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Sumfest feeling economic pinch - But top American acts boost profile

Even though he has almost 20 years experience as a show promoter under his belt, Johnny Gourzong believes this month’s production of Reggae Sumfest will be the most challenging to date.

Jamaica has not escaped the rigours of the worldwide recession that started in August 2008, and Gourzong says Sumfest, which runs from July 19-25 in Montego Bay, has felt the pinch.

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The Itals keep on keepin’ on

Picture a bus full of Rastafarians high in the mountains of Colorado.

At the wheel is their leader, a man who many credit with keeping roots reggae alive through the dance hall years, through the days when the music itself seemed threatened with the extinction, lost amid rapid beats and DJ’s and the electronic pulse of a newer and considerably less soulful sound. Keith Porter has been on the road for as long as he can remember. As the leader of the Itals, he is one of the last remaining links to the very foundations of reggae music. And he is nowhere near stopping.

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Julian Marley urges ‘Awake’ on third album

Though primarily a roots reggae album, Julian Marley delves into several other genres on his latest project, Awake.

On the album, due out May 26 through Ghetto Youths/Universal, there is a marked difference between the feel of two adjacent songs on the same topic, the slow, bare-bones (musically) Just In Time, which is followed by the up-tempo reggae piece, Jah Works. Both deal with the spirituality of the Rastafarian. Marley tells The Sunday Gleaner that the tempo for Just In Time was decided when the song was being constructed.

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Julian Marley urges ‘Awake’ on third album

Though primarily a roots reggae album, Julian Marley delves into several other genres on his latest project, Awake.

On the album, due out May 26 through Ghetto Youths/Universal, there is a marked difference between the feel of two adjacent songs on the same topic, the slow, bare-bones (musically) Just In Time, which is followed by the up-tempo reggae piece, Jah Works. Both deal with the spirituality of the Rastafarian. Marley tells The Sunday Gleaner that the tempo for Just In Time was decided when the song was being constructed.

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During four-months of backpacking with the addition of analysis across Spain, I foundation myself current the priory of Santo Domingo de Silos, 57 kilometers south of Burgos.

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