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HIM Haile Selassie 118th Earthday

The facts of his life are well known. Haile Selassie's influence on the world is his most enduring legacy. Born Tafari Makonnen in 1891, Haile Selassie came to be identified inextricably with Ethiopia. Only rarely in the modern world does the story of a man become so closely linked to the story of a nation. It is said that great events beget great men, but they beget failures as well, and the boundary between the two is often defined by singular acts of courage. These the Ethiopian Emperor did not lack.

Not surprisingly, the fortitude of the man sometimes referred to as "The...

Brand New Balkan Beat Box drops today !!

We are happy to announce that your long wait to get your hands on the new Balkan Beat Box album, Blue Eyed Black Boy, is officially over. If you visit the band's MySpace or Facebook pages, you can now buy the album -- in 3 different ways.

For the fans who have to have it right now, we have the digital album available for you immediately for $7.99.

If you want the CD too, you can get the digital & CD package -- we ship it straight to you for the album's 4/27 release -- for $12.99 (plus S&H).

If you are the biggest Balkan fan you know then that...

Gladiators and Zema Europen Tour Dates !

ZEMA: UPCOMING EUROPEAN TOUR DATES -SPRING 2010

Roots Empress, Zema is heading back on the road after returning from two wonderul shows in Peru thanks to our gracious host, Pedro Luna. Next up is a month-long tour of Europe as a special guest with the legendary Gladiators Band where she will be promoting her latest CD, "Jubilee." "Jubilee" along with Zema's other music is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, EBReggae.com, Blakamixshop.co.uk and other fine sources for reggae music.

THE GLADIATORS with Special Guest, ZEMA
SPRING TOUR 2010
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Awake Zion 2010

ZION IS
CLOSER THAN
YOU THINK...

After four years, three continents, countless rabbis & rastas and, of course, the music - we're thrilled to announce the full release of AWAKE ZION, slated for 2010.

More than just a film, AWAKE ZION has the larger aim of fostering an open dialogue about the nature of identity, and the power of music as a cultural bridge-building tool. With that goal in mind, we've partnered with Kickstarter, a platform...

Lynn Taitt RIP

Rocksteady Pioneer Lynn Taitt Dies in Montreal
1/22/2010 By David Dacks

The key architect of Jamaica's rocksteady music has passed away. Guitarist Lynn Taitt had battled cancer for several years, passing away on Wednesday (January 20) in Montreal. Sources differ as to his age, but one source reports that he was 75.

Moss "Mossman" Raxlen, the music producer for this past summer's documentary, Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae, met Taitt in 2002 and comments,...