SMOOTH JAZZY GROOVES

Listen to SMOOTH JAZZY GROOVES on Wednesdays from 10pm-12 am with Glen Morgan on CHRY 105.5 FM or at: http://www.chry.fm

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I am readily available to provide musical entertainment (D.J. or M.C. services) at your CORPORATE EVENTS, DINING SOIREES AND BIRTHDAY OR WEDDING CELEBRATIONS !

If you wish, as a free promotional offer, I will provide you with a COURTESY COMPLIMENTARY HOUR OF MUSIC on-site at your establishment, just for you to feel the "Smooth Jazzy Grooves" and get a trial taste of the services I offer throughout the Greater Toronto Area and Surrounding Regions ! Entertainment that fulfills your every desire ! Keeping the listening audiences yearning for more Smooth Jazz every time ! "

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South Africa bids farewell to murdered reggae star Lucky Dube | Entertainment | Reuters

South Africa bids farewell to murdered reggae star Lucky Dube
Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:50am

NGOGO VILLAGE, South Africa (Reuters) - Thousands of fans bade an emotional farewell on Sunday to South Africa's top reggae star Lucky Dube, whose murder in an apparent botched carjacking stunned even a nation hardened to violent crime.

Rastafarians and members of the African Shembe Christian church to which Dube belonged were prominent in the crowds who thronged to his rural home for his funeral.

Local musicians and fans from across Africa sang hymns and paid tribute to South Africa's biggest-selling reggae singer and one of the country's most successful artistes.

His wife Zanele and children broke down in tears as one of Dube's best-known songs played over the loudspeaker at the public ceremony on his farm near the remote village of Ingogo, about 250 km (160 miles) southeast of Johannesburg.

The internationally acclaimed singer, who recorded 22 albums in English, Zulu and Afrikaans and won more than 20 awards in a 25-year entertainment career, was then buried in his garden in a private family ceremony.

The 43-year-old was shot dead in front of his children in a Johannesburg suburb on October 18. Five men have been arrested.

The high-profile killing prompted new calls for a crackdown on violent crime in South Africa, which has one of the highest crime rates in the world.

Police figures show there were nearly 20,000 murders in the year to the end of March, 2.4 percent up on the year before. The number of rapes, carjackings and assaults also remained high.

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THE ANNUAL CANADIAN REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 17, 2007

RE-THE ANNUAL CANADIAN REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS

Plans for the Twenty First (21^st) Annual Canadian Reggae Music Awards Presentation are now underway. This gala presentation will be taking place on Sunday, March 30th 2008 at 7 pm at the beautiful JAMAICAN CANADIAN CENTRE (Main Ballroom) which is located at 995 ARROW ROAD in TORONTO, ONTARIO. Apart from the AWARDS presentations, the show will feature some of Canada’s Top reggae stars and some international reggae superstars. Two weeks prior to the AWARDS presentation, there will also be a Showcase of some nominees and guests on Saturday, March 15^th 2008 starting at 9pm at the same venue.

Special AWARDS will include the Bob Marley and Peter Tosh Memorial AWARDS. Also special AWARDS of Merit will be presented to some of the outstanding individuals who have contributed to Reggae Music in Canada and Internationally. This year’s presentation will also include a Canadian Soca/Calypso and a Reggae Oriented Gospel Category.

For the past 20 years the AWARDS Presentation has been a tremendous success, each show has been sold out and we expect this year to be the same. Sponsored in part over the years by Heineken, Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Guinness, Ralph’s bakery, Pilly’s Bakery, Labatt’s Brewery, Bright’s Wine, Sun-light Bakery, Golden Beauty Supplies, Hair Plus, Jamaica National Building Society, Western Union, Tipper’s Fast Food, Molson Brewery, Radio Stations IRIE FM, RJR, CHRY, CIUT, CJIQ, CKLN, FLOW, CKUT, Galaxie, The Gleaner, Share Newspaper, India/Africa Grocers, Nicey’s Food Mart, City TV, Much Music, and Rogers Cable TV. just to name a few. Other sponsors include a host of other Caribbean oriented businesses from across Canada and the U.S.A.

NOTE: If you have released a reggae and /or soca /calypso recording including gospel

in 2007 (in Canada), please send two copies along with a biography before December 31, 2007 to the CANADIAN REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS

7205 Goreway Dr. P.O. Box 59176, Mississauga, Ontario, L4T-4J1.

A list of nominations will be released on JANUARY 28th, 2008, covering from

January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, inclusive. Please check the CRMA website for

more information. (Time and place will be announced in advance.)

For more information write to the CRMA at the above address or call (905) 270-8675.

Note : To advertise in this year’s program/posters/flyers/etc, call (905) 270-8675 or E-mail. winprods@aol.com.

Thank you for your continued support of the Annual Canadian Reggae Music Awards.

Yours truly

Winston Hewitt producer / co-ordinator.

One Love.

Memorial Service for Milton Blake

Celebrating Milton Blake

Photo by Eddie Grant

The Crucible celebrates Milton Blake who hosted The "Musical Triangle," on CKLN, for 17 years. Milton died on Thursday after a four-year battle with cancer. He was 63.

Information regarding various activities to commemorate his life and his contributions to our societies are as follows:

Viewing

Thursday 25 October, 2007 - 1-3 pm & 6-9 pm

Simple Alternative

1535 Southgate Rd.

Dixie, south of Eglinton

Nine Night

Friday 26 October, 2007 – starting at 7:00 pm

Jamaica Canadian Association Centre

995 Arrow Rd.

Service

Saturday 27 October, 2007 – 1:00 pm

West End Church of God of Prophecy

1344 Martingrove Rd.

Requesting Radio Personnel from CKLN, CIUT & CHRY to form an HONOUR GUARD for Milton’s entry to the church. Please be at the church by 12:30 pm.

Milton will be buried in Jamaica at a later date.

Milton Blake - In His Own Words

MILTON BLAKE

TheStar.com | News | Radio host, activist inspired community

Radio host, activist inspired community

Voice of CKLN's `Musical Triangle' used show to discuss issues of black diaspora

Oct 23, 2007 04:30 AM

Paola Loriggio
Staff Reporter

For Milton Blake, music and activism were irrevocably intertwined.

It was on the airwaves, both in his native Jamaica and in Toronto, that the 63-year-old fought for the rights and the cultural identity of the black community, coupling the works of artists like Aretha Franklin and Bob Marley with his own brand of social commentary.

As the host of "Musical Triangle," a music and talk show on CKLN, Blake informed and inspired listeners for 17 years before illness forced him to step down. Blake died Thursday after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

He spent his last three months at Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton, surrounded by friends, relatives and many listeners intent on supporting the man they admired.

"Everyone knows the voice of Milton Blake," said Dudley Laws, Blake's long-time friend and co-founder of the Black Action Defence Committee, an activist group of which Blake was a founding member. The group was created in 1988 in response to several shootings of black men by Toronto-area police and led several protests to push for more progressive laws.

"His radio program was inspirational to a lot of people in the community," because it dealt with the issues and problems of the black diaspora, Laws said. "His commentary was very militant but you could see that he thought through every word that he uttered."

As co-founder of the Black Music Association's Toronto chapter, Blake helped promote the works of Canadian black artists and successfully lobbied for the inclusion of a black music category in the Juno music awards.

"He kept himself very busy," said Pauline Crooks, Blake's partner of 10 years. "I don't know how he did it."

She described Blake as a caring, dependable man with a passion for his work and a strong perfectionist streak. He loved to read about history and current events, she said.

The couple would often take long walks together near their home in Brampton. Blake also doted on his four children, as well as Crooks' two daughters, Crooks said.

Blake remained optimistic until the end, telling Crooks they would travel to his hometown of Fort George, in St. Ann, Jamaica. "Milton always believed in miracles," she said.

A viewing will be held at the Simple Alternative Centre in Mississauga on Thursday, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. The funeral will take place at the West-End Church of God of Prophecy in Etobicoke, Saturday at 1 p.m. Blake will be interred in St. Ann, Jamaica.

Gunmen kill reggae star Lucky Dube | Entertainment | Reuters

Gunmen kill reggae star Lucky Dube

Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:14am EDT

By Marius Bosch

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gunmen shot reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his children in one of South Africa's highest-profile murders, uniting political rivals in calls for a crackdown on violent crime.

Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent botched carjacking on Thursday evening in a Johannesburg suburb. Police are searching for three suspects, police spokesman Eugene Opperman said.

"They allegedly tried to take his vehicle, but then shots were fired and he was fatally wounded," Opperman said.

Police said he was dropping his son off when the attack took place. Another of his children was in the car.

The murder of South Africa's biggest-selling reggae singer cast a shadow over the national mood a day before the country's rugby union team face England in the final of the World Cup.

President Thabo Mbeki said his countrymen should work together to cut crime in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest murder rates.

"Even as we prepare to celebrate the victory of the Springboks we must also grieve the death of an outstanding South African and, indeed, make a commitment that we shall continue to act together as a people to confront this terrible scourge of crime, which has taken the lives of too many of our people -- and does so every day," he said.

CRIME "OUT OF CONTROL"

The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said the murder showed crime was out of control in South Africa.

"The circumstances surrounding his murder again illustrate that violent crime in South Africa is out of control, and that the government's remedies to address this scourge have failed," DA parliamentary leader Sandra Botha said.

The murder rate jumped 2.4 percent between April 1, 2006, and March 31, 2007, with 19,202 murders recorded. The number of rapes, carjackings and assaults also remained alarmingly high.

Dube recorded more than 20 albums and had shared a stage with Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel and Sting.

The singer won over 20 awards locally and internationally. His first album, released in 1984 with the title "Rastas Never Die", was banned by South Africa's apartheid government.

Dube's record company said the murder was senseless.

"Lucky wasn't just big in South Africa, he was big in Africa and the rest of the world where he had a huge fan base. He was a fantastic ambassador for South African music," said Ivor Haarburger, chief executive officer of Gallo Music.

The police chief of South Africa's Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, has hand-picked a squad of seven detectives to track down the killers.

"He's got a lot of confidence in this team, who will do everything possible to identify and arrest those responsible for this," Opperman said.

(Additional reporting by Bate Felix)

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'da Kink in my hair t.v show comes to Global Television on Oct 14 at 7:30pm

Here's a sneak preview to whet yu appetite!!!




Thanks Clova!

Big up to all 'da Kink in my hair fans/Dinner mint fans, Secrets of a black boy!!
I just wanted to send a big thank you/ a personal love letter full of love to everyone who has supported my shows, my career and given me your love and support throughout the years. Next year will be my tenth year anniversary of being in the business. Some of you guys have been with me when I use to put on shows in the local community centre, libraries, the local gym... You then followed me to Yuk Yuks, Second City, Harbourfront Centre, The Toronto Fringe 'Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, and our biggest success, The Princess of Wales Theatre, where we made Toronto Theatrical "HERSTORY!!" And now again you are helping to make another dream come true.... 'da Kink in my hair t.v show comes to Global Television on Oct 14 at 7:30pm!!! Again i am calling on the true support of the community. The support of my friends, fans, and love ones to keep this show on the air and make it a hit!!! Please tell your friends, family, lovers, your girlz, your boyz to watch this show!!. Spread the word, forward the email. If you just send this email to five people and encourage them to watch 'da Kink in my hair, Oct 14th, at 7:30pm you have done enough!!! We have to make this happen! We want 'da Kink in my hair to do for Canadian Television what the Cosby Show did for American Television!!!
So lets come together and do it again, we are going to make this show a hit!!! On Oct 14th at 7:30pm turn on every television set in your house, ladies throw a Kink in my hair party at your house, invite your girlz,(drink a beer!!) men kick up your foot, drink a beer and watch 'da kink!!! Tell everybody to watch 'da Kink!! People just spread the word!! Forward this email right now!!!
Believe me, I know I couldn't have gotten this far without you and I need your support again! We can do it! Thanks again for all your love and support throughout the years, thank you for buying your tickets, sending an email, telling a friend, thanks for just believing in a likkle black girl with a dream... Love yu bad for dat!!!
Yes Big Tings a happen on Oct 14th!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sItgpLOgySo (selected scenes)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qj6nsMDU14g (keisha chante guess star)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wH8sGh7lJA (Richard interview)