100% DYNAMITE THIS SUNDAY





REGGAE - DANCEHALL - DUBSTEP - JUNGLE - SOUL - FUNK
+ an exclusive screening of seminal British Reggae film BABYLON

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
CAFE 1001, TRUMAN BREWERY, 91 BRICK LANE, E1
2PM - 11PM (SCREENING 2.30)
FREE ENTRY - ARRIVE EARLY !


This month Soul Jazz Records launches the first in a series of FREE classic Reggae film screenings as part of the ever popular 100% DYNAMITE parties on Brick Lane. Then after the film the Soul Jazz Sound System will be playing the finest selection of Reggae, Dancehall, Funk, Soul, Old Skool Jungle and Dubstep dance floor killers across two rooms.

Cafe 1001 is a fantastic, laid-back, warehouse style venue right in the heart of East London with loads of outside tables and a brand new Funktion-One sound system. So get there early and bring your friends to the on-going party that is 100% DYNAMITE - we're there every second Sunday of the month.


This Months Official Film Screening:
BABYLON
Directed by Franco Rosso in 1980, Babylon is a raw and incendiary film employing an effective mix of music and social commentary to recount the everyday experiences of a small group of working class black youths living in South London in the early 1980s.

Driven by a musical score composed and arranged by legendary reggae guitarist, former member of Matumbi and record producer Dennis Bovell, with additional songs by Yabby U, I-Roy, Aswad and many more, Babylon is a brilliant, breathlessly energetic, neo-realist snapshot of what it was like to be young, poor and black in early 1980s Britain. The film is rightly regarded as a cult classic and remains as socially relevant today as when it was made almost 30 years ago.

We will be screening a fully restored and digitally re-mastered copy of the film on a huge cinema screen, coupled with a Funktion-One sound system, in the main room at Cafe 1001 at 2pm. This is an amazing chance to catch a classic piece of UK Reggae history in one of the best screening locations in London. This event is totally FREE so please arrive early to ensure you get a space on the sofas.


all happening at
CAFE 1001
1 Dray walk - 91 Brick Lane - London E1
www.cafe1001.co.uk



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For your viewing pleasure...JB'S ALL-STARS

Just floating round You Tube and came across this... JBs All-stars, not to be confused with James Brown's All-stars, but infact the drummer with The Specials, John Bradbury...

JB's All-stars live on The Tube back in the day... not sure about the haircuts, but some wicked soul sounds.

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog. Thought I'd give this ago, and share with you my love of reggae, soul, dub, ska... well music in general and the latest happening with my band, Pama International and record label Rockers Revolt.

For those of you who don't know me... I play keyboards in Pama Intl and have been playing in ska bands since I was a kid... starting with 'The Loafers', then 'Special Beat' (with Ranking Roger-The Beat, Neville, Brad, Horace and Lynval-all from The Specials and Finny-now in Pama Intl with me) and the shortlived 'Skanga'

I've run labels since I was 17 including; Staccato Records (home to The Loafers, Maroon Town & more), Jamdown Records (home to releases from; Pama Intl, Stubborn All-stars, 4ft Fingers, Laurel Aitken, Bim Skala Bim, Capone & The Bullets & more) and now Rockers Revolt

To date RR has released; Pama Intl, The Slackers, The Pietasters, Ed Rome and No1 Station.

To check out Pama Intl go to
www.pamainternational.co.uk or www.myspace.com/pamainternational

To check out Rockers Revolt go to
www.rockersrevolt.com

More to come v soon


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