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To the Idren:

See if you can attend this. This is a new night that T-Roy is doing that will be all roots and culture in a smaller room upstairs at Masion.

Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper, August 21, 1981) is an American reggae and dancehall artist with origins from Bermuda, best known for his single "Come Around". Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he moved to his mothers' home of Bermuda at the age of five, after the death of his father. He attended Albert College in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2008, his song "SOS" was released on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 as the entrance theme for wrestler Kofi Kingston. He also appeared in a 2009 remix of Kid Cudi's single "Day 'n' Nite". His name is based on slang for cannabis. He launched his own record label 'Harper Digital.'

The Tour is called Play back but this is all new material from Collie the Burmeuda phoneme that has taken over the world wide dancehall scene. This show will also open up with New Orleans Dancehall founder DJ T-Roy.

 You can download the tracks here for free.

Read more: Collie Buddz comes around to NOLA HOB 3-20 + DJ Troy

Saturday, May 1, 2010

8:30pm - 11:30pm

NOLA HOB

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As the youngest of seven children, he grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, but went to Kingston when he was a teenager in the early 1960s. In Kingston he met Raleigh Gordon and Jerry Matthias, and they formed The Maytals. The Maytals became one of the most popular vocal groups in Jamaica in the 1960s, recording with producers Coxsone Dodd, Prince Buster, Byron Lee and Leslie Kong. This success included winning Jamaica's National Popular Song Contest three times with songs Hibbert wrote: in 1966 with "Bam Bam", 1969 with "Sweet and Dandy", and 1972 with "Pomps & Pride".

Hibbert was one of the first artists to use the word reggae, in 1968's "Do The Reggay", an early reggae song. He also appeared in the groundbreaking Jamaican film The Harder They Come. Toots still tours the world today, and his band won the Grammy for best reggae album in 2004. In 2006, Toots & the Maytals covered Radiohead's "Let Down" for the Easy Star All-Stars album Radiodread, a reggae version of the English rock band's OK Computer.

 Much of Hibbert's recorded output reflects his mainstream evangelical Christian upbringing. He has been known to also write about Rastafarian themes as well. He also can play every instrument in his band.

 Popular culture

Hibbert was mentioned in the Soul Coughing song, "Disseminated", from their 1996 album, Irresistible Bliss, and the song, "Down to This" from their previous album, Ruby Vroom, contains a looped sample of the opening bars of Toot's song, "Times Tough".

 Recent Collaborations

Toots recently collaborated with Executive producer Malik Al Nasir of MediaCPR and Steel Pulse's Sidney Mills who produced legendary Jamaican percussionist Larry McDonald's new album "Dumquestra" due for release in early 2009. The album also features legends such as Sly Dunbar, Stranger Cole, Mutabaruka, Stickey Thompson of The Wailers, Kevin Bachelor of the Skatalites, Marjorie Wylie Director of the Jamaican National Dance Theatre, Bongo Shem, Bongo Herman, Carl McCleod and Squiddley Cole of Ziggy Marleys band the Melody Makers. Toots' track is called "What about the Children?" A house track with accompanying video which was shot on location in New York.

Toots also performed vocals with Iowa reggae band Public Property on their upcoming album "Work to Do" set for release in July 2009.

Legacy

Toots Hibbert's knack for writing memorable reggae hooks and iconic, powerful Jamaican vocals have left a lasting mark on Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady that can only be paralleled to greats such as Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff and Prince Buster. He has inspired generation after generation of Jamaican and non-Jamaican, through his music, and his message. While still actively touring at the age of 64, two of his children are poised to carry on his legacy: His son, Clayton, records and tours under the name Junior Toots, performing a Reggae/Hip Hop act that includes modern covers of several of Toots's songs. Also, Hibbert's daughter, Leba, fronts The Maytals Band, a tribute band to Toots and the Maytals, which tours internationally, spreading the music of Toots to the world.