IJahman Levi (Jam, live)
Zachtmoedige rootsveteraan, rastafari in werk én leven.
Opgegroeid (°1946) in Jamaica, gemigreerd naar de UK op zijn 17e, daar begonnen bij The Vibrations en daarna bij Rudie and Youth aka IJahmen (meervoud) & the Shell Shock Show. Twee jaar cel uitgezeten (1972-1974) en zich toen helemaal gewijd aan rastafari, een nummer 1 hit gescoord in de UK (1985, een duet met zijn vrouw Madge), teruggekeerd naar Jamaica en intussen fiere bezitter van een opnamestudio in Christiana, Jamaica. En dan hebben we nog niets gezegd over zijn catalogue en songwriting credits (check T. Sutherland).

Having spent formative years of his life in both the "roots" environment of his native Jamaica, and in the culturally diverse and cosmopolitan England, IJahman's music defies boundries and narrow definitions. Bypassing marketing gimmicks and musical cliches, IJahman's music touches the feelings of spirituality, love and humanity that unite all true music lovers. (source)

Warm-up & afterbounce door Jah Shakespear & Lioness Rebelation.
Roots reggae & world music!

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Queen Ifrica, royal empress, also known as Fyah Muma, took the music world by surprise, when in 1995 she turned on a scorcher of a performance in a talent contest at the aptly named Club Inferno in Montego Bay. The Queen beat all other contestants to win by a landslide. Her baptism in the business included a performance on Reggae Sumfest's Singer's Nite; coming onstage after a blazing set by Buju Banton, Queen Ifrica was not overawed by the occasion, but succeeded in commanding a good reception to her message. Queen Ifrica joined the Flames Production camp in 1998 when, at a show in honour of the late Garnett Silk, Tony Rebel hearing the clean vocals and the unmistakable quality of her performance, asked her to join the Flames camp. Since then, she has worked her way up to being one of the premier female cultural reggae artists in the business. Queen's stage craft, her repertoire, and her total artist development have bloomed over the years, ultimately making her into a staple in cultural reggae events around the world. Queen has had several of her recordings become a staple on the airwaves, from the ever popular "Randy" to "Boxers and Stockings". Queen Ifrica's music resonates with conscious, purifying energy. She remains grounded in her way of life, her community and her children. She has a strong social consciousness, supporting her words with actions by being an active participant in several community outreach activities. Included in this is her work on the Committee for Community in the heart of Kingston's inner-city, particularly the S-Corner community in Kingston 13. The United Nations' celebration of the Year of the Volunteers in 2001 saw her teaming with Tony Rebel and others to deliver a song recognized by the United Nations as a gem. With her haunting melodies, clear sound and fluid delivery, Queen Ifrica sets out to be a force to be reckoned with, creating timeless rebel music in the ilk of her father Derrick Morgan, Garnett Silk, Nina Simone and Miriam Mackeba. Her aspiration is to make music that lives on.

omar has been on a mission doing the work of Rastafar I through the mystical vibes of reggae music to up lift every soul with love and respect to one and all as we are living in a perilous time. Born in Jamaica, as the son of one of the greatest producer/musician Lee Perry, lived in london and africa (gambia) and now blazing the fire in belgium, played in france, germany, spain, italy and holland making the ground work for The long overdew album which will be release in november, will fill you with good vibes and I'speration, giving words of wisespeech to life, with different blend of riddims such as Ska, Roots and Ragga, Check it out. From his very first European performance (support act for THE AMHARIC, Fool Moon - Brussels in 1999) to this day, OMAR PERRY's reputation has steadily grown, both in Belgium and in Europe (France, Germany, Spain, etc.) "Roots and Culture" aficionados were hence able to discover and enjoy him in: %u2022 SOUND SYSTEM, as support act for HORACE ANDY (the voice behind Massive Attack), SLY & ROBBIE MIKAEL ROSE, MAD PROFESSOR or even ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION..., omar how is playing live shows now plays at the DOUR, COULEUR CAFE, FIESTA DU ROCK festivals... and other international venues, such as the Lille Aéronef, in the, FEEST IN HET PARK, FETES DE LA MUSIQUE festivals, at the AB as support act for BUJU BANTON, or, more recently, with the HOMEGROWN BAND (France), as support act for HORACE ANDY - France March 2005, where he played the Elysée Montmartre. our « Roots & Culture » release his first single "rasta meditation" produced by adrian sherwood.yes the reggae ambassador at large, certainly did not waste any time, just came off a european tour in 2007 with jah mason omar is now working on different level, a level we can say is as good as the best >