Circa PAMA OUTERNATIONAL album 2009:-
Finny - lead vocalist
Sean Flowerdew - keyboards
Lynval Golding - rhythm guitar/vocals
Lenny Bignell - guitar
Ernie McKone - bass
Andy Kinsman - tenor sax
Gary Alesbrook - trumpet
Sir Horace Panter - bass
Fuzz Townshend - drums
Influences
King tubby, Bob Marley & Wailers, Marvin Gaye, Lee Perry, Coxsone Dodd, Otis Redding, The Specials, Motown- The Funk Brothers, Stax, Jimmy Cliff, Aretha Franklin, reggae, ska and soul
Sounds Like
The classic 'puma' style T-shirt is back...
PAMA INTL puma T-SHIRT
Orange shirt with black print (classic dutch/adidas retro colours)
the brand new album
PAMA INTL LOVE FILLED DUB BAND
Pama Intl-Highrise featuring Michie One 12"
PAMA INTL - COME AS YOU ARE - BRAND NEW 7"
Pama Intl Love Filled Dub Band ) T-Shirts
Pama Intl Love Filled Dub Band Pin Badge
Pama Intl s/t debut album
Pama Intl Too Many Freaks album
Pama Intl Float Like A Butterfly album
Pama Intl Dub Store Special ep
Pama Intl Trojan Sessions album
Pama Intl meets Manasseh 10"
Pama Intl - Trojan Sessions T-Shirt
Rockers Revolt Pin Badge
Pama Intl Red Pin Badge
Pama Intl White Pin Badge
Pama- Trojan Pin Badge
Introducing Pama International; the UK's leading dub collective - soul-fueled & dub-induced for the 21st century, fronted by Sean Flowerdew, Finny and Lynval Golding (The Specials/Fun Boy 3). The line up has included members from; The Specials, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Galliano, Steel Pulse, The Lee Perry Band, PWEI, Lord Large, Madness, The Style Council, and more.
Pama Intl, have released 7 acclaimed albums, recorded 2 Radio One Sessions, played at Glastonbury, Bestival, Womad, Wickerman, Beautiful Days & many more festivals. They've performed with The Specials, The Levellers, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, Lee Perry, Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Mad Professor, Mick Jones' Carbon/Silicon & Madness, creating a huge grassroots following, with a live show that has become second to none.
“the best live roots band I’ve ever seen” FACT magazine.
2006 saw them become the first new band in 30 years to sign to the legendary Trojan Records. The resulting release boasted a classic line-up of vintage ska and reggae guests including; Rico Rodriguez, Dennis Alcapone, Dawn Penn, Derrick Morgan and the first recording since the 1970's from Dave & Ansel Collins, and immediately won global praise.
“YOU'D swear blind this CD was a compilation of forgotten reggae gems from the 70s. A wondrous revelation of an album. **** out of 5” Daily Star
"a mouth watering slice of authentic Club Ska cool for the 21st Century. **** out of 5" Music-news.com
“Neither too modern or too retro, it blends classic ska and reggae rhythms with a double shot of dub” Record Collector
Getting back to their deep-rooted DIY philosophy in 2008 they launched their own Rockers Revolt label. Mixed by John Collins (producer of The Specials iconic Ghost Town) and featuring guest appearances from Rico Rodriguez, Sir Horace Panter (The Specials) and Top 10 hit-maker Michie One, the first album on the label 'Love Filled Dub Band', received airplay from 64 (and counting) stations/DJs, including; Radio One; Rob Da Bank, Chris Goldfinger & Mike Davies, Radio 2-Steve Lamacq, David Rodigan, Gary Crowley, Charlie Gillet, BBC6; Don Letts & Shaun Keaveny, xfm-Jon Kennedy plus live sessions at Abbey Road and on Craig Charles' BBC6 Funk & Soul show. Reviews have been equally as enthusiastic...
**** MOJO
"Social commentary only grime & UK Hip Hop can rival" Echoes
"bringing funk soul & dub to near perfection" Craig Charles BBC6
"Beguilingly beautiful, an album to cherish" Swell magazine
"Downright heavyweight...Cut from the same cloth as Tubby & Perry in their heyday" UK Reggae Guide
It also features Lynval Golding's first foray into song-writing since his days with The Specials & Fun Boy 3 on the thought provoking 'Wonder Wonder'. The album draws on the classic sounds of yesteryear, blending Stax inspired soul with Lee Perry's rockers reggae, King Tubby dub workouts with bang-on-the-button social commentary.
Not content to keep their sound to the music world alone 7 appearances on British and Hollywood film soundtracks have already been landed. The most successful of which is included on Pama Intl’s debut, the Flowerdew penned ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’, as featured on ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’.
2009 has already seen the release of Pama Intl's anti-knife/gun album 'The Highrise Campaign', featuring versions of Pama Intl's anthem 'Highrise' by; Studio One legend Dennis Alcapone, Billy Bragg, Michie One, Wrongtom (best known for his work with Hard Fi and recent Roots Manuva album), G.Corp, Mungos Hi Fi, Lynval Golding (The Specials) and Banana Clan protege Jimmy Screech.
"wicked wicked...will playlist on my web radio….Brilliant" Laurent Garnier
"another winner from the Rockers Revolt stable...10/10" Mikey J-Radio Ceredigion
"Every bit of sound, echo & effect is 100% to the point" Reggae Vibes.com
"thoroughly recommended, I haven't really got that band in the past, but very, very much enjoying this" Mark Lamarr - BBC Radio 2
"its great to report that the music is as fantastic as it is" i really love music
"I played the whole of side 1 in a row the other week on the show! Great album" John Kennedy xfm
"most impressive release yet from UK reggae collective Pama International" Straight No Chaser
"Pama Intl are maintaining 2 Tone's fine tradition of mixing social comment with great tunes" The Sun
"sensational" DJ magazine
April'09 saw Pama complete a 10 date UK tour supporting The Levellers, followed by 4 dates supporting 2 Tone legends The Specials.
Their next album PAMA OUTERNATIONAL (out Oct'09) will be preceded by three singles
over the coming months. Billed as "The Heavyweight Dub Sounds Of Now", the album features Lynval and Horace (The Specials) and is again produced by Sean Flowerdew and John 'Ghost Town' Collins. The first single 'Happenstance' is out on 22 June on ltd.edtion coloured vinyl. All numbered. You can preorder it now at http://www.rockersrevolt.com/products-page/genre/pama-intl---happenstance-7-vinyl/ ONCE THEY ARE GONE THEY ARE GONE
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Hey friends! My new 10" vinyl EP is in stock now at www.stubbornrecords.com!
I also just got back from Jamaica with - a whole heap of incredible new ska, rocksteady and early reggae 45s on labels like Beverley's, Top Deck, Tuneico, Treasure Isle and more! - a selection of Jamaican vinyl LPs we've never had in the store before! We've also got a new batch of Roots Reggae titles (not yet available on the regular site) in the CD Sale, and a huge selection of clearance 45s. You can only find out about the Secret Sales by signing up for the Stubborn Records e-mail list at http://www.versioncity.com/lists
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hi, this is Kurt in Provo Utah, USA. The mountains are pretty, and the air is crisp and dry at night. I'm looking for a new kind of business, the business of brainwaves. Or some future technology. Do they have Nanotechnology at your school? I'm trying to plan ahead to future careers. My job went bye bye, and i haven't worked for 2 months. I have experience as a travel agent (tourism), and customer service. I would like to expand my career into some of my other talents, such as photography and music. What kind of dreams do you have for the future?
Hey! I play "Highrise" vs "To Have & To Have Not" by Pama International / Billy Bragg in my July show for Dandelion Radio - The online radio station inspired by John Peel!
To listen, go to our website at http://www.dandelionradio.com and click on the link on the front page! You will be able to hear my show on most days for the whole of the month! Plus a host of other shows playing an eclectic variety of new and unreleased music! See schedule on website for details!
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