THE SOUND OF THE ELEPHANT @ LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL

ELEPHANT SOUNDSYSTEM is dit jaar uitgenodigd om te komen draaien op het LAFF. Wij zullen op zaterdag 9 mei vanaf 22.00 uur draaien in de cocktailbar van het Louis Hartlooper Compplex in Utrecht. Diezelfde avond draait er een film waarbij een carribische soundtrack goed leek te passen, daarom leek het de organisatie een goed plan om ons te vragen om van die overheerlijke jamaicaanse reggae muziek te komen draaien! :-)

Vanaf 22.00 uur tot 02.00 uur vette vibez, irie visuals (malu sin) & overheerlijke cocktails aan de bar!!!

BOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO!!!!

LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL:
Het Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) introduceert en presenteert jaarlijks het werk van (nieuwe) filmmakers uit Latijns-Amerika. Naast het bieden van een overzicht van de beste films en documentaires van het afgelopen jaar, biedt het LAFF een overzicht van de culturele en maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen van dit continent in een uitgebreid verdiepingsprogramma.

Het LAFF is in 2005 opgericht door Judith van den Burg en Jessica de Jaeger. In de afgelopen vijf jaar is het LAFF uitgegroeid van een klein overzichtsfestival tot een succesvol middelgroot festival en kennisnetwerk op het gebied van Latijns-Amerikaanse film en cultuur. Het programma van het LAFF werd in de loop der jaren uitgebreid met een educatieprogramma.

Meer informatie over het film festival vindt je op:
http://www.laff.nl

22.04 ELEPHANT radioshow @ http://www.zionhighness.com

ELEPHANT RADIO show 22.04.09 from 18.00 hrs till 20.00 hrs @ http://www.zionhighness.com

YES ELEPHANT MASSIVE!

Elephant Soundsystem has expanded their services of bringing roots and culcha to the world!!! Count Ozzie has been asked to join the Zionhighness family to promote his favorite concious reggae choonz to their listeners.

ZionHighness is a world-wide group of people who are in one way, or another involved in the Reggae music Industry. The group consists of Artists, DJs, Promoters, Sound Systems, Record Producers, Record Labels and supporters and others.

ZionHighness brings these people together so that they may share their experience and we can all enjoy their talents. Each One Teach One.

ZionHighness is dedicated to using all its influence to promote the positivity and consciousness in Reggae music to all corners of the Globe.

So choon in tommorow / wednesday 22.04.09 @ 18.00 hrs and listen to Count Ozzie's first radio show ever!!!

Blessed love!!!!

Count Ozzie

UP NEXT:

INDEPENDENT INTAVENTION - NUFF OF DI MADNESS brandnew choon up right now!!!

YES REGGAE MASSIVE!!!!!!

NEW INDEPENDENT INTAVENTION CHOON IS NOW UP ON THE I&ISPACE!!!
http://www.myspace.com/independentintavention

CHOON CALLED : NUFF OF DI MADNESS, recorded, mixed and mastered on the 2nd and 3rd of april 2k9 by INDY INTAH studio crew!
Again the song tells the tale of hatred, false promises & the wicked ways of babylon system. Wake the town and tell di people to act up against all di injustice that is done pon dem!!!! chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

CHECK IT OUT AND LEAVE A COMMENT!

ONE LOVE AND INITY!!!

INDEPENDENT INTAVENTION -
IRIE MONKEY, ITAL ANGUS, BABYLON JON & COUNT OZZIE

demo soon available!!! keep checking the I&Ispace!!!!!

CREAM OF THE CROP

Our friends of REGGAE BOMB have compiled a beautiful mix to present the finest in Dutch reggae. Turns out Holland's loaded with reggae talent, but ofcourse you knew that already from day one, didn't ya? (chuckle)

The tunes are selected by DAB and the whole thing is mixed by IVORYMAN.

Here's the tracklist:

1. Beef / Kenny B : On my own
2. Ziggi : Need to tell you this
3. Kalibwoy : World war
4. Fullanny : Why
5. Dredda Youthz : Uma no crey
6. Mizmay : No vacancy
7. Maikal X : The best in you
8. Mischu Laikah : I wish
9. Joggo : She wants to dance
10. Strawl : In this time
11. Fullanny : Garden of eden
12. Black Prophet : Mama africa
13. Smiley / Junior Kelly : Dem a wonder
14. Maikal X : Nothing less
15. VC - Babylon soldier
16. E-Man : Angel eyes
17. Lady K-Wida : So much trouble
18. Mizmay : Wrong world
19. Dredda Youthz : Widjigidjing
20. Brother Marcus : Conquering lion
21. Smiley : Rush
22. Ziggi : Blaze it
23. Irieginal Abraham : Ganja gun
24. Barka Moeri : Mash dem down
25. Ziggi : Fade away
26. Ivoryman : Dangerous
27. Irieginal Abraham / Kirk Davis : Live it up
28. Joggo : Beware
29. Benaissa : Coconut water
30. Black Marshall : Mr. Politician
31. Barka Moeri : Faya fe Rome
32. Beef : Straight through the roof
33. Kenny B. : Baby true
34. Kalibwoy : Dem nah change
35. Benaissa : Believe
36. Black Prophet : Doubting me
37. Brother Marcus : Who is to blame

Download here

COMING UP!

Wed Feb 25: Gladiators & Elephantsoundsystem @ Luxor Live, Arnhem

Al meer dan drie decennia zijn The Gladiators een drijvende kracht in de Jamaicaanse muziekscene. Deze legendarische band rondom Albert Griffiths werd geformeerd in 1967. Alle grootheden uit de Jamaicaanse scene hebben ze zien gaan en zien komen. Zelf blijven ze waar ze zijn, in wisselende bezettingen weliswaar, in het hart van de reggaescene van Jamaica. The Gladiators staat voor onvervalste en onversneden rootsreggae van het zuiverste water. Elephant Soundsystem zal de tunes voor en na het concert gaan verzorgen! Dit is je kans om de nieuwe zaal Luxor in Arnhem te zien......

datum woensdag 25 februari
zaal open 20:30 uur
aanvang 21:15 uur
meer info: http://www.luxorlive.nl/

ELEPHANT SOUNDSYSTEM PLAY TRIER (GER)

Fri Feb 20: Reggaebomb presents Cream of the Crop @ Tivoli Oudegracht

Reggae Bomb presents: Cream of the Crop - finest in Dutch reggae

LIVE ON STAGE:
FULLANY www.myspace.com/fullanny
The 1st surinam international Faya man!! from rotterdam
BENAISSA www.myspace.com/benaissalinger
a.k.a kenny wise from arnhem just released a killer album!!
LADY K-WIDAwww.myspace.com/ladykwida
promising young artist on blackstarfoundation new single combination with king yelloman to be released 10th februari,the hague
IRIEPEAT www.myspace.com/beefthechopshop
lead singer of one of hollands finest reggae bands beef, amsterdam
IRIEGINAL ABRAHAM www.myspace.com/irieginalabraham
singer/guitar player for beef and international dj ,blazed the scene with "ganja gun" last year ,tilburg
KENNY B www.myspace.com/kennethbron
kenny b is going big time just released a beautiful album and touredsuriname with bushman and tanya stephens !!
VERSATILE CHILD www.myspace.com/vcmnd
versatile child has been on the scene for a while, little lady with a big voiceshe represented reggaebomb in the boatparade this year in utrecht!
BLACK PROPHET www.myspace.com/blackprophetghana
the little man from ghana has made holland his second home and released is beautifulalbum prophecy last year, an african star in his own right
BLACK MARSHALL www.myspace.com/blakmarshall
original jamaican but in holland for long time mr politician was one of the killertunes of last year.
BROTHER MARCUS www.myspace.com/breddamarcus
veteran a veteran marcus is been going for some time togetherwith the irieconnection, and currently with blackstarfamily
STRAWLwww.myspace.com/strawl
the great voice from st eustatius, been pretty busy in the scene with bands like out of many!!
DREDDA YOUTHZhttp://www.dreddayouthz.com/
surinam collective scored a big surinam hit with uma no krey, brought forthkali bwoy and joggo aswell!
IVORYMAN www.myspace.com/djivoryman
utrechts finest check him beatin down babylon,with vc, malijah and jah storm
MIZMAY www.myspace.com/mizmaylove
hailing from arnhem mizmay dropped some pretty tunes last year that caught the attention!
MISCHU LAIKA www.myspace.com/officialmischulaikah
this young lady from rotterdam is expected to drop an album pretty soonwith big international contributions so keep your eyes open for that!!

sounds by:
skank around sound
ivoryman
sideburn sound
don arco

20 feb Tivoli Oude gracht 245 Utrecht
aanvang 23.00 entree E 7,--
more info @ www.tivoli.nl

Free mix cd for first 200 visitors!

cha mon, nu choon online : DUPPY ERRORIST

Mo fyah blazed pon wicked babylonians!!!!

INDEPENDENT INTAVENTION recorded a new track inna studio! First song of 2009 for I&I and we are quite satisfied with di result. With all the bombs fallin' in Gaza we thought it was time to take a second and think of all the innocent victims that are dying for such an evil reason...

Let's unite, stop all wars and try to live in harmony, seeeeeeeen?

Check out di latest chune on I&I space!

http://www.myspace.com/independentintavention

blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeee!

JANUARY 17th: ELEPHANTS meet DUBFADER

Essential Pressure Sounds Release for DubHeads : Jimmy Radway’s 1975 Dub I

According to our Rough Guide To Reggae, Jimmy Radway's Dub I is one of the heaviest dub albums ever released. And, as usual, the're right. Former painter and political gunman Ivan Jimmy “One Foot” Radway (born Kingston, 1947) recorded a bunch of wicked tunes in the early seventies for his Capricorn and Fe Me Time labels. He gets his first hit with Errol Dunkley’s Black Cinderella in 1972, written by Radway himself. He returns to the charts in 1973 with Leroy Smart’s Mother Liza, and releases several other tunes with deejays I Roy, Big Youth and Scotty. By 1975, he also did an entire dub album, filled with the tough riddims of his earlier tunes, all mixed in a day by mixing desk wizard Errol T at Joe Gibbs. A the time only 300 copies were pressed (the Micron label had folded), making it a sought-after item on the collecter’s market. Adding to the mystery, the album carries many different names such as Dub I, Micron Dub, Hug a Dub, Dubwise Shower and Fe Mi dub. Now, this mythical dub album gets a proper re-release in his original sleeve by Pressure Sounds, who again deserve praise for their work in uncovering Jamaican gems. No tricks here, the horns with lots of echo, the basslines with lots of crunch, heavy and grim dub, reflecting the dark and violent circumstances of Kingston’s ghettos at the time. Dub versions to afore mentioned Black Cinderella (and its deejay and melodica cuts from Big Youth, I Roy and Augustus Pablo) and Mother Liza, plus dubs of Scotty Bells’ Black Am I, Leroy Smart’s Happiness Is My Desire and Desmond Young’s (later known as Desi Roots) awesome original cut Warning, toasted by Big Youth as Wolf In Sheep’s Clothin. Radway also recut Glen Brown’s Slaving as Wicked Have To Feel It. Musicians include Jamaica’s finest session players: Carlton and Aston Barret, Alva Lewis, Tyrone Downie, Bobby Ellis, Vincent Gordon, Dirty Harry, Tommy McCook and the mighty Cedric “Im” Brooks. His vocal work of the early seventies can be found on the Keep the Pressure Down compilation on Prestige records, recorded at Randys and Dynamics 1972-1976. After the Dub I album, Radway decided to quit the music business and retired to the countryside. By 1996 he was down on his luck living in Ocho Rios, unable to afford a mobile phone. Hopefully this beautifull re-issue will get him some more of the attention and financial reward he deserves.

Listen To: Black Rights Version (sample)

Listen to: Wicked Have To Feel It (sample)

Tracklist:
1. Black Rights Version
2. Cinderella Version
3. Micron Way Version
4. Hell & Sorrow Version
5. Awn Yah! Version

6. Mother Liza Version
7. Back To Africa Version
8. She’s Mine Version
9. Wicked Have To Feel It Version
10. Black I Am Version

FREE COTTI MIX FI DOWNLOAD

Anyone who's a fan of the Jamaican born/England raised Cotti: act quick. This highly succesfull dubstep producer and -30 label owner released a blazing mixtape with some very hot forthcoming releases and dubplates in it. Surely it's worth downloading for the Public Enemy dubplate alone, but the rest is way up to par. A very nice mix containing oldies, goodies, beauties and even some charming fuck ups: this is Cotti. You gotta love it!

Tracklist:

T1: DISCO REKA - LOEFAH
T2: BRING DA NOISE - COTTI REMIX
T3: BLOODTHIRST - COKI
T4: I DONT GIVE A DUB - COTTI
T5: NAH GO DUNG DEH - COTTI
T6: DEM FI KNOW - COTTI vs SLICKMAN
T7: REDEMPTION - COTTI
T8: CALM DOWN REMIX - COTTI
T9: EASTERN JAM - CHASE & STATUS
T10: EARTHWORM JIM - COTTI
T11: BURNING - COKI
T12: END OF DA ROAD - COTTI vs CHEF
T13: NA GO DUNG DEH VOCAL REFIX - COTTI ft KINGPIN
T14: SENSI DUB - COTTI vs CLUEKID
T15: FROGS ON ACID - CLUEKID
T16: GANGSTA 4 LIFE - COKI
T17: MONKEY STYLE - CLUEKID
T18: ALICIA - MALA
T19: RISE DA TEMPERATURE - COTTI ft DOCTOR

Download here

HIGHTONE @ EKKO

High Tone is terug in de Ekko! Na dat verplaatste en véél te korte concert in februari hebben we wat goed te maken. Dus vanavond, gegarandeerd, in EKKO, een 2,5 uur lange set dikke dub van High Tone! Na het experimentele uitstapje op 'Wave Digger' doen de Franse meesters sinds het vorig jaar verschenen 'Underground Wobble' weer waar ze écht goed in zijn; het creëeren van dub met onderhuids borrelende oriëntaalse invloeden, rock, hip-hop en electro. Sample-tovenaar en scratch-virtuoos DJ Twelve voegt daar nog wat flarden filmmuziek aan toe, en maakt er met de rest van de live-band een super relaxed geheel van.

Dj's Smartin en Cold Sweat vullen de avond in met dikke, likkebaardend lekkere dubsounds. Jummy!

HIGH TONE
SMARTIN & COLD SWEAT

13 DECEMBER 2008 // EKKO
OPEN: 20:00 / ENTREE: 10,-

elephant anthem now online @ elephant myspace!

na na na na na na eeey!!! count ozzie come fi blaze again!!!! :-)

ELEPHANT ANTHEM is now up on our myspace!!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/elephantsoundsystem

come fi check it!!!!!!!!

Fri Dec 5: Sinterklaas Reggaebomb

more info @ http://www.tivoli.nl/

www.myspace.com/independentintavention

bwopbowopbowoooooooo!

New tune up, called DO RIGHT on dat independent intavention site!!!

www.myspace.com/independentintavention

check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one love,

count ozzie

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TOO!

Yes: another edition is on its way! The Elephant Soundsystem crew will bring along a special guest this saturday, and it'll be none other than: Ivoryman. This man is spinning records for ages already and he's gifted and skilled: this is a deejay that can mix faster than his shadow :-)
Luckily for the massive, he never forgets that it's all about the party. And a big one it'll be! Expect the biggest one drops, smoking dancehall and belly vibrating dubstep of the finest grandeur. Pram pram!

REST IN PEACE MR. ROCKSTEADY

Rocksteadyster en reaggaepionier Alton Ellis is afgelopen vrijdag in Londen overleden. Zijn familie wil verder geen details naar buiten brengen, maar het was al langer bekend dat de 70-jarige Ellis in het ziekenhuis lag vanwege kanker.

Ellis maakte voor het eerst furore buiten zijn thuisland Jamaica in de laten jaren '50 en vroege jaren '60. Ellis vond zijn ware roeping echter in de rocksteady beweging en vond volgens sommigen zelfs het subgenre uit met zijn hit 'Get Ready -- Rock Steady".

Gedesillusioneerd door de corrupte Jamaicaanse muziekbusiness, en misschien ook wel moe om overschaduwd te worden door Bob Marley, verhuisde Ellis in 1973 naar Engeland. Daar begon hij zijn Alltone label en ging verder met opnemen en produceren.

REST IN PEACE MR. ROCKSTEADY!!!!!!!!

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!