The World's most influential reggae group, The Skatalites have been producing music of the finest caliber for over forty years, either as a group or individually as players on countless reggae classics. Two brilliant performances make up the Live at Lokerse Feesten DVD, filmed at the Lokerse Festival in Belgium in 1997 and 2002.Formed in Jamaica in 1964 by several of the island's finest session musicians, The Skatalites' unique fusion of boogie-woogie, R&B, Jazz, mento, calypso and African rhythms introduced the World to ska, which in turn evolved into today's modern reggae sound. The original group broke up in 1965 after a short eighteen months of existence, leaving its members to pursue solo careers for a number of years. Their recording of 'Guns Of Navarone' even made the U.K. singles charts in 1967, becoming one of the first-ever ska hits. The group reformed for the first time in 1975 and several times again in the years since, playing concerts throughout the world and recording a series of c

Stereo Deluxe was founded in Nuernberg, Germany in 1995 by local boy and musical entrepreneur Oliver Rsch. Since that time Nuernberg has become a hub for mouthwatering electronica and continues to produce priceless examples of sweet musical pralins. As each precious praline arrives at stereo deluxe HQ it is first passed through our special "EAR SELECTION" process, and only after many stringent quality checks are the finest pralins, those that touch our hearts and souls selected to receive the stereo deluxe "Rschting". The traditional Rsch procedure and the unerring taste of our Rsch-master are still held fast and true today and are the guarantee that all of our pralins have a distinguished full blooded aroma without hindering their own natural and exclusive flavour. All of these components will be used for generations to come and are the basis of our work today and our continuing endevours to produce only the finest mouthwatering morsels. Stereo Deluxe has for the past 7 years followed unperturbed its

BEARHUNTER (JAYDAN REMIX) / CATCH IT : CALYPSO 010 PROMO

Title: Companionship: Jazz Joint Vol 2

Artist: SHIHAB, Sahib

Label: Rearward Italy

Format: 2xLP

Track listing:

Om Mani Padme Hum

Bohemia After Dark

Companionship

Stoned Ghosts

Jay-Jay

Dijar

Con Alma

CT & CB

The Turk's Bolero

Talk Some Yak-Ee-Dak

Calypso Blues

Balafon

I'm A Fool To Want You

Insensatez

Invitation

Yah-Yah Blues

Serenata

Just Give Me Time

Birn To Be Blue

Sconsolato

The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (World Music Network RGNET 1213, 2008)

I was okay with calypso morphing into soca back in the ‘80s, but in subsequent years the music got too hyper-charged (and mixed up with stuff like rap) for my ears. Maybe there’s been some improvement, but I’m admittedly out of touch and don’t know. So it’s refreshing to hear a compilation of good, early calypso of the sort that flowed from Trinidad to the world beginning in the early 20th century. Some of the most enduring songs of the genre- “Scandal in the Family,” “Rum and Coca Cola,” “Ugly Woman,” “M...

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - The Love Circle, Trinidad and Tobago’s Royal Family of music, is confirmed as one of the sixteen (16) artistes from amongst 450 applicants to perform at the 11th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), which takes place from 11-13 July at the Sarawak Cultural Village, Malaysia. The festival is recognized by World Music Expo (WOMEX) as one of the world’s top ten music festivals.

This Love Circle tour will include artiste extraordinaire Sheldon Blackman, twice-crowned National Calypso Queen Abbi Blackman and the legendary band Isaac Blackman and The Love Circle. Together, they represent a rich part of the legacy left by the late Ras Shorty I (Garfield Blackman), who invented two world music genres: Soca and Jamoo. Organized by the Sarawak Tourism B...

San Francisco (California), USA - The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold (RGNET1213CD) is now available. The anthology of the best Calypso from Trinidad from rare early recordings up to the zenith of the 1950s calypso craze. From the 1920s legendary string orchestras through the forties with the emergence of King Radio, to the worldwide recognition of Calypso in the fifties with Lord Pretender, and the legends Lord Kitchener and The Mighty Bomber, The Rough Guide to Calypso Gold delivers a...

courtesy of R.E.M.

Here’s 7 not-to-miss A+E happenings this week.

1. White Rabbits at Bottom of the Hill

This Brooklyn-by-way-of-Missouri six piece may label themselves as “honkey-tonk calypso,” a genre description that is both deceiving and slightly frightening, but with their dual-drummer action and eclectic indie rock, White Rabbits are not to be missed. Catch them when they perform songs off their debut Fort Nightly on Tuesday, May 27.

2. The Anderson Project at Zellerbach Hall

Loosely inspired by two classic Hans Christian Anderson tales, writer and director Robert Lapage weaves a mesmerizing story in this modern theater piece, which plays through Sunday, June 1.

3. Day is Done at YBCA

Come check out LA-based artist Mike Kelley’s abstract music video Day is Done, an artistic meditation on high school-ish subcultures on Thursday, May 29.

4. The Fiery Furnaces at Great American Music Hall on Thursday, May 29

Catch this Brooklyn-based brother and sis

Aussie synth-poppers The Presets release a sophomore album this month.

: Hvem er Madison Flynt?Godt sprgsml! Madison Flynt er ikke en pige, ikke engang en person. Madison Flynt er faktisk Kim, Jan, Sren og Rune - 4 fyre fra Kbenhavn og Kolding. De er et band, som spiller en blanding af rock og pop, der spilles mest p den anden side af Atlanten. Nogle vlger at bruge genren "College-Rock". Madison Flynt er rligt talt fuldstndig ligeglade med, hvad man kalder deres musik, som er fyldt med rehngende fraser, harmoniske dobbelt-vokaler og groovy riffs. Derudover er musikken fyldt med edge og der holdes ikke tilbage p distortionen eller den punchy og groovy bas.Inspirationen stammer fra en bred vifte af stilarter, da de hver isr er inspireret af forskellige genre og bands. Denne inspirationscocktail giver musikken et ekstra lft, der nr ud og er med til at gre bandet unikt.Tekstmssigt nr de dybere end de typiske pop-rock bands. De plejer deres tekster p samme niveau som musikken, fordi Madison Flynt vgter musik og tekst ligeligt. Deres tekster er fyldt med metaforer o

: BURM (Band Unifying Rock Music) er et solidt sammenspillet rockband fra Kbenhavn. Bandet spiller energisk rock, med elementer fra bl.a. hard-rock, funk-rock, punk-rock, ska og reggae. Hovedgenren er rock, men de enkelte numre er i forskellige subgenrer - fra ballader til mere progressiv rock. BURM har allerede fet en del opmrksomhed, ssom 2 nomineringer til at blive vist p MTV, efter at have vundet den danske afdeling af en europisk MTV-konkurrence. Bandet har ogs vret i finalen i Musiktalent 2005, hvor de modtog publikumsprisen. Derudover blev nummeret 'Calypso King' valgt som bedste nummer.BURM's primre inspirationskilder er Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Bob Marley og Nirvana.BURM udgav EP'en 'Different Place' i april 2005. Der er ogs lavet en musikvideo til nummeret Different Place fra EP'en. Bandet gr i studiet igen i forret 2006 og der forventes en ny cd klar samme r.BURM spiller bde til store koncerter og mindre unplugged gigs. BURM har bl.a. spillet i Pumpehuset, V

: I sommeren 2003 mdtes Jesper, Claus og Martin tilfldigt til en fest og besluttede at starte et rockband. 2 mneder senere var en forelbig line-up p plads og Surfact startede i velokalet.Surfact spiller grunge rock vekslende mellem det hrde og de mere afdmpede ballader. Det er en blanding af r energi og melankolske stemningmttede kompositioner ...Surfact er: Jesper Storgaard (vokal), Claus Bach (guitar), Martin Kristoffersen (guitar), Niels Lykke Rasmussen (bas), Jeppe Sig (trommer)http://www.surfact.dk/ Bugrocket dannedes i oktober 2004. Efter 3 mneder havde bandet sange nok til at g i gang med at indspille i eget studie. Mlet var at lave en CD, bandet selv ville kbe, og der blev brugt lang tid p at f et helstbt album. Ep'en er p gaden nu og kan kbes i Sexbeat Records, Rockuglen og p cdon.com. Bugrocket bliver i jeblikket spillet p "La Radio Placeres", "La Radioneta" og "La Radio de la Universidad de Valparaiso" i Chile, hvor musikken er blevet modtaget med bne arme og stor begejstring