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June 21, 2006
rocksteady at the montreal jazz fest!!!! and new video footage up!!!
(new video footage of The Kingpins (version 2003) released on web - see links at bottom of signature...)
(NOUVEAUX CLIPS VIDEO DES KINGPINS SUR L'INTERNET - VOIR SOUS LA SIGNATURE A LA FIN DU MESSAGE)
Calling all fans of old-school ska and rocksteady music:
A TOUS LES AMATEURS DE MUSIQUE ROCKSTEADY
FREE outdoor show at the Montreal International Jazz Festival - SPECTACLE GRATUIT EXTERIEUR
Sunday July 2nd, 2006 at 8PM and 10PM on the Samsung Stage (de Maisonneuve betw. Jeanne Mance and St-Urbain)
DIMANCHE LE 2 JUILLET A 20H00 ET 22H00 SCENE SAMSUNG SUR DE MAISONNEUVE
"The Fabulous LoLo sings Rocksteady"
(the old-school diva name was made up years ago for another project by King Kong Girio!)
featuring:
DRUMS - Mike Gasselsdorfer (Lo and the Magnetics / Kingpins / General Rudie / All Stars)
BASS - Errol Walters (Studio One original guitarist and bassist with Jackie Mittoo, Soul Vendors)
KEYBOARD - Laurent Royal (One Night Band)
GUITAR - Chris Raz (Lo and the Magnetics / Kingpins / Went to Paris)
GUITAR - special guest Lynn Taitt (the creator of rocksteady!!! from Duke Reid's Treasure Isle)
TROMBONE - Nicky Popowic (General Rudie)
TENOR SAX - Neil Johnson (Planet Smashers / All Stars)
TRUMPET - Andy King (guest on Kingpins live and recording & Magnetics recording)
VOCALS & BARITONE SAX - Lo (Lo and the Magnetics / Kingpins / All Stars)
Official Magnetic Website
MySpace page
Broadjam EPK (with music video for "Pull it All Apart")
Sonicbids EPK (with footage of The Kingpins from the 2003 JazzFest doing an Elvis Costello tune!!!)
Posted by lorraine at 11:50 PM
June 07, 2006
old school Rocksteady Music at Festival Int'l de Jazz de Montreal 2006
---EN FRANCAIS PAR LA SUITE---
Hi everyone... specially fans of old-school rocksteady music...
Lorraine has prepared a special show just for the Montreal International Jazz Festival this year (thank you Jazz Fest!)... And who knows, it might be the birth of a touring show!
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 at 8PM and 10PM
Samsung Stage (deMaisonneuve between Saint-Urbain and Jeanne-Mance)
"The Fabulous LoLo sings Rocksteady"
featuring several members of Lo and the Magnetics and ex-Kingpins; also Studio One guitarist turned bassist Errol Walters (from the Soul Vendors); and an unconfirmed appearance by another legendary guitarist from the other ska camp, that of Duke Reid (hint: he happened to create Rocksteady music!!)
Guest musicians, obscure songs, great music for all...
It's a date!
---EN FRANCAIS---
Salut les amis,
Et voici qu'enfin Lorraine a pu monter le spectacle qu'elle voulait faire depuis quelques années, et c'est grace au Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (un grand merci!).
Pour les amateurs de bonne musique, et surtout de vieux ska et rocksteady, soyez des notres dimanche le 2 juillet 2006 à 20h00 et encore à 22h00 sur la Scene Samsung (deMaisonneuve entre Saint-Urbain et Jeanne Mance) le spectacle
"The Fabulous LoLo sings Rocksteady"
met en vedette la voix de Lorraine, quelques membres de "Lo and the Magnetics" (anciens Kingpins) et guitariste devenu bassiste de Studio One (l'epoque de Alton Ellis et comapagnie) Errol Walters qui jouait avec le groupe jamaicain "Soul Vendors" ainsi qu'un invite non-confirmé
Invités spéciaux, excellente musique, plaisir pour tous! Amenez la famille...
Merci...
Posted by lorraine at 01:18 PM