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Cape Verdean chant euse Maria de Barros invites us into her cultures joyful musical tradition with her new album DANÇA MA MI, (Dance With Me). This album is filled with romance, she mentions. On her first album, NHA MUND O (My World), which received wide-spread acclaim,de Barros sang about the beauty of Cabo Verde and a longing for the island. All of the songs on DANÇA are filled with stories of love and romance. Amor Luz is a tribute to a woman in love; Espaço Infinito tells of a love lost; Rosinha waits patiently for her beloved to return and marry her; while the love for Cabo Verde itself shines on Um Tem Um Amor. "The stories told in the songs are poetic description of real and profound human emotions that are not just felt by Cabo Verdeans, but by the rest of the world," she adds. In addition to the salsa-flavored coladeiras and bluesy mornas common to her cultures music, de Barros introduces another intoxicating rhythm, the funana. This rhythm is driven by an instrument called a ferro, which is simply a piece of metal played with a spoon, she explains. Undeniably danceable and joyful, both rhythm and instrument can be heard on Pazinho Lax a and Sol di Manha. Through song, de Barros expresses the important influence that French culture and music had on her own life growing up in West Africa with the coladeira-tinged Caresse Moi, a French-Caribbean song, originally sung by Marijosé Alie. In fact, this welcome to de Barros musical world is an intriguing geography lesson. A native of Dakar, Senegal, de Barros lived the first 13 years of her life in Nouackchott, Mauritania in northwest Africa. Her creative heart, however, lies in the culturally rich Cabo Verde, a former Portuguese colony located 350 miles off the coast of Senegal, the birthplace of her parents. The oldest of five children, de Barros moved with her family as a teenager to Providence, Rhode Island, where her grandparents lived. Then as now, New England had many immigrant communities from Cabo Verde, and the teen singer performed with many bands featuring compatriots from the homeland. Later, de Barros married and moved to Los Angeles, which exposed her to a potpourri of rhythms and enriched her musical experience. There she developed a love for Latin music, and soon thereafter started singing in Spanish, one of the six languages that de Barros speaks. At the same time, de Barros continued to perform on both coasts with old and new Cape Verdean musicians. Five-time Grammy® nominee Cesaria Evora, the barefoot diva, helped to place the music of Cape Verde on U.S. audiences musical map. Evoras ongoing encouragement led to her god-daughter fashioning her own lively and vivacious interpretation of Cape Verdean music. Together, Evora the Queen of the Mornas and de Barros Queen of the Coladeiras paint a complete musical picture of this tradition-rich land. The same great ensemble who joined de Barros on NHA MUNDO return for DANÇA MA MI, including producing team: Danny Luchansky, bassist Djim Job, and drummer Kalú Monteiro. Cabo Verde is jubilant!

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One who The Most High has given the musical direction to trod into all the earth and sound his trumpet for the liberation and upliftment of all race and creed, with the spiritual fire to burn in, burn out, burn up and burn down the walls of Babylon. Messenjah Selah Singer/Songwriter/Producer Born, Everton Clarke January 25, 1974 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. At age 15 he moved to the Virgin Islands, where he discovered his musical talent and began to nurture it. He with a couple of his friends decided to start an accapella group,which matured into a gospel reggae band where he was the guitarist and lead singer. After High School, Selah relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. Education and Self-development was his primary focus for the next few years, while he was preparing to take his purpose to the next level. Selah search to find his rightful place in the music arena, as the music of Steel Pulse, Luciano, Sizzla and Bob Marley, penetrates his soul with word-sound-power inspiration. In 1997, Selah started recording professionally as a solo artist. A year later he released his first single Know who you Praisemonths later another, Reason for living on an independent label, Stereo Records. Airplay on some of Atlantas most listen to reggae programs, drew the artist a lot of attention. The Messenjahs standard of writing and performance proved him to be a creditable artist, who is often compared to those listed above. His popularity initiated bookings at some of Atlantas most popular reggae venues like, The Atrium, The Royal Peacock, Club Legacy, Club ATL in addition to Talent Shows, Festivals, Churhes and shelters. His popularity continued to increase opening for some of the biggest names in the reggae industry. Artist like Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Capleton, Luciano, Beenie Man, Tony Rebel, Mykal Somer, Sister Carol and Lucky Dube to name a few. In 1999, Selah was awarded Best New Male Vocalist, by the Atlanta Caribbean Awards,and another for Best New Vocalist in 2001. His notoriety broadened as the Messenjah traveled Nationally and Internationally to spread the message of love, wisdom and upliftment.It was that time for Selah to go back to Jamaica where he had the opportunity of recording with a few of Reggaes grass root Producers and Artists, resulting in the release of two singles, I will survive featuring Luciano and Joyfeaturing Sizzla, which appeared on his debut album that was Independently released in 2003. Selah continues to work on various projects including his second album, coming on the Lustre Kings/Zion High Productions label, soon to be released in 2006. Still moving hearts, touching souls and liberating the minds of those who listen to his message and mastery of vocal delivery, it is no doubt that Messenjah Selah will in due time capture the attention, imagination and hearts of the musical world. Selah Appearances: Lucianos album Serve Jah 2003. Chachis album Am an African in 2006. Island Gruve music works, Compilation CD. 2003. Stargate Records, Compilation Genocide, 2006. Ras Kofi Oganic Sounds.vol.1 2004, and also on various Unity Sound mix cds from 1999.

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“Roots Natty is more than a band is the name of a struggle, a struggle to keep reggae music true to its roots of Rastafari”. Max Rivera formed the band back in the summer of 1995 after relocating in Puerto Rico from Costa Rica where he escaped years before, looking for a more natural way of life and closeness with nature and culture. After being called by the Most High to play reggae music he came forward to his native island of Puerto Rico to share the teachings of His Majesty with his brothers and sisters of his island. Roots Natty became well known all around the island in months time and by the next year the band was sharing the bill with a band like Black Uhuru captivating the local audience and gaining respect in the island for the band performances. The following years Roots Natty opened for acts like; The Gladiators, Eek-A-Mouse, Pablo Moses and others gaining even more popularity amongst the youths and reggae lovers all around the island. In 2000 Max Rivera made a big effort and decided to continue the work and struggle after the departure of all the members of the band and went to Jamaica to record the first studio effort "The Living Dread Rasta Resiste" with the skilled production hand of Earl "Chinna" Smith and the engineering of Errol Brown. That was a big lesson for Max with the old school of reggae. The album was released in 2001 three days after 9/11 and imediatedly was internationally acclaimed by roots reggae Djs who heard the classic roots style almost extinct for those days from someone they would not expect. By February 2002 the album got played so intensely that got in to the top 10 played reggae albums in the CMJ Music Network in the U.S. behind artists like Junior Kelly and Capleton, later that year making the first tour to the U.S. by appearing at the Monterey Bay Reggae Fest and other festivals like; Fairfax World Music Festival, Renegade Festival and the Bend Fall Festival in Oregon. During that same year Max teamed up with Uzziel Levvi who had come previously to the island with Pablo Moses, both prepared the Zioniers band for the road and laid the foundation for the works that would come in the following years. In 2003 opening for The Wailers in Puerto Rico leaving a show imprinted in the mind of all that night, the show was recorded to testify the high level of Roots Natty on stage and will be released some time soon under the Roots Natty Records label. A recording studio, the development of the Roots Natty Records label and the production of Roots Natty 's second album "Mystery Babylon Fuego al Dragon" took most of the efforts from 2003 till 2005. Now in the 2005 Roots Natty will be embarking on a world tour to celebrate the release of this new highly controversial album, and supporting the releases of artists in the label like: Malika Madremana, Uzziel Levvi, Rasta Dom, Binghi I, Isek and others who collaborate with Roots Natty. Nuff will be heard from Roots Natty in years to come not only as artist but also as band, label, albums and a record company as an entity of roots rasta reggae music.