REGGAE VIBES NEWSLETTER: JULY 14, 2008

This week's edition is brought to you by Canja Sounds featuring the
new single from Fiona 'Some Things Never Change, on the CanJa Sounds
Music label. Available on iTunes and other online stores June 16th.
For a pre-release click this link:
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Now this weeks top 10 according to 'REGGAE VIBES' & it's contributing
stations

10. THE MISSION STEPHEN & DAMIEN MARLEY TUFF GONG
09. LOVE CRAZY JAMELODY VP
08. WARROIR OF LOVE ETANA FREEMINDED
07. KEEP IT TO YOURSELF QUEEN IFRICA DON CORELEON
06. UNKNOWN NUMBER BUSY SIGNAL JUKE BOXX
05. NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT MORGAN HERITAGE VP
04. THE PLANE LAND RICHIE SPICE VP
03. SO SPECIAL MOVADO TJ
02. WINE GAL BEENIE MAN TJ
01. ON THE ROCK MOVADO feat JAY Z VP

NIKE, Olympic Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell & VP Records have created
a Nike Sport Music workout featuring the exclusive track, 'On The Go
(Faster Than Bullet),' by one of the athlete's favorite artists,
Mavado. The work out cd is called Asafa Powell: Train for Speed. The
35-minute interval workout is coached by Asafa over a reggae/dancehall
soundtrack. Among the genre-defining songs included on the mix are
some of reggae's greatest artists of the past, present,
and future, providing a musical backdrop for running that is both
unique and effective are cuts like Shaggy's early hit, 'Big Up,' and
pioneering ragamuffin tunes like Half Pint's 'Greetings,' with newer
songs like Sean Paul's 'Deport Them' and 'Hyperventilating' by
up-and-comer Tami Chynn. After all, two of Jamaica's greatest exports
are music and sprinters; it was only a matter of time before they came
together in one pulse-pounding project. Asafa Powell is the only
athlete to have run the 100-meter dash in under 9.8 seconds more than
once (he did it five times).

In recent times the market has gotten even worse for cd sales & reggae
& dancehall are no exception. Here's a list of the leading
sellers:

Stephen Marley - Mind Control - 120,000 - 52 weeks
Collie Buddz - Collie Buddz - 65,000 - 47 weeks
Matisyahu - No Place To Be - 58,000 - unknown
Various Artistes - Reggae Gold 2007 - 46,000 - 50 weeks
Ky-Mani Marley - Radio - 29,000 - 35 weeks
Shaggy - Intoxication - 20,000 - 30 weeks
Various Artistes - Strictly The Best 36 - 18,000 - 78 weeks
Mavado - Gangsta For Life - 16,000 - 52 weeks
Richie Spice - In The Streets To Africa - 13,000 - unknown
Jah Cure - True Reflection - 10,000 - 45 weeks
I-Wayne - Book Of Life - 9,000 - 30 weeks
Elephant Man - Lets Get Physical - 7,000 - 10 weeks

This time of year is a big time for carnival. St Lucia, Antugua,
Barbados, Toronto's Caribana & Nottingham are all in site for
carnival. One of my favorites is St Vincent because it has produced
great music. 2008 SVG Soca Monarch is Skinny Fabulous with Head Bad
(On De Spot). After placing fourth in the keenly contested Soca
Monarch Competition just days before, up and coming soca bard Garret
?Icon? John regained his composure and dominated the streets of
Kingstown on Monday and Tuesday to take the much coveted Road March
title. John?s catchy tune ?A Pain? was the winner.

In our new releases this week, first from I Grade Records its one of
their producers, Tuff Lion who is also a guitarist. His cd 'Ten
Strings' with 18 tracks is a great instrumental & even jazzy styles
reggae cd that I find very nice & easy listening.

Each week we ask a trivia question first last week we asked, which hit
song did Augustus record in his first session? East of the River Nile

This week we ask, how did the name Augustus Pabo come about?

In case you don't know. we will have all that & more on next weeks edition..

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