Whoa! The lineup this year has shaped up to be a reggae and dub lovers dream. In our continuing effort to feature women on the bill we're excited to be presenting SISTER CAROL. She has had a prolific music career for the past 20 years, that has included over 8 albums , a Grammy nomination, several world tours, and network television appearances.

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Jamaican Dubmaster SCIENTIST began his career in 1978 as an engineer at King Tubby's studio and quickly gained a reputation with his unique mixing style. Scientist soon became Jamaica's top recording engineer and worked with everyone imaginable including Dennis Brown, Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Dean Frasier, Linval Thompson, Augustus Pablo, The Heptones and many more. This led to a surge of albums mixed by Scientist from various sources throughout the 1980s, and to date his own solo output exceeds 25 LPs, while he has mixed over 500. Dubheads will be thrilled to know Scientist will be doing live mixing for some of the acts and also performing a set of his own.

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The legendary musician RAS MICHAEL is known throughout the world as a reggae vocalist and Nyabinghi "burra" drum specialist whose style is roots, rock reggae. In the early 60's, Ras Michael formed the Sons of Negus, a rastafarian group of drummers and singers and founded his Zion Disc label, which continues to release most of his inventive and subtle albums to this day. Ras Michael was also the first rastafarian to have a reggae radio program in Jamaica ("The Lion of Judah Radio" program first aired in 1967). In those times Ras Michael along with Count Ossie were the main nyabinghi drummers to bring the sound of Africa and the nyabinghi drum to the recording studio and blend it with reggae and jazz. There is no artist alive today who has more continuously been the foremost exponent of Rasta tradition worldwide.

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As interest in classic roots music continues to grow, EARL ZERO's weighty contribution to the scene is becoming more and more apparent. His singles from the era are highly sought after by collectors and several versions from those singles have been included on some of Blood & Fire's popular dub titles. He is famous for having written the classic None Shall Escape The Judgement. He also cut numerous underground roots gems for Bertram Brown's Freedom Sounds. His album, the resplendent Visions of Love (Epiphany), was reissued on CD, some 18 years after its initial release in 1979 and is now widely available for all to hear the real Greenwich Town experience.

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Hailing from New York City, DUB GABRIEL has become one of the top DJ/Producers in America that combines music from Africa, Middle East, India, Jamaica, Eastern Europe and South America in to a blend all of his own. His world traveling does not end with his music alone, He has also traveled the world spreading his music to all corners of the globe. Performing in such places as the United Nations and Lincoln Center to private parties for Britney Spears, and Super Model Alek Wek.He has released two critically acclaimed solo records and has recorded with the likes of Bill Laswell, Last Poets, Musafir and Dr. Israel.

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We're also glad to be presenting another caribbean woman with a conscious message. NELLY StHARRE - Singer Songwriter, Entertainer and Musicologist, is a social commentator of exceptional relevance, especially in these crucial times. Born in Dominica(Waitukubuli), she has performed at Dominica's World Creole Music Festival, the St Lucia Jazz Festival, in Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Grenada, Miami, London, Trinidad and and the "Reggae Sumfest" in Jamaica.

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