Niles 'Asheber' Hailstones : Lead vocals,Trumpet & Djembe -
Winston 'Saxton' Rose: All Saxaphones & Clarinet -
Trevor Edwards: Trombone -
Anthony 'Drumtan' Ward: Drums -
Don Chandler: Bass -
Derek Johnson: Lead & Rhythm Guitar -
Steven 'Marley' Wright: Lead & Rhythm Guitar -
Iauwata Amha Sellasie 1: Keyboards -
Darren 'D-Pan' Francis: Steel Pans -
Kofi Kari Kari: Percussion -
Naomi Thompson: Vocals -
Eshe Escofferey: Vocals -
Emma Haywoode: Vocals -
Tunde Jegede: Kora -
I-Story 2007 - Door Of No Return (Full Version) - Feat: Asheber
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GOT2REMEMBER - "SEEDS - THE GIFT OF LIFE".
GIANT FOOTSTEPS – GOT2REMEMBER & CHILDREN OF AYA
Heru Hailstones Jams With Children Of Aya
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ROARING LION
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CLASSIC FOOTAGE OF MISTY IN ROOTS LIVE @ CHIEMSE FESTIVAL - GERMANY
With Michael Rose @ Chiemse Festival - Germany
UBUNTU VILLAGE - WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT AFRICA?
REFLECTIONS PART ONE - WELCOME HOME
Coming Home - Ghana: Feat Seesta Imarkhus & Nana Okofu of One Africa
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BLACK MANS GOD
ROOTS TO BRANCES presents…
THE GREAT BRITISH BLACK MUSIC SINGALONG 2008
NEXT ONE WILL BE…
THE SONGS OF LIFE, SURVIVAL AND EMPOWERMENT CONCERT @ BRIDGE PARK COMPLEX, HARLESDEN, LONDON – 7 NOV 2008
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Influences
THE CREATOR,MY FAMILY and All forms of music originating form Africa and it's people in the Diaspora.
The Ancestors,Haile Sellasie 1 and Empress Menem, Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Miles Davis, Baba
Olatunji, Nina Simone, Public Enemy, Gil Scot Heron, Gladys Knight, Drucilla Dunjee Huston, Cheikh Anta Diop, Imhotep, Burning Spear, Ali Farka Toure, The Black Panther Party, Kwame Nkrumah, Maya Angelou, Nanny, Fredrick Douglas,Junior Delgado, Hardskin,Derek Johnson, Fela & Femi Kuti, Oscar Brown Jr, Osibisa, Cymande, Jimmy Cliff, Misty In Roots, Toumani Diabate, Baaba Maal, Youssou N,Dour, James Brown, Miriam Makeba, King Sunny Ade, Manu Dibango, Freddie Hubbard, Tom Browne, Donny Hathaway, Earth Wind & Fire, Brass Construction , Light Of The World, Otis Redding, Junior Delgado, Claude Deppa, Winston ' Saxton' Rose, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, U-Roy, Prince Lincoln. Zabandis, Aswad, Steel Pulse, Third World, Winston 'Saxton' Rose,Anthony 'Drumtan' Ward, George Benson,Ike & Tina Turner, The Skatalites, The Last Poets, Malcolm X, Muhammed Ali,Count Ossie And The Mystic Revelation, Cedric 'Im' Brookes, Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Pee Wee Ellis, Maher Khairy....
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Born in London, England in 1965, Niles "Asheber" Hailstones is a Multi-Talented Musician, Producer and Workshop leader in the 'Edutainment' mould. His Debut Solo Album "Time Traveller - Returning Thru The Door Of No Return" is an eclectic yet seamless mixture of the music of the African diaspora, and features some of the best musicians on the International and UK scene including: Pee Wee Ellis (The JB's) Tunde Jegede, Winston (Saxton) Rose, Derek (Musicalist) Johnson, Adesose Wallace, Anthony (Drumtan) Ward and the late great Egyptian Master- flautist Maher Khairy.
Niles started playing Trumpet in the late 80s with various local bands, mainly in the West London area. These included: Inflight,Wisdom, and the Black Jazz Orchestra. By the beginning of the ’90s, he was a member of veteran Roots Reggae group Misty In Roots, with whom he traveled to Africa on three occasions (Zimbabwe 1990, Sierra Leone 1991 and Ghana 1994).
These journeys were to prove formative for the artist’s future work and vision….
Whilst embarking on the journey to Ghana in ’94, he visited the old Slave ports and Castles of Cape Coast & Elmina and received his rites of passage "Returning Thru The Door Of No Return" with Nana Okofu of the 'One Africa' Organisation.
It was during this important musical period that he also became an original member of Old School British Hip Hop groups NSO Force and 11:59 and first emerged as Asheber on the NSO underground classic recordings "Chains" and "Freeman”.
Asheber spent the following years up to 2005 widening his horizons even further, touring the world, recording, producing and working with a wide variety of artists that include: Junior Delgado, U-Roy, Winston 'Saxton' Rose, Hardskin, Urban Breeze, Prince Lincoln, Michael Rose and Freddie McGregor. During this time he also found the creative space to collaborate with more London-based artists including: Noel McKoy, Alison Evelyn & 4hero.
Not content to be an innovator and musical artist in his own right, Asheber has continuously found the time to provide Djembe & Storytelling Workshops/Performances (Ancient Lyrics, Mothership, Got2Remember) for schools and local community groups across the U.K.
Always with an eye on the future, he has nurtured his family group Got2Remember, bringing through the younger members of the creative community who have their own story to tell. This project goes from strength to strength and is now a regular feature at Asheber concerts and teaching events.
Asheber continues his work as a community activist till today and is a founder member of the Bese Saka Arts Foundation: The Umbrella Arts Group Of The Diaspora, and it’s collective band Children Of Aya, which features fellow members Derek (Musicalist) Johnson, Winston (Saxton) Rose & Adesose Wallace.
The sum total of all these insperiences form the basis of this debut album release: "Time Traveller”.
Alongside the Children of Aya band Asheber welcomes you to be part of the journey….
The Story (and the Revolution) continues....
YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD SONGS FROM THE ALBUM "TIME TRAVELLER - RETURNING THRU THE DOOR OF NO RETURN @
http://www.broadjam.com/asheber
- THIS IS DESTINED TO BE THE UNDERGROUND ALBUM OF 2007
- HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ASHEBER -
"An Awesome Sound" - EARTH WIND & FIRE -
"Some very dignified music...Miles would have played the heck out of ''Journey To Kush' - JOSEPH WOOTEN -
"He called it a journey to kush
THE DOORS OF NO RETURN
where spirit is alive and often hearts yearn
music a dialect unbroken skins an amber token of hues unspoken tone beating fiery sounds into beautifully burned song....
crafted muse you are
in the shape of a man
touching pass earth painted only by Gods gentle hands
vibrating my soul
reconnecting diasporas loosely stitched but left unsown" - NATIVE TONGUE -
"Free like a bird" - ROHAN 'RUGGU' MARLEY***************************
You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin. Teach your children what we have taught our children, that the earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of the earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves. ~ Unknown ~
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Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases. We return thanks to the moon and stars, which have given to us their light when the sun was gone. We return thanks to the sun, that has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye. Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in Whom is embodied all goodness, and Who directs all things for the good of Her children. ~ Iroquois ~
Spiritually, You are like a tree, standing tall and strong With roots that go much deeper than our wrong; See, you remember the richness of our history, Before slavery, When we ruled as kings and queens, Scientists and inventors, Building empires.
And today, you bear the mark of our ancestors; You are a strong black man, Both physically and mentally You have a fruitful mind With a heart of gold, Your thoughts, words and actions are aligned You can do whatever you put your mind to, There's nothing stopping you from reaching your goals
So let's work together to build a future, One where the sun always shines in our minds Where happiness reigns supreme, Where we live a life of abundance, And live the life of our dreams.
All are welcome to Come down share our celebration of 2 years at Blessed Souls on Oct 23rd at Enjoy the Caribbean food from the Blend Bar, with Open Mic with vibes from the MAC Band and feature Artist @ 111 Wandsworth High Street, SW18 4HY blessedsoulsuk@yahoo.com 07825604339 www.myspace.com/blessedsoulsuk Join Facebook Group 'BLESSED SOULS UK'
"UK SOUL JAM" @ JAZZ CAFE ** Featuring INDIGO BROWN & Many More All Live Established & New UKSoul Talent** on SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2009
'UK SOUL JAM' : a celebration of UK SOUL in an Open Mic, Showcase & DJ Session featuring the best of London's Soul talent every month at The Jazz Cafe, London
Venue Address: JAZZ CAFE, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1
PURCHASE YOUR TICKET ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER AT:http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk (search "UK SOUL JAM" "UKSOULJAM" "Jazz Cafe" "September 6th") ORDER ON PHONE from TICKETMASTER on: Tel: 0870 4000 700 Alternative Online Ticket Agents: http://www.seetickets.com
BOX OFFICE, IN PERSON & CASH PAYMENTS: To order in person or for Cash payment at JAZZCAFE( frontdoor) box office 5 Parkway Camden, NW1 (Mon - Sat 10am-5pm). Table Seats On Balcony: £13 - Call Jazzcafe Restaurant Line For Tables On: 020 7688 8899 (Lines Open 10.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
Music Style:: SOUL, NEO SOUL, UK SOUL, GOSPEL, URBAN, RAREGROOVE, NU JAZZ, R&B, BROKENBEAT, HIP HOP, REGGAE, DANCEHALL, OPEN MIC JAM & LIVE MUSIC + Open Mic & Jam Session (Open To The Public Later In The Show) + More TBA & Surprise Guests On The Night. Further web info:http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight For all show enquiries & if you would like to perform please email: keepthefaithful@gmail.com _________________________________
UKSOULJAM 2009 DATES SUN SEPT 6th SUN OCT 4th SUN DEC 6th
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