REGGAE SPORTS

I have the strenuous job of writing an article for www.pittsburghreggae.net twice a week. 

I woke up today, sunday morning, thinking what the @#$& am I gonna write about today.
I started watching the first of 2 soccer games which were tagged

                                                

"the games before the game"

It is after all Super Bowl Sunday

"GO STEELERS!!!!!!"

And before you turn into Albert Einstein and tell me something about the 2013 Super Bowl ........
pause for a second


This is a Pittsburgh website


and if you don't know nuttn about Pittsburgh lemme share something with you ....



NEVER TRY TO CORRECT A PITTSBURGHER WHEN THEY EXCITINGLY SAY ..........

                                                 

"GO STEELERS!!!!!!"


I light bulb went off!!!

Why not write about reggae and sports ?

REGGAE SPORTS


What is reggae sports?

Not sure about you but I had no clue

So I googled it

I learned that there are some people trying to hustle the word reggae to sell some t-shirts and hoodies and I also learned that its cool to say you are into reggae and sports on you dating profile

eg. datehookup.com, lavalife, where ever you have your profile ...

adultfriendfinder ? I dunno lol

But basically google didn't give me anything sporty enough or "reggae" enough to add useful content to my "reggae sports" article

let me just use what comes to mind when I blend the two

1. The Jamaican National Soccer team is called the "Reggae Boys"
2.  Usain Bolt the fastest man in the world (to date) is a gaza fan and busts reggae dance moves after he wins races
3. Celebrity soccer games are common events for reggae promoters worldwide and feature dancehall/reggae stars competing
4.  Bob Marley was a known lover of soccer
5.  Every soccer game in jamaica reggae/dancehall a beat in all intermission somewhere on the complex
6. The jamaican bobsled team (not sure how this is related but we working with it lol)
7. On February 3rd, 2013 www.pittsburghreggae.net wrote an article about "REGGAE SPORTS"

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SEX IN HEELS (VIDEO INSIDE)

I hope you aren't one of the pervs that opened this article with pornographic aspirations
 If you are ...... um ......     sorry ....... I guess
I'm writing about a hot new  Lady Saw song!!

If you're wondering if Lady Saw still does music :)

"Shame on you !!"  (serious face)

Marion Hall aka Lady Saw may not be a "spring chicken"

But for more than a decade she has been providing anthems for female dancehall lovers world wide

"If di man lef anno my ________ fault"

 "man a di least a mi problem "

"I got your man an you can't do anything about it"

You get the drift

 THE LADY MAKES HITS!!!!!

 With that said

Pittsburgh Reggae Dat Net would like to introduce you to the (if you don't know already) the next Lady Saw hit that's gonna play for the rest of reggae history


Believe me no man .......... 
 Ladies get those heels together
 ciao

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THE "SPOT " FOR REGGAE IN PITTSBURGH

                                                                                                                      
Patron's who remember the days of Champion Sound Thursdays at AVA Lounge can testify .... 

yeah I said testify ....
 

PEOPLE USED TO BE AT CHAMPION SOUNDS RELIGIOUSLY ON THURSDAYS

   .... testify how much fun reggae can be on a thursday in the 'burgh
 

EVERY WEEK WAS A DIFFERENT FLAVOR

(whether it be the obnoxiousness of Vybz Machine OR the great selections made by Dan Dabber with no sound over the mic)
 

VARIETY was a nice feature of the successful event, every week was different and every week was fun. Ava Lounge was also a very cozy venue which made the event that much better.


       OK THE REMINISCING WAS GREAT....

.......but a Beenie man said,

"Bwoy stop live dung inna di past ....  stop from member when ...... " 

you know the rest :)

so let's

1. stop talking about Champion Sound Thursdays. How about we talk about CHAMPION THURSDAYZ
2.  Ain't no reggae at AVA anymore .......

                       

 so why aren't we talking about the "SPOT"
 

 "What 'SPOT' is this???" you may reasonably ask

 WELL TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY! 

 and you can thank PITTSBURGH REGGAE DOT NET [fame :)]
 

THE SPOT (formerly known as Moe's) is a lovely , cozy venue located in Penn Hills

1675 Frankstown Rd, Penn Hills, PA 15235 TO BE EXACT
 

and it's between us and you  .... shhhh

 EVERY THURSDAY IS CHAMPION THURSDAYZ hosted by GANGSTA SHACK
 EVERY THURSDAY THERE IS A GUEST REGGAE DJ
 EVERY THURSDAY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIUOS THURSDAY, THE NEXT THURSDAY

SEE YOU THURSDAY (wink)

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ORIEL'S CONFIDENCE

                "NO NO DEM NAH ........"
             "DEM NAH GO TEK MY STRENGTH...... "
             "NO NO DEM NAH....... "
             "DESTROY MY CONFIDENCE"

 We got a sneak peek of this inspirational ballad by Oriel in the Lamar Clan Studios several months ago.

 Our initial reaction was,

    "HE SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THE MARLEYS"

            Infectious melodies combined with a near perfect delivery made us all at Pittsburgh Reggae Dat Net believers. 

Something special is happening right here in the burgh.

            "Oriel is on his way to being a major player in reggae music and it will happen as soon as he gets the exposure and recognition he deserves."

            "Oriel a my artist"

            "If da yute ya no buss, mi done wid music"

            "Wait til yu hear 'Down Where I Live'"

            Were some of the comments we heard that day in the studio.

            Over the fall Oriel made a promotional trip to Jamaica (the hub of dancehall/reggae music) and the response was overwhelming.

            I guess Oriel's music has the power to instantly transform average listeners in to fans

            Momentum is building

            The music is spreading

            1000 fans is on its way to being 100,000 fans

            Wiz Khalifa highlighted Pittsburgh on the hip hop scene

            Lets help Oriel highlight Pittsburgh on the reggae scene

            Below is the OFFICIAL VIDEO of CONFIDENCE shot on location in Jamaica by Nordia Rose

            watch the video and if you are twitter heads you need to follow these accounts

http://www.twitter.com/orielbarry 

 http://www.twitter.com/lamarclan

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REGGAE UNITY ... in Pittsburgh

        
  "2013 appears to be the year or REGGAE UNITY in Pittsburgh," claimed dancehall dj Fudgie Springer smilingly when ask by Pittsburgh Reggae about what to expect on the Pittsburgh Reggae Scene in 2013.


     Springer further elaborated and we learned of a "Sound man/ DJ meeting" held at Taboo late last year. The purpose of the gathering was to bring the key players together and work towards getting the scene back on track.

     To say in 2012 the reggae scene was poor would not necessarily be an accurate statement. We had big reggae artists artists from jamaica here such as Bugle, Elephant man, Junior Reid, Fambo just to name a few, we've have international Djs in town like Gary Chucks, Razz and Biggy, Stone Love . So from an entertainment value standpoint the scene was pretty nice in 2012.


The major problem, however, is that most of our local reggae lovers will be as surprised as you just were when they read the names mentioned in the previous paragraph. So awareness is a huge issue.

Another thing that hindered the scene was favoritism: Some people only going to certain people's parties or just going to parties that a particular sound/dj play. So not only were there a lot of reggae listeners that didn't know about the reggae events but the ones that did were divided.


Compound this with the fact that the reggae crowd always come late (so early people who are unaware will probably leave and not come back) 

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE PITTSBURGH REGGAE SCENE IN 2012 HAD ITS ISSUES


 " TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More "
 This is a corny overused cliche that us a pittsburgh reggae dat net in this scenario have no problem using.
Reggae Unity in Pittsburgh as agreed upon by members of Vybz Machine, Gangsta Shack, Israel Vibes, Dan Dabber, Levicticus, Green Rose, Force 15, and Whyte Lyon will include

1. Rotations of the aforementioned DJs at The Spot on Thursdays and at the weekly parties at Taboo.
2. More frequent guest appearances at BCIF Fridays at Capri
3. Lots of cross promotion, Djs plugging other peoples events and attending (supporting) other people's events
4. Favoritism basically solved since the Djs frequently DJ together
5. Increased flyering and creatives means of increasing the awareness
6. an improved pittsburghreggae.net

       REGGAE UNITY in Pittsburgh basically improves every single reggae event.

If you are a reggae/dancehall/soca lover. If you appreciate Caribbean music and you live or party in or around the Pittsburgh area we beseech you to join the movement.
More people who are actually into reggae attending our events make reggae parties that much more fun
A bigger fan base gives us the opportunity to bring the biggest and hottest reggae acts to town (who would like to see Mavado or Damian Marley or Popcaan at a party in Pittsburgh?)






                                We remember the days of Safari and Club 822 and even prior to that when DJ Bubbles used to kill it at Frankies and Club 168 but we are also looking forward to the better days and more exciting stories,
If you are into reggae we need you on the team.


 REGGAE UNITY

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FUDGIE SPRINGER: GYALSTA CD TOUR

The turnout at the show in Detroit didn't stop those that were in attendance from having a good time. Early juggling was by Infinity. Undateka & Faya Ras (vybz machine) from Pittsburgh blazed a fire. Both sounds played a good mix of oldies and new tunes. The crowd responded well to the mix doing all the new and old dances. Fudgie Springer delighted the crowd even more by displaying his musical talents with his latest tunes. His performance was spectacular. Girls were going crazy with his often time X rated lyrics. It was quite a night.


source: detroitreggaesource.com

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BRAND SPANKING NEW SONG: Fudgie Springer - WHINE FI MI PLEASE

Welcome to 2011, This is the first of many songs that Pittsburgh based recording artist Fudgie Springer will be releasing this year

Ladies Enjoy this one it is , as usual, for you

all DJs link up for dubplates dah one yah hot!!

FUDGIE SPRINGER - WHINE FI MI PLEASE - MELTING POT RIDDIM

http://www.box.net/shared/ad3kk7mkqv

Di riddim mad!! Big Up Blackhart

Now here are the words

Yow Tony! Dem Gyal deh a fi me only

Ladies!!! Are you ready?

Mi feel good!!



[CHORUS]

Whine fi mi please, bubble fi mi please..

sopm weh fi get mi inna trouble fi mi please

Just give it to me please, do it fi mi please

Take off sopm, give me a strip tease

Gyal

Whine fi mi please, bubble fi mi please..

sopm weh fi get mi inna trouble fi mi please

Just give it to me please, do it fi mi please

Take off sopm, give me a strip tease



VERSE 1

Me like when you go dung and a come up

with yu sexy body shape and di fat ting buff up

Hennessy and grape juice in a mi party cup

Everytime mi tek a sip yu know mi love get tun up

Mi haffi get yu gyal even by stick up

Gyal mi serious mi haffi get yu tonight

Haffi get yu body even by gun point

Anno Buju Banton this a Fudgie Springer

Every move yu body make Gyal yu make mi feel nice

Nuff Gyal inna di club but yu a Fudgie Springer choice

A you me a pree fi di end of di night

and mi nah go let yu go til we see sunlight



[repeat chorus]



VERSE 2

Gyal yu good yu bad yu hot yu cold yu better than di best

Mi haffi pree back di ting, Gyal yu a di bestest

Yu whining skill mek mi haffi confess

Mi no see no other gyal, there is no contest



[sub chorus]

Gyal a whine and a bubble and a move to di ting

Watch di gyal dem a whine to Blackhart riddim

Dem a whine dem a bubble dem a move to di ting

Every Gyal just a whine when Fudgie Springer sing



VERSE 2.5

Gyal whine fi mi please

To how yu body good mi haffi go dung pon mi knees

Oh Geez

Man love when yu whine to the beat

So dem lef dem wife and dem girlfriend a dem yard come a club every week, wah see it

Di way how yu dweet

Di Club Owner owe yu a check

Turn in yu time sheet

Di word pon di street

Dah party yah mad

But without you

and yu sexy physique, dance cyaah complete

Man come inna di club early

Cyaah wait fi yu reach

Yu shoullda be di bartender baby

Mi wah sex pon di beach



[REPEAT CHORUS]