ruffhouse - live reggae
Clevelander Poolside
1020 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
Info: 305 531-3485
1st Saturdays, 6pm, $10, kids free
Naomi's Garden & Revelation Sound Presents
Rally Round the Roots - All tribes Welcome! Run, come
a roots-n-culture, reggae & dub sound explosion with DJ Moses
Naomi's Garden
650 NW 71st St.
Miami, FL 33151
I-95 from the North exit 6B - NW 69th St, proceed 2 blocks then make a
right on 7th Ave. (441), turn right on 71st St 1 block before light &
come to the end of the block. I-95 from the south exit 62nd St. make a
left & go to 7th Ave. (441), make a right turn, go north to 71st St
then make a right, go 1 block.
Info: 786-486-0671
~~~~~Good reggae vibez on the net~~~
Support the radio stations that allow the DJ's to play their choice &
your choice in music! Too many programs are dictated by the record
companies! Call them up & thank them, show the love! Music is Life!
Makeda Dread & the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, San
Diego, CA
http://oneworldradiotv.com/
Check KARIBLINK website for lots of great videos, interviews, photos,
news & more:
http://www.kariblinktv.com/
See KARIBLINK TV 5 days a week Tues. - Sat 12:30am on South Watch
KARIBLINK TV Florida's Comcast cable (Pompano, Plantation, Sunrise,
Lauderhill, Lauderdale lakes, Coconut Creek, Margate & tamarac channel
76; Miramar & Pembroke Pines channel 79; North Miami channel 10)
