The Shango Band is a D.C. area reggae group that sings about real life and current world issues with a likeable mix of smooth, lovers-edged tunes and harder, more "true" roots tunes. With all-encompassing sound, strong instrumentation and quality songwriting, the Shango Band has been performing since the late 1980's and won the award for Best Reggae Band in the 2001 D.C. Annual Reggae Music Awards. The band's bass-player, lead singer, songwriter and producer, Englishman, spent a number of years in England as a youth. He has performed with many reggae bands there and around the U.S. for about 30 years. Englishman received WAMMIE awards in 1989 for Best Male Vocalist, in 1990 for Best Instrumentalist, three in 1991 and two more in 1992. He has been a Master Artist in the D.C. Folks Arts Program for the Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Other members of the Shango Band also have performed with reggae bands throughout Europe and the U.S. They include Eric (Spiduki) McDermott (drummer/singer) and Jackson (Professor) Briscoe, a graduate of Howard University and MIT, where he studied mathematics and classical music. The Shango Band performs at many university night clubs and international events in Europe and the U.S. Their live performance keeps the audience feeling upbeat, irie and positive! Englishman and the Shango Band recorded their latest CD, Got to Know Your Purpose, in Iceland, while completing their European tour.
GREETINGS IN THE OMNIPOTENT AND DIVINE NAME OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I THE FIRST, KING OF KINGS, KING OF ZION, CONQUERING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND LIGHT OF THIS WORLD AND HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY, QUEEN OF QUEENS, EMPRESS MENEN.
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Hope all is Irie I...Kingman, Yishmael Kush Solomon and InI have re-grouped and streamlined our initial ventures into audio-visual productions, marketing and promotions. We are currently reviewing some local bands, artists, authors, filmakers and any arts and humanities interests within (or pertaining to) the African diaspora and RastaFari interests.
Our enterprise is called TIMELESS ROOTS PRODUCTIONS and we are rearing and ready to go! We look forward to having you be one of the first local acts we will cover. May we link before end of this strong to get your feedforward on the upcoming Sunday Feb. 8th event at Seeds of Life.
Any and all coverage will be aired on our Youtube channel TIMELESS ROOTS, with a growing audience of global subscribers. Do link with InI at cellular 240.938.6748, I will be available at your convenience, and am eager to reason on the project . Let's talk!
" Abundance is yours to embrace, recognize what you've been given, be thankful, and don't spend your energy focusing on the things you perceive you lack, for you only lack that which you believe is impossible to obtain. "
Someone asked me "Am I Always Happy?" "Why do you smile?"
My answer - Majority of the time yes the only time i'm not happy is when I disagree with something (so thats minor) lol... Then I gave him the following advice given to me by my Great Granduncle back in JAN 2005 (and nothings gone wrong since Ive taken on that advice).
And now I wanna pass that on... as my advice for 2009!!!
"Your happiness before others, it's not selfish. Once your happy you can be more open & understanding to help others"
MY FRIENDS - YOU OWE IT 2 YOURSELF TO BE HAPPY.
*THINK DEEP *FORGIVE AND RELEASE *DON'T WEAR THE EMOTIONS OF PPL OTHER THAN YOU OWN. *AND REMEMBER YOUR LOVED BY FRIENDS & FAMILY. *MONEY AINT EVERYTHING, THE MORE YOU HAVE THE MORE HAPPINESS IS EMPTY (I.E INSECURITIES, WORRIES) *DON'T FORGET TO TREAT YOURSELF NOW AND THEN. *MAKE GREAT FRIENDSHIPS - MONEY/ FAME SHALL NEVER BE THE FOUNDATION BUT TRUST, LIMITLESS AGE, RESPECT & A GREATER LOVE TO PROTECT A FRIEND LIKE A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER.
REAL TALK - THAT ADVICE KEEPS ME GLOWING AND HAS MADE ME A BETTER PERSON. IT'S THE STAPLE FOOD FOR ME ACCEPTING YOU AS A FRIEND ON MYSPACE.
NOTE - IF YOUR MY FRIEND ON MYSPACE, YOUR MY FRIEND FOR A LIFETIME. IF U DON'T WANNA BE THAT PLEASE DELETE ME. I DON'T WANNA BE A STATISTIC FOR ANY BAND.
May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words . . . May 2009 be the best year of your life!!!
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ON BEHALF OF THE IRIEVIBESRADIODETROIT. COM FAMILY, WE WISH YOU AND YOURS A HAPPY NEW YEAR FILLED WITH BLESSINGS & LOVE! WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING THE LINK ALIVE IN 09! PEACE! PAMELA WELSH
Make sure you VOTE for "MOVE YOUR BODY SHAKE YOUR BODY" on the HOT EP to be heard on ABC RADIO NETWORK @www. meermusic. com/zsiaah. Your VOTE really counts. There is more to come. ENJOY!!!
Yes Englishman, great seeing the man up in here, still doing it strong as ever. Many blessings to the I continually. Hope to see the I soon when I come thru with the Peacemaker band. Long time now. Thanks for the link up. We stay in touch man, much love and raspect. Bro Ish.
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