Static & Simmo on your TV
Broadcast on Foxtel earlier this year.
Produced & presented by Deauvanne Jarvis, shot & edited by Jay Johnson
Firehouse In Session
mixtape #6
selections from sound tape 1998-2008
Download link – 99Mb mp3 audio
featuring
selectors – Marko, L-Static, Nardo, Adrian
DJs & singers – Ras Curry, Ras Roni, Danny Ranking
Hornsman – Mat Ottignon
Mixing desk – Sheriff Lindo
Reggae cameos – Jah Trinity, Ricky Trooper
Firehouse story
Sista Itations put together this interview for ozreggae.com but it was never published. Ahead of the birthday bash, we reprint it online. No man is an island – thank you to everyone who is part of this… forward!
Gilles P in Sydney
Second in our occasional series – the first was Mikey Dread – of classic radio cassette recordings from out the archives…
The year is 1994, it’s January and – skinny white boy, red nose – Gilles Peterson is making his first trip to Australia, to play at the first ever Vibes On A Summers Day at Bondi Pavilion.
Sydney had a few things happening on that tip at that time, and you can hear characters like Paul Carroll (responsible for the mad Funk Inc parties), Trevor Parkee and Simon Caldwell get a name check. Part of that crew was Brize who presented the finely tuned Soul Show on 2RES 89.7fm out of Paddington:
“I met Gilles on Oxford St outside that club that used to be upstairs near Taylor Sq, not Kinsellas… he was outside chatting to some people and I pulled up in my car with a few people inside and leapt out and hassled him a bit to come on the show. I think he agreed more out of shock than anything else.”
Here’s the result! – download 62 min 88mb mp3 audio
Salsa Dura 2
So here is Salsa Dura part 2 – hard salsa once again in fine style!
This time around the focus is more on the hard vocal styles of the 1970’s. Showcased are some of the greatest salsa singers of all time: Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Nestor Sanchez, Adalberto Santiago, Ismael Quintana and a very young Ruben Blades – his first recording in the States. Just check Nestor ‘el albino divino’ Sanchez improvisational solo on Tony Pabon’s Los Gatos – killer!!!
Couple these talented singers with the leading band leaders of the time – Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Eddie Palmieri, Bobby Valentin, Joe Cuba – and you get the cream of salsa dura at its peak!
Enjoy! … SalsaDura2-SureShots.zip (130mb)
