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BLUE KING BROWN
Reggae / Afro-beat / Roots Music

US / CAN/ EU June - July 09




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   BLUE KING BROWN: General Info
Member Since1/26/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.bluekingbrown.com
Band Members Band Members:
Natalie Pa'apa'a– Vocals, Guitar
Carlo Santone – Bass
Salvador Persico – Percussion
Pete Wilkins – Drums
Sam Cope – Keyboards
Emily G - Trombone
Cesar Rodrigues - Guitar
Hailey Cramer – Backing Vocals
Nadee - Backing Vocals
Jess Harlen - Backing vocals

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In the Activism section of our website you'll find info on issues we write about, issues we find important, issues we believe in, stand for and fight for. In a day and age where we are fed so many lies it is up to us to educate ourselves, inform ourselves and others around us education and knowledge is power, know the truth because with truth comes respect and understanding. Please click here to be directed to our Activism / Education resource page

STAND STRONG ALWAYS.



THE GIRL WHO SILENCED THE WORLD AT THE UNITED NATION FOR 5 MINUTES




PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO AND EDUCATE YOURSELF! Uranium mining is set to expand in Australia. Olympic Dam, the world's largest known uranium deposit will increase by three times and more uranium mines are Threatening to open up across the land. Uranium is radioactive and mining it unleashes a potential for serious harm to us our children and our children's children. We need to take action now. Watch All that Glitters is not Gold and forward to your friends and networks or embed it in your website or myspace. ANOTHER GREAT PIECE FROM FRONTLINE FILMS, GO HERE FOR MORE INFO: www.frontlinefilms.com.au





Music Outback Foundation Limited is a non-profit Deductible Gift Recipient charity dedicated to the use of music and related art forms as a means of improving outcomes on remote Indigenous communities. We are honoured to be involved in this program and encourage you to explore their website and initiatives, all support is welcomed and greatly appreciated. www.musicoutback.com.au

PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE DARFUR CRISIS NOW, CLICK THESE BANNERS, THIS IS A VERY INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARY, DARFUR IS CRYING OUT FOR HELP, WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART.



ARTWORK BY STiiiKY - JAPAN


SOME BKB INSPIRED TATTOO’S, MUCH RESPECT!!! & MONTREAL LADIES REPRESENTING NEW BKB MERCH LINE!

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Photo By: Shubrin Photography


Photo By: Shubrin Photography

ARTWORK BY CARLO SANTONE

Record LabelROOTS LEVEL RECORDS - INDEPENDENT
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 3 2009 10:30P
SaskJazz Festival - Amigos Cantina East Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Jul 4 2009 8:00P
Jazz Winnipeg Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jul 5 2009 8:00P
Jazz Winnipeg Festival Winnipeg
Jul 6 2009 10:00P
Montreal JazzFest - Alcan Stage Montreal, Quebec
Jul 8 2009 8:00P
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2009 LeBreton Flats, Ontario
Jul 11 2009 8:00P
Fous Cavés Festival Crazannes, Poitou-Charentes
Jul 12 2009 8:00P
Chauffer Dans La Noirceur Montmartin sur mer
Jul 13 2009 8:00P
Melkweg w/ Cat Empire Amsterdam
Jul 14 2009 8:00P
013 w/ Cat Empire Tilburg
Jul 16 2009 8:00P
Theaterfabriek w/ Cat Empire Munich
Jul 17 2009 8:00P
Gurtenfestival Berne Gurten, Bern
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Nuke Festival Vaz (Sankt Polten), Burgenland
Jul 19 2009 8:00P
Tourcoing Plage Tourcoing
Jul 20 2009 8:00P
Gloria Theatre w/ Cat Empire Köln
Jul 22 2009 8:00P
Mortens Krog Uddevalla
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
POPDEUROPE Berlin, Berlin
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Das Fest Karlsruhe
Jul 27 2009 8:00P
Borderline London
Sep 4 2009 7:30P
Bombay Rock Townsville, Queensland
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Reggae Town Cairns, Queensland
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
HQ COMPLEX Adelaide, South Australia
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Bimbadgen Estate - Bimbadgen Blues Roots Funk n Grooves Hunter Valley, New South Wales
Sep 18 2009 8:00P
Blueprint Festival Ararat, Victoria

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   About BLUE KING BROWN


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"Blue King Brown is my favourite band right now. They embody everything I love in music from Ozomatli, African bands, Tower of Power to Santana. They are the voice of the street and the band of the future!" - Carlos Santana


"I am always inspired by BKB's funky, high energy, socially conscious music. Natalie is a bright light in the world with a vision that extends beyond the stage and together with the rest of the band raise the roof off every show they play. I love em!!!" - Michael Franti (Spearhead)


"BKB are one of those unique truth-telling outfits in our business that defy time. Amazing musicians with a powerful message. What a concept, huh?" - Serj Tankian

Australia's Premier hard hitting Live Urban Roots crew Blue King Brown are currently working on their 2nd album, set to drop in 2009, they have been travelling worldwide from Melbourne to Kingston Jamaica, New York to San Francisco & Aoteoroa New Zealand, working with the likes of Sly and Robbie, Jah Mason, Rovleta Fraser and renowned engineer BONZAI (know for his work with Damian & Stephen Marley amongst many others). Working in studios from Melbourne’s SING SING to Kingston’s Anchor studios & Bob Marley’s legendary TUFF GONG studios creating what is destined to be a rock solid album from the group who's presence in the scene keeps going from Strength to Strength.

They have been taking some time off the road since their tours early in the year from the Big Day Out, to a sold out National tour with the Cat Empire, and right before heading into the studio they completed an Australian / NZ tour supporting the legendary SANTANA, the respect and bond made between the two groups was instant, the tour was a massive success and a career highlight for Blue King Brown.
BKB are set to hit the road again, rockin’ national and international festivals and venues with new material and a fresh inspired energy. With tours of Japan, Noumea, Canada, and the USA also in the bag for 2008, the worldwide revolution continues for simply one of the best groups to come out of Australia in a long time.

some of the facts....

STYLE:
Urban Roots

ALBUMS:

BKB backed up their first EP release with a tough debut album titled ‘STAND UP’, independently released in October 2006 through their own label, ROOTS LEVEL RECORDS and in Japan through VILLAGE AGAIN/SIDEOUT. The album has received mass critical acclaim with ‘come and check your head’, the first single off the album hitting hard!

RADIO PLAY:
(Australia)
Singles - Water, Come and Check your head, Stand Up, Don’t let go
High rotation on JJJ
Nova
‘Come and check your head’ made JJJ’s hottest 100 list for 2006.
BKB’s debut album STAND UP was a Feature Album on Triple J and also received a J Award Nomination 2006 – Triple J’s Australian Album of the year.
Along with national radio, the album has been a staple on country wide community stations. With 3 single releases all gaining solid airplay.

FESTIVALS PLAYED:
BIG DAY OUT (2008)
Live Earth 2007
East Coast Blues & Roots festival 2006, 2007(Australia)
West Coast Blues & Roots festival 2006, 2007 (Australia)
Reggae Town 2007
Womadelaide 2007 (Australia)
Falls festival 2006 (Australia)
Southbound 2007(Australia)
Homebake 2007(Australia)
Woodford folk fest 2005 2006 2007(Australia)
JJJ AWOL SERIES 2007(Australia)
Summer Sonic 2007(Japan)
Green Room festival 2006 2007 (Japan)
Fiji’s World Music Festival 2006 (Fiji)
just to name a few…

QUOTES:
“The revolution will be televised, dance-hall style.” - Tsunami Magazine

“Never has a lesson/protest song been so infectiously delivered.” - The Drum Media.

“It was almost as if the whole building itself was grooving to their entrancing beats and inspiring lyrics. Blue King Brown provided what they do best, transporting listeners into another world…” - Fasterlouder.com

“Blue King Brown are people magnets. Within seconds of walking on stage there was a rush to the dance floor. It was a frantic night of dancing and a solid performance from a band whose star is forever rising higher.” - Tsunami

HAVE OPENED FOR:
Santana
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley
John Butler Trio
Silverchair
Powderfinger
The Cat Empire
Cody Chesnutt
Amongst others…

POLITiCAL:
Dedicated to the movement, Hard hitting lyrics and groove, socially aware and active, Blue King Brown is a band that walks their talk on many social issues and are known for actively speaking out.

BAND MEMBERS:
Natalie Pa'apa'a– Vocals, Guitar
Carlo Santone – Bass
Salvador Persico – Percussion
Pete Wilkins – Drums
Sam Cope – Keyboards
Emily G - Trombone
Hailey Cramer – Backing Vocals
Nadee - Backing Vocals
Jess Harlen - Backing vocals


More info at:
www.bluekingbrown.com

CONTACTS:
Please note that business will not happen through my space messages, please use contacts below

Management (Australia/NZ/Japan)
Roots Level Records/Management
Carlo Santone
Roots Level Records
E: carlo@rootslevel.com
W: www.myspace.com/rootslevelrecords

Management (Rest of World)
Guerrilla Management (World)
Catherine Enny
2180 Bryant St. 206
San Francisco, CA 94110 USA
T: 415 865 2170
E: bluekingbrown@guerrillamgmt.com
W: www.guerrrilla.com / www.myspace.com/guerrilla

The Atlas Agency (Bookings Australia/NZ)
Mark Lackey
E: mark@theatlasagency.com
W: www.theatlasagency.com

The Agency Group (Bookings USA)
Jordan Burger
1775 Broadway, Suite 515
New York, NY 10019
E: jordanburger@theagencygroup.com
W: www.theagencygroup.com

Paquin Entertainment (Bookings Canada)
Julien Paquin
E: julien@paquinentertainment.com
Aaron Schubert
E: aaron@paquinentertainment.com

The Agency Group, LTD.(UK Bookings)
Jules de Lattre
361-373 City Road
Islington, London, EC1V 1PQ
UK office +442072783331 ext 142
E:julesdelattre@theagencygroup.com


Bluesfest 09 Byron Bay Photo By Photo by: Joseph Mayers



WHERE YOU AT??? Blue King Brown Music



Moment of Truth| Roots Level Records
Buy on iTunes

Self Titled (EP) | Roots Level Records
Stand Up | Roots Level Records
Buy from online store, Music Plug , iTunes

Highlights
Feature album on Triple J, J Award Nomination 2006 – Australian album of the year, Feature Album/Album of the Week on many Australian independent/community radio stations including DIG Internet Radio, Radio Adelaide, 2BOB FM and 2MCE.

Record's are available on line through Music Plug, iTunes and in-store through MGM Distribution.






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Jul 6 2009 1:38 AM

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JAH MEDI





Jul 5 2009 10:39 PM

BLESSING THE PLACE WITH LOVE...CHECK OUT MY FIRST MUSIC VIDEO FROM MY UPCOMING DEBUT ALBUM 'LIVE AND LOVE YOUR LIFE'!!!
REQUEST AND LOOK OUT FOR IT ON YOUR LOCAL CHANNELS. COMMENT N LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK...BLESSED

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Jul 5 2009 9:56 PM

Richard





Jul 5 2009 4:14 AM

Thanx for the add wicked show at the Winnipeg Jazz Fest! Hope you liked the wild flower!

Much Love & Respect
hi-hat





Jul 4 2009 6:58 PM

Thanks for the add!
allanboi





Jul 4 2009 4:01 PM

Thanks for the add!Keep up the positive Vibrations!
Reggaetown Festival Australia





Jul 3 2009 12:26 AM

rt 09 poster WHITE
Sarah-Strength through Peace





Jul 2 2009 3:27 AM

what's up guys?! Hope you're havin fun. John and lil TJ will be fishin in Armstrong this Sat til the next. Wonder if they'll be anywhere close to your show in Ontario. That'd be wicked if they saw you in Canada. Don't play to much video games on that bloody bus. Peace and love, sarah
Moorange





Jul 1 2009 3:48 PM

Hey Blue Kings!

We're looking forward to sharing the stage with you in Karlsruhe/GER end of July. Till then have lots of fun in Canada!

See you,
Luke, Mattis, Jensen & Benzo

www.moorange.de
kirisitina





Jun 30 2009 7:49 AM

Natalie!
Thank you so much for putting your voice to the situation of child soldiering in east africa - your presence at the Rescue in melbourne was so important, and those of us at invisible children just want to say a huge asante sana to you! no peace, no life. christina
AROUNDOTOWN





Jun 29 2009 5:55 PM

The Best weekly Reggae Video Show.
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www.aroundotown.com
Passing Thru and Sharing the Worldwide Reggae Vibes.
Jah Bless and One Love!
the Dub Hut Riddims





Jun 29 2009 4:39 PM

Big up!
Keep the good thing coming!
..and more Dubs to your site PLZ!
ABADass





Jun 29 2009 7:26 AM

You guys were incredible in L.A. at the Key Club! Respect.
@Sir Gabenor Hanjir


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Jun 29 2009 6:02 AM

Keep Up..!!
Jah Love..!!
DJ-Red Dreadd





Jun 28 2009 8:25 AM

Looking forward to meeting you all & hearing your sound of reggae @ Reggaetown 09

Peace & One love
Red Dreadd
Gina Williams [-o-]





Jun 28 2009 6:21 AM

Kiya Kiya!!!
Greetings from Noongar Boodjah in Perth, Western Australia.
Thank you for agreeing to be my friend - we saw you guys perform at the 09 Dreaming Festival - absolutely AMAZING!
Peace, respect.
Gina
xo
IYA KARNA





Jun 27 2009 4:32 PM

The Truth

Ever since i was a youth,
I have always been searching for the truth,
But having been told so many lies,
Life like good music never dies,
So the question is posed,
Only who in Heaven knows,
why is a man respected when he is dead ?
Should'nt that respect be paid to the living INSTEAD.

Alive a man is sufferer of no mean order,
But dead he has an estate to the value of a Million and over,
I must die one day,
You'll all hear people say,
Yet praying for Salvation,
In corrupted meditation,
Storing up wealth, ignoring their health,
But, a tree is known by its fruits,
There is no life in lies,
It's all in the truth.

Brother Sam
Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
(Grounation)
Andrea





Jun 24 2009 1:02 AM


Be happy and laugh often...  Life is truly beautiful! Very nice to meet you...


Love,Peace&Light  ~Andrea~
Jack





Jun 23 2009 12:17 AM

Great show at the SNWMF in Boonville, Ca.
I'm in love with you Natalie Pa'apa'a.
chrisdubflow





Jun 21 2009 11:04 PM

Thanx for req. Big up!! Dub salut!!! Chris Dubflow
Steve





Jun 21 2009 10:54 PM

You guys kicked major ass in SF! I'm really impressed, can't wait to hear more tunes!
Dub Seeds





Jun 20 2009 5:37 PM

really enjoyed playing with you guys wednesday and thursday. really dig the vibe! hopefully we can link up again when you come back our way. much love!!
Auditory





Jun 19 2009 11:13 PM

Im a platinum producer, resume includes the game, yukmouth, jayo felony, bushido among others
LIA





Jun 18 2009 1:32 AM

Talofa lava! It was nice meeting you in San Diego. Love the music keep moving forward and hope to see you soon.One Love
KAISHA





Jun 17 2009 12:54 PM

great tracks...
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