Our friends from the frankonian ruler Mango Tree just released their third Volume of the Mango Madness Mix Series.

Go cop your slice of this by downloading the One Track File, or the Single Filed Version.

…on drug-related charges!

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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) yesterday confirmed that reggae artiste Buju Banton is now in a Florida lock-up after being charged with intent to distribute cocaine.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was held on Thursday, Florida DEA information spokesman David Melenkevitz told the Sunday Observer.

“Mr Myrie was arrested on a case based in Tampa. He is charged with intent to distribute cocaine, five kilos or more,” Melenkevitz said. “Right now he’s in custody in South Florida and he’ll be transferred to Tampa.

Asked when the transfer would take place, Melenkevitz said he couldn’t give a date, only that it would be “in the near future”.

Melenkevitz also said he did not know the circumstances that led to the deejay’s arrest. However, he confirmed that the arrest was not made at an airport.

Banton has been in the United States since September promoting his new album Rasta Got Soul.

His arrest comes almost two months after he rejected demands from gay activists in California that he promote respect for homosexuals via his music and at a town hall meeting.

The gay lobbyists also demanded that he donate the proceeds from his anti-gay anthem Boom Bye Bye to local gay group Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG).

But Banton told local talk show host Mutabaruka on his Cutting Edge show on Irie FM in October that he could never endorse the demands and that he would never sell himself out as that would contradict his religion and culture.

He also said that the night after he met with the gay lobbyists his tour concert was pepper-sprayed.

Since then, the Rasta Got Soul Tour, which opened on September 12 in Philadelphia and was scheduled to end November 1 in Orlando, Florida, has been fraught with problems, as gay rights advocates have forced a number of cancellations.

For almost two decades Banton has been a target of gay rights groups angered by his music, particularly Boom Bye Bye, which they point to as promoting the murder of homosexuals.

Last week, one gay rights group protested the Grammy nomination of Banton’s Rasta Got Soul announced two weeks ago.

The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Centre described the nomination as “appalling” and voiced the hope that the recording academy would “not bestow the prestigious honour of a Grammy on someone whose music promotes murder”.

“We’re shocked that Buju Banton, a singer with a long record of performing a song that glorifies the murder of gay people, would be honoured with a Grammy nomination, regardless of the artistic merit of any of his work,” the centre said on its website.

Yesterday, Melenkevitz said that Banton would be prosecuted by the US Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.”

via Jamaican Observer

DJ Sultan from Herb-A-Lize It, the promoters, just announced the Line Up for next years War inna East Clash in Enschede, Netherlands.

This time it’s gonna be a 1 versus 1 Clash, without any rules. Straight 100% Hardcore.

On the 17th of April 2010 there will a War called Legends of Glory between

Supersonic

from Berlin, Germany

and

Mighty Crown

from Yokohama, Japan

This is the official press release from Sultan:

HERBALIZE-IT PRESENTS

WAR INA EAST 2010

“LEGENDS OF GLORY”

Straight off the press! The line-up for War Ina East 2010 is definite with green lights all the way and already making history even before one dubplate has been played. Hate it or love it, the fact remains that the War Ina East brand of clashes is breathing a new, fresh air into the international clash arena. The public interest in clashes have been somewhat resurrected and more importantly words like fun, excitement and entertainment can once again be associated with this once dying art-form of all out sound killing.

We at Herbalize-it are doing our very best to upkeep the oath we took to continue providing you, the massive with the very best value for your money. With this in mind, we are therefore extremely pleased with the line-up for this year’s clash and very confident that every patron would be fully satisfied come 17 april 2010.

The Far East Rulers; Mighty Crown would be for the first time ever clashing on the mainland of Europe. Masta Simon and Sami T would be leading the Japanese warriors into battle against the leading clash sound in Europe; Supersonic with Spider and Panza at the fore-front of their attack.

The expertise and experience of these two sounds as well as their individual accomplishments on the clash scene have been nothing short of impressive. Their hard work and contributions to the reggae/dancehall world have undoubtedly helped to expose the music and its culture to new audiences, gaining more appreciation, support and love for the worldwide reggae/dancehall movement. However, on april 17th 2010, this positive energy would be summoned upon by both sounds to fuel their “sound-killing” desire! One song must and will die, only questions are which sound would loose its life and in what manner would that death come!?!

It is therefore only fitting that a classic clash like this be held in Holland. Ganja-land! Once again the city of Herbalize-it, Enschede would be the city for the 2010 War Ina East edition. The new venue of (Atak) was used last year for the first time for the USA vs Europe tag team Clash, which to refresh your memory was between Poison Dart and Tek-9 representing USA and Sentinel and Supersonic representing Europe. Team Europe took that one so its a sort of title defense for Supersonic, you might say. But getting back to the point, after last year’s clash, everyone has been singing praises to this new venue. Great acoustics, lighting, amenities! A true state of the art location, reflecting our inclination to keep things as comfortable and professional as possible for everyone’s enjoyment!

So there you have it. On Saturday 17th April 2009 in Atak Enschede, Holland, War ina East 2010 “Legends Of Glory” Mighty Crown vs. Supersonic. The clash would once again be hosted by Holland’s very own talented up-and-coming artist, Maikal-X. Ofcourse as always we’re gonna do the warm up ourselves to make sure the thing set right!

This clash, “Legends Of Glory” would be similar to a movie that tells the tall tale of two veteran sounds, battling it out in a musical war to establish which of the two would be the conquerer rising to the occasion, and who would fall from grace to die and whither away in the darkness of defeat!

Special for the christmas season tickets would be going on sale very soon so keep checking one of the mentioned sites below to see exactly when this would be and where you can pick up yours.

Remember people, this is one clash you don’t want to miss! Come out and witness history live in the making!

Today is the 27th Birthday of your mothers favorite Graphic Designer Hekmek, so I want to take this opportunity to say Big up Hekster and all the best for the years to follow!

And btw, if you want to party with Hek, you better move yourself to Dortmund tomorrow to attend his birthday bash!

Also check out the wicked jingle from Smo for Hekmeks Birthday Bash

Here is the brandnew video for Chino’s From Morning (Never Change) and Pon your Head. Enjoy.

DUBS FULL HUNDRED
Supersonic (Berlin), Sentinel (Stuttgart) & Komposti (Helsinki, Finnland)
FR 30.10.2009, Corso Bar Stuttgart

It was a night out of the ordinary when three big sounds outta Europe met for a friendly dubplate showcase called DUBS FULL HUNDRED in Stuttgart on the last friday in October. It was exclusively Dubplates playing this very night and if you were always longing for to hear these musical gems away from the agressive atmosphere of a clash event, this is your audio to grab. Sentinel & Supersonic were playing alongside the A1 sound outta Finnland, Komposti. Took place inside Club Corso Bar in Stuttgart in front of 150 patrons on October 30, 2009

Enjoy 5 hours of Dubplate Juggling

http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/yxnpjf

Today, I’m about to feature a next sound from the beautiful adriatic coast of Italy. For me, it really seems like the italian dancehall scene gonna be the next big thing in europe. A whole heap of nice sounds are really active down there and keep their thing rolling.

So, ins come the Sound yah name Balooba, all the way from Pescara, Italy.

#Please introduce your Sound and all the members to the readers.
Greetings to everybody,
it’s Aman, representing a sound named Balooba. Our crew is actually formed by two dj/selectors (Moko -27- and Filippo -26-) and two Mc (me, Aman -26- and Mr. Toxx -26-). We come from Italy, born and grown ina small city called Pescara, it’s just on the sea with a beautiful beach in the perfect middle of Italian East Coast.

#When was the founding of your Sound and since when do you djing?

We officially start to play in public in Summer 2002. We use to organize some big illegal parties on the beach with big audience and then in Autumn/Winter season we’ve started to search clubs or any kind of location to play for the people in our city..these were our firsts experiences. Before we get to know the reggae dancehall world, we were B-Boys and skaters. We used to love the Hip Hop Culture and to dance, but the feeling with Reggae and dancehall music have had more impact in our hearts. It aas something incredible..after 4 months, around 2001/2002, we’ve quit the breakdancing, start to smoke and begin to buy and push Reggae music..we’ve always played and recorded our mixtapes with only 7 inches (45 rpm) till 5 month ago..now Moko switched to Serato with Timecode Vinyls, but Filippo still plays strictly 7 inches.

#Can you describe which style your sound plays mostly?
We always try to adapt our style to the yard or the people we meet.
Generally Balooba Sound’s selections, played inna real juggling style, are characterized by a special attention to the brand-new Jamaican releases, both new roots and dancehall. Our sound is enriched by the Reggae Music evergreen’s and by an original dubplates collection that is growing with us. Moreover since 2004 we broadcast ‘Massive’, a reggae radio show alongside our good friends ‘Pure Love Sound’, on air live an’ direct every Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM on Radio Città Pescara.

#Please tell me about the most important cornermarks in the sounds history, like clashes, the baddest dances, etc.
Surely the most important experiences for us were those “out of Italy” Dances. We have had the chance to play in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Holland. The best parties are still in our memories: Master Blaster in Frankfurt with Soundbwoys Destiny, Calabash in Berlin with City Lock, Cube Club in Chemnitz with Phlatline..also in Biel (Switzerland) was a wicked party..more than 800 persons in a beautiful location, even in Barcelona it was cool, we remember with pleasure the hype of Catalunian people. We remember the dance in Leiden (Holland) alongside Herb a lize It and Keytown. In Italy we have played several times in Milan, Rome, Bologna..in big cities like this, it’s always amazing to play, trust me! Italy’s massive is the hottest we ever met! We used to take part in two soundclashs in Italy in the past years, but unluckely we’ve lost the trophy in both situations (but we’re always made it to the DFD). Next one have to be a real big thing! We can boast important collaborations with big artists like Reggie Stepper and Konshens (JAM) and big sounds as Shashamane Intl (KN), Soul Stereo (FRA), Killa Face (USA), Kill Dem Crew (FRA), Phlatline Sound (DE), G- Force Sound (DE), Citylock (DE), Soundbwoys Destiny (DE), Herb-a-lize it (NL), Jamrock Sound (NL), Keytown (NL), The Rootsman (UK) and many others.

#Which plans do you have for your sound in the near future and what are the real longtime plans for it?
In the near future we have a lot of things to do. We play every Saturday night (since 3 years) in a club called Wake Up, set in Pescara, so we have to set the calendar and organize all the stuffs for the good outcome of our weekly parties. Next week we will be in Milan promoting the Italian tour of Killaface Sound (first time in Europe from Chicago, Illinois). We have also some dates all around Italy. Till Christmas we will be very busy! The longtime plans for now are not so defined. Surely we want to continue to grow up this way step by step, day by day. We have a clothing sponsor right now and we would like to close big deals with them in the future. We will see!

Furthermore we’re waiting for some good booking ina international Soundclash and obviously try to gain enough money so as to be able to live on music all life long.

#Which persons, sounds, artists have influenced you musicallywise?
In the late 90’s we were inspired by Roots Inna Mix, a sound from Taranto, Italy, that use to promote the original dancehall style in Pescara area. They were the first persons that use to show us what it really means to play Reggae Music ina dancehall for the people, so we have to give thanks to dem. If i have to name, as example, soundsystems that we really appreciate and from wich we try to take inspiration i have to mention crews like Stone Love, Bass Odyssey, Fire Links, Metro Media, Swatch Intl…in our opinion they still set the trend all over the world.

#What was the first dubplate you ever voiced, and do you still play it?
We’ve cutted the first dubplate in Summer 2003 in Perugia with I-Shence. Buju Banton was there for a live concert and we’ve met him to voice ”Hills and Valleys” on Bob Marley’s “So much trouble” riddim. It’s a wicked, wicked tune and we still play it with passion!

Allright, thank you for the nice interview Aman, and all the best for the future.

These are the 2 newest Mix CDs by Balooba Sound for you to download:

PART 1
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6829185310ae4e9e/
PART 2
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6829237453a2dd52/

&

PART 1
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6829169742d67050/
PART 2
http://www.zshare.net/audio/682901723aa0d081/

As I told you in this post I’ll keep you updated with the audios for the Badda Dan Clash 2k9, and finally, here they are:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

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