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Wed Sep-24-03 10:28 AM
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SE PA DUers: My funk/reggae/blues band is playing in Berwyn Friday night! |
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I've posted a message about this before, but I thought I'd say it again since it's closer. My band, The New Kings of Rhythm, will be playing at the Berwyn Tavern in Berwyn, PA this Friday night from 9:30 to 1:30. We play original, classic and obscure blues, funk and reggae. We recently expanded to a 10-piece lineup, and I'm not just blowing my own horn when I say we sound AMAZING. (I'm also not blowing my own horn because I play keyboards.) Honestly, we've never sounded as good as we have at the last few gigs.
The influences are many and varied, but include James Brown (and all the James Brown "family" combinations), George Clinton (and all the P-Funk permutations), Fela Kuti, Hendrix, lots of obscure Jamaican reggae and dub, T-Bone Walker, and countless others.
Here's the important info. Hope to see some of you there. I'll be the short white guy playing keys. :)
The New Kings Of Rhythm Berwyn Tavern (www.the berwyntavern.com) 625 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn, PA (610) 889-9352 Friday, September 26, 2003 9:30-1:30
www.newkings.com
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:04 AM
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1. Can you do something soon or in October over here W of York? |
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Us YD's need a fundraiser and if it was before Oct. 6th could be a voter reg drive...
Email me - president@youngadamsdemocrats.com
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:07 AM
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3. Never mind I emailed YOU |
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Edited on Wed Sep-24-03 11:07 AM by rabid_nerd
I went to your site and emailed "rob"
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:06 AM
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2. Gosh, I would love to go... |
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Your influences are right up my alley. I'll be back in Philly in November--do you guys regularly play in SE PA? I'll definitely check you out then!
Cat
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:24 AM
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We're playing at the same place on Saturday, November 8.
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:20 AM
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Umm.. You're who where now? LOL
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:26 AM
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7. I would be none of those. :) |
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I had a previous engagement and couldn't make that particular event. The cops showed up not long after that picture was taken, I believe. However, the sax player on the left has been on "Homicide" and an MTV promo (he played a kid who got a hold of some "bad music videos").
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:21 AM
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5. Too Bad, I Thought You Meant Berwyn, Maryland |
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less than a mile away for me.
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Wed Sep-24-03 11:27 AM
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8. Hey, I got family in Berwyn! |
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Good luck with your gig.
-as, former PA boy (Bucks County)
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Wed Sep-24-03 05:57 PM
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For the evening people. :)
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Thu Sep-25-03 07:10 AM
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10. Yet another self-promoting kick! |
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Thu Sep-25-03 05:53 PM
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11. Another kick for the evening folks! |
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I swear to god, I'll stop doing this sometime tomorrow. We just need a good crowd, since it's our first time there. :)
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Thu Sep-25-03 06:35 PM
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12. That's not far from me |
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I hope to see you guys this weekend or sometime soon.
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:48 PM
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21. Please be sure to introduce yourself... |
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...so I can claim you as one of the people I brought out. (I never get anybody to come out.)
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Thu Sep-25-03 07:05 PM
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13. As far as the reggae.... |
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Edited on Thu Sep-25-03 07:05 PM by TroubleMan
Do you cover any Barrington Levy or Carlton Livingston songs?
How about in the soul/funk section any Al Green songs? (Al's my all-time favorite :))
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:06 PM
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14. It's quite possible... |
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Half the time I have no idea who the artists are, so the odds are pretty good. Not sure about Al. I'll have to look into it.
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:23 PM
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15. Here are some of their best known songs: |
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Edited on Thu Sep-25-03 09:24 PM by TroubleMan
Barrington Levy:
Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) Under Mi Sensi Murderer Too Experienced Shine Eyed Girl Collie Weed Black Roses Be Strong
Carlton Livingston:
Trodding Through The Jungle 100 Weight of Collie Weed Itch It Up Operator Maria Rumors
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Carlton Livingston is very obscure, but very good. Barrington Levy is one of the most famous reggae and dancehall singers of the 80's and 90's (he has a style similar to the old roots but his beats usually are early dancehall, but some are rocksteady, ska, and roots).
Or do your dub and roots songs sound more like U Roy or the Studio One albums...maybe Lee Scratch Perry or like Ken Booth?
Or do you do stuff like The Mighty Diamonds, Burning Spear, or Black Uhuru? (they all have a similar style to Marley)?
Al Green should be self explanatory.
If you provide a list of songs you do (or if you don't know the names, some of the lyrics), I probably can name a lot of them.
Sorry about all the questions, but I never get to have a good reggae discussion with anybody.:(
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:28 PM
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16. I wish I knew titles or lyrics... |
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But I can never hear our lead singer, and I never know the titles of most of the songs. We were supposed to open for Burning Spear once, if that tells you anything. :) (Promoter screwed up. We did open for Beres Hammond, though.)
A few titles off the top of my head:
Night Nurse Curly Locks Mellow Mood Something in another language that sounds shockingly like "Sodomize My Mama" Wa Do Dem Uptown Top Ranking (and all the dubs and so forth that song was based on)
I'll try to catch our lead singer online, and he can tell me more.
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:37 PM
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17. Off the top of my head |
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Night Nurse ..... Gregory Isaacs
Uptown Top Rankin'......Althea and Donna
Both songs are classics and I've got them on mp3. I love both songs but...
LOL.... you guys do Uptown Top Rankin?.... "See me in my heels and things..."
It's a song about the girls getting dressed up in there "heels and tings'" and doing their lttle sexy dance.
I got the song lyrics in my mp3.. here you go:
See me in me heels and ting Dem check sey we hip and ting True them no know and ting We have them going and ting Nah pop no style, a strictly roots Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
See me pon the road I hear you call out to me True you see mi inna pants and ting See mi in a 'alter back Sey mi gi' you heart attack Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist Uptown Top Ranking
See mi in mi Benz and ting Drivin' through Constant Spring Them check sey me come from cosmo spring But a true dem no know and ting Dem no know sey we top ranking Uptown Top Ranking
Shoulda see me and the ranking dread Check how we jamming and ting Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting Nah pop no style, a strictly roots Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Watch how we chuck it and ting Inna we khaki suit and ting Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting Nah pop no style, a strictly roots Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Love inna you heart dis a bawl out fe me When you see me inna pants and ting See me inna 'alter back Sey me gi' you heart attack Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist Uptown Top Ranking
See mi pon the road and hear you call out to me True you see me in me pants and ting See me inna 'alter back Sey me gi' you heart attack Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist Gimme likkle bass, make me wine up me waist Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting Nah pop no style, a strictly roots Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
You shoulda see me and the ranking dread, Check how we jamming and ting Love is all I bring inna me khaki suit and ting Nah pop no style, a strictly roots Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:44 PM
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Edited on Thu Sep-25-03 09:45 PM by TroubleMan
Wa do dem is a dancehall song by Eek a Mouse.
Curly Locks was done by a lot of artists....I think it's originally an old ska song or maybe rocksteady, but I don't really know.
I think Mellow Mood is a Bob Marley song, but I don't have that one.
The soddomize one ???? maybe "Sadda dem" by Bouty Killah???? but that's about having sex with lots of women basically.
You got me on that one.
If you ever come to Florida, I'd like to see you guys perform. Sounds real good to me.
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:46 PM
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This one's about God. It only *sounds* like "Sodomize My Mama".
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Thu Sep-25-03 09:47 PM
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20. We change the lyrics a wee bit... |
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Since we have no ladies in the band. Mostly we do the other dubs.
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Fri Sep-26-03 07:00 AM
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Direct quote from the man in charge:
"Satta amas agahna" by the Abysinnians
But don't quote him on the spelling.
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Fri Sep-26-03 02:02 PM
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23. One or two more kicks... |
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...before I leave for the show. :)
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Fri Sep-26-03 04:44 PM
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...before I lay down to rest the sore muscles mentioned in another post, before I leave.
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is one of my favorites. Practically invented modern blues guitar solos.
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