Comments on: Weekend Preview: Risus & Vino + The 80’s

By: otterdung

otterdung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:42:01 +0000

K’naan is suhhweeeet. Video looks like it was shot with a cellphone, though.

By: belmont yo

belmont yo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:24:09 +0000

Quoth whom? Either way, the hottest shit is coming outta Somalia these days. /"dusty foot philosopher" ftw.

By: IamNotme

IamNotme — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:16:09 +0000

“Singjay Buju Banton has been forced to cancel his seven-city tour of the United States (US) due to another round of protests from gay rights groups against him in that country.”

“Dancehall is an offshoot of reggae, a more dance-oriented version with the addition of hip-hop beats and a more urban focus”

By: belmont yo

belmont yo — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:10:31 +0000

Dance hall is “aggressive” in the same way that hip hop is “aggressive”, and it stems from the tradition of “battling” on the mic. Commercial versions of these genres (ie rap) stray from the roots of leaving it at the battle, and thugs it out to appeal to those consumers who dont know their history, and attempt to live battle put downs literally.

Dance hall, though, grew out of a kind of Jamaican music called “toasting” (see: Michigan & Smiley) which evolved parallel to “MC-ing” (see: Fab Five Freddy) in the states.

Ska outdates them all, but it wasn’t everywhere until the Brits got a hold of it.

There are as many flavors of Rastafarianism as there are Judaism (and many interesting overlaps – ie earlocks and dread locks). Orthodox Rastas believe some pretty interesting and often odd things, just as orthodox jews do. Some may very well believe that being gay is morally reprehensible, but I sincerely doubt it would bring out a violent response. I believe the rasta phrase “fear not the wicked, let them die and they will perish” would apply.

I never saw Israel Virbration kick any one’s ass. Ok, thats a bad joke.

Buju banton should be avoided, not for anything political, but rather because he sucks quite profoundly.

By: otterdung

otterdung — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:42:10 +0000

thanks, IamNotMe… curious about the controversy rather than arguing a side. Any details?

The Style article seemed to suggest it was common, but I’d never heard of it. I think Reggae is a very different form practiced by a different subculture from those making and using DanceHall…isn’t DanceHall what became ska and rap?

there seems to be an anti-banton facebook page, and shows cancelled all over the US. I know Banton has played Cville any number of times, but seemingly not on this tour.

By: IamNotMe

IamNotMe — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:38:24 +0000

Reject “Boom Bye Bye”,
If I play reggae music does that make me a Rasta? If I think, say or believe something, does that mean all people like me think, feel and speak the same way? Wow, I thought we had grown way past these kinds of generalizations. I have many Rasta friends. A true Rasta, not someone that plays Reggae music, believes in “‘I and I’, which is said instead of ‘you and I.’ It emphasizes the oneness between humanity and God as well as the equality of all humans.”

By: otterdung

otterdung — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:39:55 +0000

anyone hep to the Buju Banton squabble?

i just read an astounding article in Richmond Style magazine about it all. The Richmond LGBT is having some function the same night Buju Banton is scheduled to play, and there is a petition circulating and lots of controversy a-brewin’, because apparently rastafarians are very hatefully anti-homosexual? It said that it’s a habit and hobby of rastas to go out and beat up gays? Weird, weird, weird. This is news to me… i thought all that One Love stuff went both ways.

Do we have to boycott dance-hall now, or is this just a bad apple ruining the bushel?

By: cbob

cbob — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:53:33 +0000

Big hugs man, big hugs.

By: maeby

maeby — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:53:54 +0000

Tom House from Nashville is playing at Mono Loco tonight (Saturday) at 10 pm
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=130882549003&ref=share

By: belmont yo

belmont yo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:28:09 +0000

Knocked it out the fuckin park tonight, out of control, but not a familiar face in sight.

/villain love, a thing of the past. peace, bitches.