International Women’s Day in the Blue Mountains

Last month, on March 8, was International Women’s Day, a day of celebration that I am particularly fond of. Women in the US have made great strides since the days that we were considered chattel belong to our father or husband. We have more freedoms, more economic opportunity, more social opportunities, and more equality. But in many parts of the world, women do not enjoy these same advantages.  Read more... (188 words)

THE UPSETTER: The Life and Music of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

NO… the Joke’s On Us!

Lee Scratch Perry  Read more... (660 words + 3 images)

Drink Good – DO GOOD Hosts Multicultural Spirit and Beer Tasting to Raise Money for the San Francisco Education Fund

Drink Good – DO GOOD is hosting a multicultural spirit and beer tasting called “One World, One Glass: Part Two” on Wednesday, April 27, from 5pm to 9pm, at three separate venues across San Francisco, California. The proceeds benefit the San Francisco Education Fund supporting San Francisco public schools.  Read more... (349 words + 1 image)

Win Jahworks.org CD Grab Bag!

Music from Yami Bolo, Freddie McGregor, Lucky Dube, and Glen Washington!

Win Jahworks.Org CD Grab Bag

Courtesy of Jahworks.org

CDs in the grab bag will consists of full length albums from artists Yami Bolo, Freddie McGregor, Lucky Dube, and Glen Washington!

To enter the contest, you must subscribe to the Jahworks.org Monthly Newsletter*, by May 18, 2011. If you become a subscriber between April 17 and May 18, you will automatically be entered into the Grab Bag contest!  Read more... (116 words + 1 image)

The Raggamuffins Festival Flexes Its Muscles Again This Year

Oakland, California - February 26, 2011

Published in conjunction with United Reggae
Photos by Lee Abel, ReggaePortraits.Com

The Raggamuffins Festival has happened annually every February since 1981, in commemoration of Bob Marley’s birthday, February 6. The trilogy of California shows starts in Long Beach, moves south to San Diego, then up north to the Bay Area with a leaner line-up. The third leg was held at the awe-inspiring Fox Theater on March 26, 2011, recently remodeled in downtown Oakland and managed by Another Planet Entertainment.  Read more... (1110 words + 5 images)