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"body": "\n\nProducer and vocalist **Yabby You** was one of reggae's most original characters as he was a Christian with dreadlocks, not a Rastafarian. That is how he came to be called \"the Jesus Dread\". \n\nVivian Jackson grew up in extreme poverty in the ghettos of Kingston JA. Working at a blast furnace at age 12, he became partially crippled from malnutrition and lost the job as a result. Finding no promise in the streets, he was given a chance by King Tubby to cut an original single at Tubby's studio. \"Conquering Lion\" was released in 1972 and went straight to the top. With the distinctive \"you-yabbyyabby-you\" chant, people kept asking for the record by Yabby You, and thus the name stuck forever. \n\nSeveral more singles with Tubby dubs were made and a classic-to-be full-length album was released. A couple of amazing albums in '76 and '77 (_Chant Down Babylon Kingdom_ & _Deliver Me From My Enemies_) are also classics. He went on to produce artists like Michael Rose, Big Youth, Tappa Zukie, Willie Williams, Sly & Robbie, Trinity, Half Pint and many more on his own Prophet label (and others). He died of a brain aneurysm.",
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"body": "\n\nA pioneer woman of jazz, **Anna Mae Winburn** directed the all-female, racially integrated International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a top attraction in the '40s. Although often looked at as a novelty act, the reality is that the band included top notch musicians whom were not given a fair respect in the male-dominated jazz world. \n\nFrom Indiana, Winburn came from a musically-inclined African-American family. She learned to sing and play piano & guitar. She worked in Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders, a popular Nebraska-based territory band of the swing era that included Preston Love. She also led an all-male band (including Charlie Christian!) in Omaha until taking the reigns of the Sweethearts in '41. \n\nThe Sweethearts had previously been associated with a high school until the severing of ties with the school due to several girls not graduating due to their \"fund-raising\" responsibilities on the road. Now a professional entity, Winburn was hired as bandleader for the re-grouped sixteen-piece ensemble of woman from various cultural and international backgrounds. They toured the major black theater circuit, setting some attendance records along the way and made some short film segments in Hollywood. \n\nSegregation laws forced the band to live in the bus anytime they traveled the South, eating, sleeping, rehearsing, studying, etc since hotels and restaurants would not allow mixed race company. They toured Europe in the mid-'40s and the band broke up shortly after. Subsequent revivals of the band under Winburn's leadership were less successful.",
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"body": "\n\nThe unsung **Jimmy Norman** displayed his creativity in many different places during a long career largely underknown to the general public. He was perhaps most identifiable as a lyricist and songwriter, working with Bob Marley, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Nash, Irma Thomas, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Tosh, Shorty Rogers and others. \n\nBorn in Nashville, he grew up on the West Coast and started singing and recording with local doo-wop group The Chargers, including Jesse Belvin's \"Dandilyon\". (It was Belvin who spotted them and recommended them to RCA Victor. He did a bunch of touring as a musician in the '50s and wrote music for Broadway. He recorded with the Dyna-Sores and dented the charts a few times in the '60s. \n\nIn '64 he got the call to write lyrics for a session with Irma Thomas. \"Time Is On My Side\", a Kai Winding composition, got the Norman lyrical boost and aside from Irma's great version it would also become a huge hit for the Rolling Stones. In '66 he recorded the single \"You're Only Hurting Yourself\" / \"That Little Old Groovemaker\", mostly notable in that it included a young Jimi Hendrix in the band. (Several Hendrix bootlegs have material from these and other sessions with Norman as singer or musician). \n\nAround this time he was also writing songs for Johnny Nash. With that notable gig, young Bob Marley hired Norman in '68 to write music. (Check the Marley LP _Chances Are_). He spent a year and a half in Jamaica with Marley and during his time there Norman wrote songs and worked with Tosh, Byron Lee & the Dragonaires and others. \n\nIn '68 he recorded a version of Johnny \"Guitar\" Watson's \"Gangster of Love\" and in '69 joined the new look Coasters as member/producer, staying through the '90s. He was a major part of the '71 classic Latin-soul album _Harlem River Drive_ , with Eddie Palmieri, Bernard Purdie and an amazing crew of players. Jimmy was lyricist and lead vocalist on the album. \n\nAfter some health issues he made a 2004 comeback album, _Little Pieces_ , released on Judy Collins' label Wildflower which was a critical success. He passed in 2011. Despite his contributions as a songwriter, he unfortunately received little financial reward for his services.",
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"body": "\n\nHappy birthday to the underrated saxophonist/composer/activist/author Fred Wei-han Houn aka **Fred Ho**. His ambitious operas, ballets and multi-art compositions brought a radical, questioning temperament and a cross-mingling of improvised music and folk art to his fiery and political works. With his many groups (Asian-American Art Ensemble, Green Monster Big Band, Saxophone Liberation Front, Afro Asian Music Ensemble) he created several brilliantly charged records on labels like Innova, Mutable, Asian Improv, Soul Note and others. His concepts were informed by not just radical politics and feminism but also dance, martial arts and literary influence.\n\nA Chinese-American who grew up in Western Massachusetts, he learned bari sax as a teenager (he also played soprano and flute). He briefly joined the Nation of Islam before membership in [I Wor Kuen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wor_Kuen). Living in NYC for much of his adult life he never owned a car and made his own clothes. \n\nHis brilliant frequent collaborators included Jon Jang and Royal Hartigan, among others. His rare sideman appearances included gigs with Archie Shepp, Julius Hemphill and Gil Evans, and he was a member of the Brooklyn Sax Quartet. His battle with cancer was chronicled in books and articles before he succumbed to it a few years ago.",
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"html": "<p><img src=\"/images/Fred-Ho-1024x697-1_large.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>Happy birthday to the underrated saxophonist/composer/activist/author Fred Wei-han Houn aka <strong>Fred Ho</strong>. His ambitious operas, ballets and multi-art compositions brought a radical, questioning temperament and a cross-mingling of improvised music and folk art to his fiery and political works. With his many groups (Asian-American Art Ensemble, Green Monster Big Band, Saxophone Liberation Front, Afro Asian Music Ensemble) he created several brilliantly charged records on labels like Innova, Mutable, Asian Improv, Soul Note and others. His concepts were informed by not just radical politics and feminism but also dance, martial arts and literary influence.</p>\n<p>A Chinese-American who grew up in Western Massachusetts, he learned bari sax as a teenager (he also played soprano and flute). He briefly joined the Nation of Islam before membership in <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wor_Kuen\">I Wor Kuen</a>. Living in NYC for much of his adult life he never owned a car and made his own clothes.</p>\n<p>His brilliant frequent collaborators included Jon Jang and Royal Hartigan, among others. His rare sideman appearances included gigs with Archie Shepp, Julius Hemphill and Gil Evans, and he was a member of the Brooklyn Sax Quartet. His battle with cancer was chronicled in books and articles before he succumbed to it a few years ago.</p>",
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"body": "\n\n_Drawing: Steve Kraków aka Plastic Crimewave._\n\nIf anyone is going to give the late, great Ralph MacDonald a run for his money as \"most recorded percussionist of all time\" it could very well be **\"Master\" Henry Gibson **(or so he claims, anyway).\n\nA Chicago native, he honed his chops in the streets and studios of the Windy City. He cut hundreds of sessions, including some early jazz dates with the likes of Sonny Stitt and Ahmad Jamal. He joined Odell Brown & the Organ-izers, recording for the Chess subsidiary Cadet. He was the featured percussionist on Donny Hathaway's hit \"The Ghetto\" and played with a host of Chicago greats: Phil Cohran & his Artistic Heritage Ensemble, Charles Stepney's Rotary Connection, Ramsey Lewis, Earth Wind & Fire, Eddie Harris (on _Instant Death_ , one of Eddie's best records), Minnie Riperton and others.\n\nBut the biggest Chi-town connection for him was when he joined Curtis Mayfield's band and he went on the road with them and became a major part of Curtis' band and sound, all the while hugely increasing Gibson's visibility. Of course, he was a major part of the sound and style of the _Superfly_ soundtrack and several other of Curtis' classic albums.\n\nBut he also played and recorded with folks like the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Kool & the Gang, Natalie Cole, Roy Ayers, Aretha Franklin, Staple Singers, Charles Earland, Kenny Burrell, Gipsy Kings, Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign and many, many more.\n\nIn the '70s & '80s he made a home in Hawaii, recording with the well-known fusion ensemble Lemuria, among others, and playing in local bands as a featured star. He then moved to Sweden, where he was a very active and notable presence. He passed away in 2002.",
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"body": "Since the release of **Big Mean Sound Machine's** fourth album **_Runnin' For The Ghost_** , released in April on **Peace & Rhythm** (North & South America) and **Blank Slate** (Europe & Asia), the band has continued touring relentlessly, winning new fans every time out with their **avant-afro-psych-funk**. The album has gotten a lot of radio play and excellent support from publications & blogs such as _Downbeat_ , _Afropop Worldwide_ , _Okay Player_ , _Global A Go-Go_ , _Afrobeat Blog_ , _Funkish_ , _Grateful Web_ , _Brooklyn Vegan_ and more. Word on the street is that this is one of critic's favorite albums of the year.\n\n\n\nWe're also pleased to announce the third annual **Big Mean BBQ** , August 26th! It takes place at **Grassroots Festival Off-Site Campgrounds** at 3150 Agard Road in **Trumansburg, New York**. There will be a full 24 hours of music from some of our favorites including **[Driftwood](http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.driftwoodtheband.com%2F \"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.driftwoodtheband.com%2F\"), [Thunder Body](http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thunderbody.com%2F \"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thunderbody.com%2F\"), [Mosaic Foundation](http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mosaicfoundationmusic.com%2F), [The Blind Spots](http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblindspots.com%2F \"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblindspots.com%2F\")**, late night with **Buffalo Zydeco** ([Donna the Buffalo](http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnathebuffalo.com%2F)) and **DJ Gourd** and more! And of course **Peace & Rhythm** will also be there, with **DJs Andujar & Bongohead** spinning P&R records from an Airstream DJ booth. **Ithaca Beer Co** will be there and the place is going to be bonkers! **[Get your advance tickets here](https://www.bigmeansoundmachine.com/bbq)** and join the community get-down to ignite your body and mind through music and dance at the Big Mean BBQ III!\n\n<https://www.bigmeansoundmachine.com/bbq>\n\nHere's the band's **new video** for the single **\"Seeing The Bigger Picture\"** , directed by **Jay Brown**. 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"html": "<p>Since the release of <strong>Big Mean Sound Machine’s</strong> fourth album <strong><em>Runnin’ For The Ghost</em></strong> , released in April on <strong>Peace & Rhythm</strong> (North & South America) and <strong>Blank Slate</strong> (Europe & Asia), the band has continued touring relentlessly, winning new fans every time out with their <strong>avant-afro-psych-funk</strong>. The album has gotten a lot of radio play and excellent support from publications & blogs such as <em>Downbeat</em> , <em>Afropop Worldwide</em> , <em>Okay Player</em> , <em>Global A Go-Go</em> , <em>Afrobeat Blog</em> , <em>Funkish</em> , <em>Grateful Web</em> , <em>Brooklyn Vegan</em> and more. Word on the street is that this is one of critic’s favorite albums of the year.</p>\n<p><img src=\"/images/bbq_17_lineup_insta_large.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>We’re also pleased to announce the third annual <strong>Big Mean BBQ</strong> , August 26th! It takes place at <strong>Grassroots Festival Off-Site Campgrounds</strong> at 3150 Agard Road in <strong>Trumansburg, New York</strong>. 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And of course <strong>Peace & Rhythm</strong> will also be there, with <strong>DJs Andujar & Bongohead</strong> spinning P&R records from an Airstream DJ booth. <strong>Ithaca Beer Co</strong> will be there and the place is going to be bonkers! <strong><a href=\"https://www.bigmeansoundmachine.com/bbq\">Get your advance tickets here</a></strong> and join the community get-down to ignite your body and mind through music and dance at the Big Mean BBQ III!</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.bigmeansoundmachine.com/bbq\">https://www.bigmeansoundmachine.com/bbq</a></p>\n<p>Here’s the band’s <strong>new video</strong> for the single <strong>“Seeing The Bigger Picture”</strong> , directed by <strong>Jay Brown</strong>. Check it out right here!</p>\n<p>You can purchase the album many different ways, check these out:<br>\n➲ iTunes: <a href=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FRunninfortheGhost\" title=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FRunninfortheGhost\">http://bit.ly/ RunninfortheGhost</a><br>\n➲ Spotify: <a href=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fspoti.fi%252F2o6kWXU%26amp%3Bh%3DATPuuBZXipT51YObH2opeGeNZfXyjO7EUY3ylCsEBmeCRT4uRjKQoZfgOFmixzzFHpnqcPctbWhRc7DghgDPfYN0drzeObbprZ__tee8vFLKrO5tE_AqVGYVjOMf2hfrnWMNaVzUZMQTbIusVzYOQ4gY0oLL5xs%26amp%3Benc%3DAZM9x2dN07zWdlR8VoQlaxsOn3Se_OM6uRS7l2Ov3l5xBOqsxDObUuShdBMw0yUJv7ThmA9Xqzzoqpcn_MgX-FuNgaTYO37J-jDUt5Q7YOUUztdQHfQEdEEKbkl7AJrj5KWkoaSsHWh_7SQA6qfCqIhw%26amp%3Bs%3D1\" title=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fspoti.fi%252F2o6kWXU%26amp%3Bh%3DATPuuBZXipT51YObH2opeGeNZfXyjO7EUY3ylCsEBmeCRT4uRjKQoZfgOFmixzzFHpnqcPctbWhRc7DghgDPfYN0drzeObbprZ__tee8vFLKrO5tE_AqVGYVjOMf2hfrnWMNaVzUZMQTbIusVzYOQ4gY0oLL5xs%26amp%3Benc%3DAZM9x2dN07zWdlR8VoQlaxsOn3Se_OM6uRS7l2Ov3l5xBOqsxDObUuShdBMw0yUJv7ThmA9Xqzzoqpcn_MgX-FuNgaTYO37J-jDUt5Q7YOUUztdQHfQEdEEKbkl7AJrj5KWkoaSsHWh_7SQA6qfCqIhw%26amp%3Bs%3D1\">http://spoti.fi/2o6kWXU</a><br>\n➲ Amazon: <a href=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2o9J6QT\" title=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2o9J6QT\">http://amzn.to/2o9J6QT</a><br>\n➲ Google Play: <a href=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2oqpdV6\" title=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2oqpdV6\">http://bit.ly/2oqpdV6</a><br>\n➲ Big Mean Store (CD / Vinyl / Merch):<a href=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fbit.ly%252FBigMeanStore%26amp%3Bh%3DATNN0jJZ6WcV8fRBKNZWeRRNjDMM4pHhTgpVF8U1pi1lJW856E6deZDshJkb2XNji5PDSaKXIxtBgIa_lWkXa5MSQrOCsyUVoy9wrgBAq8tbsNCP4NHnQSXJMOUpwzlBuIscr58hBRDURMyTYqlnN-zEg8UNbgg%26amp%3Benc%3DAZMeP-_Lad-nPYB7UQUm5btKwkNK4zG78wxkK6cd45IRY_e8ulChHqBSzl34XP6H9HC2p5Bq4SvM5XlWxvVvchQ13WxrA7RS5skCjFm3sadHPfK0JCOBSKHLvdjHl28DZ7QDack5JN_zQVe8CRDXaNZh%26amp%3Bs%3D1\" title=\"http://uid206987.fb-urls1.com/l.php?cid=1426310&sid=247723772&url=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fbit.ly%252FBigMeanStore%26amp%3Bh%3DATNN0jJZ6WcV8fRBKNZWeRRNjDMM4pHhTgpVF8U1pi1lJW856E6deZDshJkb2XNji5PDSaKXIxtBgIa_lWkXa5MSQrOCsyUVoy9wrgBAq8tbsNCP4NHnQSXJMOUpwzlBuIscr58hBRDURMyTYqlnN-zEg8UNbgg%26amp%3Benc%3DAZMeP-_Lad-nPYB7UQUm5btKwkNK4zG78wxkK6cd45IRY_e8ulChHqBSzl34XP6H9HC2p5Bq4SvM5XlWxvVvchQ13WxrA7RS5skCjFm3sadHPfK0JCOBSKHLvdjHl28DZ7QDack5JN_zQVe8CRDXaNZh%26amp%3Bs%3D1\">http://bit.ly/BigMeanStore</a></p>\n<p>Wholesale orders in North America should be directed to our US-based distributor, <strong>Forced Exposure</strong>. <a href=\"http://www.forcedexposure.com/Labels/PEACE.AND.RHYTHM.html\">http://www.forcedexposure.com/Labels/PEACE.AND.RHYTHM.html</a></p>\n<p>You can also purchase <strong>straight from our mailorder</strong> shop. <strong><a href=\"https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store\">https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store</a></strong></p>\n<p><img src=\"//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1521/8838/products/15338681_10154229091980735_8715355290860656236_n_large.jpg?v=1490570676\" alt=\"\"></p>",
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"body": "\n\nHappy birthday to my favorite Beastie Boy, **Adam \"MCA\" Yauch**. From snot-nosed NYC punk to immature road animal to a citizen of the world and ambassador for peace & justice. Proof that people can grow and learn and contribute after a reckless past.\n\nAnybody who shits on the Beastie Boys usually has another agenda that has nothing to do with music. Their late '80s-mid '90s period produced some of the funkiest and coolest music of any pop groups of the era.",
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"body": "\n\nHappy birthday to Edulfamid Molina Díaz, also known as **Piper Pimienta** , one of Colombia's most distinct salsa voices and one of the slickest dancers of his day. His name was inspired by his spicy dance, along with his uncle's claim that he resembled a pepper.\n\nBorn in Puerto Tejada, outside of Cali, he got his start in the business around 1959 with orchestras such as Sonora del Pacífico and Orquesta Los Supremos. In the early '70s he joined Fruko y sus Tesos and was also a member of the Latin Brothers (with Joe Arroyo), El Combo Candela and the Colombia All Stars. He collaborated on several Fruko projects and with Michi Sarmiento. His styles touched upon salsa, cumbia, funky stuff and tropical dance music, as well as appearances with symphony orchestras. He featured on the huge Latin Brothers hit \"Las Caleñas Son Como Las Flores\" in '76, a well-loved Cali anthem to this day. (_\"Cali women are like flowers\"_). His 1979 album for Discomoda, _La Fuente_ , included the banging funky \"Pensamiento\".\n\nHe faced some serious tragedies, such as the murder of his son and his house burning down while trying to make a career in Mexico. Illness and paralysis hampered his career and finances in the 1990's but he was still highly visible in South America. After winning a court settlement against a person who owed him money he was shot to death outside his house by a motorcycle assailant.\n\nToday, on his date of birth, we celebrate a few of his classics.",
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"body": "\n\nOne of my all time fave rap groups was the X-Clan, with their Afrocenric funky samples, mystical verbal conjurings and knowledge deeper than Atlantis. **Professor X** was always in the mix, offering insight and focus, as well as some devil-taunting.\n\nThe Brooklyn-born son of activist Sonny Carson, Lumumba Carson picked up some of the provocateur genes from his father. Funk upon a time he knew Malcolm X as a kid, he himself got shot in a gang dispute, and after serving some prison time remade himself as a hiphop sage of knowledge and black pride, founding X Clan and also recording two solo albums. No justice, no peace! _\"By the way, this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. At the crossroads, with a key. Sissy!\"_ Vainglorious.",
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