Established by Shoja "Prince Sho", from DJ DOUBLE A fame. Originally, RP was one of the original ragga jungle and reggae pushers in the greater Vancouver area.. and since its inception in the 90's, the platoon has changed paths many times and finds itself here today.. on the frontlines.. today RP reps reggae, jungle, dubstep, and other new sounds.
RP affiliates include .. Junior Dekker, Jah B, Jacob Cino of Third Eye, Caeza Don of Matrixxx, Abel, Special K, Rexx of Jani, Ron Don aka Itchy Ron of Battle Axe, Tusk and Michael Red of Lighta and Krinjah of Hand Grenade.
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THE RISING SUN ! ! !
CHEZIDEK'S
CONCERT DATE: JUNE 21st, 2008
CONCERT VENUE: LAWRENCE PARK, St. ANN'S BAY in JAMAICA
LINE UP: COCOA TEA, ANTHONY B, NATURAL BLACK, FANTAN MOJAH,
Mr. PERFECT, QUEEN IFRICA, TURBULANCE, I - WAYNE,
TAURUS RILEY, NATTY KING, NORRISMAN, Ras SHILOH
& Many, Many, Many More ! ! !
OF Course: CHEZIDEK will Perform
& Special Guest from BELIZE, "RAS INDIO"
Adm: $500 ja
RAS INDIO
Will also be performing @ this year's NorthWest World Reggae Festival in OREGON.
check www. nwworldreggaefestival. com
Chek www. rasindiobelize. com
Welcome, camp for 3 days, this will be our best Culture Fest ever!!!!
Arica Gardens B&B is our new venue! 1 KM north of Winlaw {40 min's from Nelson} follow the signs
Festivities are held in a AWESOME!,HUGE! Circus tent!!! so, no worries if it rains...
People from all around the world are flocking to gather in the Slocan Valley for a weekend full of music and community. Preparations for 7th annual Koots Roots Culture Festival are in full swing, this years venue Arica Gardens in Winlaw, minutes away from the pristine Slocan river is being geared up for family camping.
The venue is full of lush greens, a great camping spot with a pond for swimming, an ideal family retreat. While it is also going to be a focal point to meet many local non profit organizations, eco-friendly companies and active community work groups in the vending sections of the festival.
*Foundational drumming from Senegal 'Joko Unity', haunting fluid melodies delivered direct from Kingston Jamaica by 'Queen Ifrica' backed by the 'Living Man band', resonating voice of Reggae Star from St. Criox 'Ras Attitude' backed by 'Maximum Force band', Powerful Conscious Hip-Hop sister from Long beach California 'J-Ross Parrelli' backed by 'Instigators band', and 'Free Sound's crucial talent from Hawaii, ragga-muffin Ras Indio from Belize backed by 'Ultra Flex band' plus too many more bands to mention and local artists from the "Koots" check WWW.KOOTSROOTS.ORG for line-up and info and link to myspace.com/kootsrootsculture e-mail us kootsroots@gmail.com or call (250) 354 7366. Tickets are selling fast at convenient locations in Nelson at 'Eddy Music', in Winlaw at 'Gaia Tree', in Grandforks 'Odonnell's Farm' and for online tickets at Ticketweb.ca.
Following the the tradition of bringing world music to the Kootenays for the 7th year , Koots Roots is going to a power packed roo
Havn't seen you around in a while..Next time a big hugs coming your way. Keep up all the hard work..Def appreciate the effort. School is is finished soon so I will be sure to be at Shine whenever I can.. Take care Ali..
