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REGGAE REVIEW
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February 2003 |
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Anthony B & The Startrail
Family Come to Blaze up 2003 Bob Marley Day Celebrations
Photography and Story by Diane 'Livonn' Adam ©
2003
Rastacome@hotmail.com
(From left to right) Stephen "Snagga"
Richards (drums), Richard "Bello" Bell (Manager), Anthony B and Samuel "One
Drop" Richards (Bass Player)
Stop and listen a while to
meditation style. Going straight to your mind, True you're wicked and wild. Only way to
deal with this vibe is to Free Up your Soul, Your Mind, Yagga, yagga, yagga, yo!
From the song "Damage" by Anthony B
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| February is always a special time of year
for fans of reggae music, as a multitude of shows will be held worldwide in tribute to the
King of Reggae Music Robert Nester Marley born February 6, 1945. Kicking off the reggae festivities in California will be the massive 22nd
Annual Ragga Muffins Bob Marley Day Festival held at the Long Beach Sports Arena on
February 15 & 16, 2003. Celebrations continue with the World Beat Center & Moss
Jacob Presents' Bob Marley Day Festival at the San Diego Sports Arena on February 17th
and at The Warfield in San Francisco on February 21, 2003.
Highlighting the 2003 Bob Marley Day Celebrations in Northern and
Southern California will be the Universal Message Tour with Anthony B and the Startrail Family Band featuring artists Norris Man
Christini, and Donovan who will blaze up the embers of reggae music at the 22nd
Annual Ragga Muffins Bob Marley Day Festival on Sunday, February 16th in Long
Beach. Anthony B's Universal Message Tour will then head to San Diego's Bob Marley Day Celebration on February 17th,
to Slim's in San Francisco on February 19, and to 19 Broadway Nightclub in
Fairfax, California on February 22nd.
Photograph of Norris Man at Rasputins in Berkeley, CA
Both the Long Beach and San Diego shows will also feature headline
performances by Shaggy, Barrington Levy, Buju Banton, Sean Paul,
Sister Carol and the next generation of Marley music makers, brothers Damian
Marley, Stephen Marley and Julian Marley who will also perform on
February 21, 2003 at the Warfield in San Francisco. Also performing at the Long
Beach Bob Marley Day show will be Wailing Souls, Sister Carol, CeCile,
Don Campbell, George Nooks and a special Tribute to UK Reggae
with Steel Pulse, Tippa Irie, Peter Hunningale, Lloyd Brown and Don
Campbell. Also scheduled to perform at San Diego Bob Marley Celebration on Monday,
February 17th is St. Croix's Midnite featured in the January/February
issue of Los Angles' Beat Magazine.
Remember to come back to the Reggae Review for a complete review of the Bob Marley
Day Festivals in California.
Anthony B will also be
performing in California on:
February 19 at Slim's, San Francisco
February 20 at Club Fred, Fresno
February 21 at SLO Brewing, San Louis Obispo
February 22 at 19 Broadway, Fairfax
February 23 at Coach House, San Juan Capistrano
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Blessed Love |
| Hail to the King, Haile Selassie I
– His Imperial Majesty |
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| A Special "get well" wish to our friend
and colleague, Joe Aytch who recently suffered a heart attack and (at this writing)
remains in critical condition at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. Joe, we
will all miss you at the shows but you will be with us in spirit and we hope you will
recover and be with us soon |
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