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Welcome to the West Michigan Reggae Scene!
Reggae Calendar BROUGHT TO YOU BY
75 Days - Bob Marley B-Bash @ State Theatre Lets be friend www.myspace.com/ambassadordavid1 Ambassador David's Picks The African Teacher Fridays @ the Backstage Grill Full Spanish Music Listing Below ^^ indicates new listing CLUBS Czar's 505 www.czars.com 505 Pleasant St. St. Joseph 269-983-1166 - 10 PM $5.00 Jamaica Me Crazy Fridays REGGAE BANDS EVERY 1ST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH December 5th - Gizzae January 2nd - the Ark Band first appearance since November 2005 The Backstage Grill - Green Room 9:30 PM 21+ 222 South Michigan Ave, South Bend Every Friday INTERNATIONAL "Fridays" The Best Hot International Mixes Charlie Foster's Restaurant & Pub 8:30 PM 211 Water Street, Kalamazoo, MI November 14th - Joe Ferguson & Doug Decker S & Sol Nightclub 616.396.3000 176 East Lakewood Blvd, Holland 9 PM - Midnight November 15th - Wonder Boys (Blues) November 21st - Out of Favor Boys (Blues) November 29th - Mystic Dub (Reggae) December 13th - Mr. Whooha (70s - 90s Rock) Sundays Starting Nov 23rd Salsa Dance Party with DJ Tropicz Papa Pete's - Ph 269-388-2196 10 PM 502 South Burdick St. Kzoo December 26th Reggae Jam with DJ Assane ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL EVENTS December 12th Zion Lion 10:30 AM Grand Rapids Community College 143 Bostwick NE January 19th Orquesta Sensacional 8 PM Soup City Benefit for Detroit's Homeless Gem & Century Theatre 333 Madison, Detroit XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Bob Marley Birthday Bash Tour 2009 More Details Soon Come TICKETS ON SALES NOW State Theatre, 269.345.6000 406 South Burdick St. Kalamazoo "Bob Marley Birthday Bash 2009" January 31st, 2009 All Ages Doors 7 PM Live 7:30 PM Zion Lion & Gizzae, DJs Assane, Ras I.B. & Jonathan Caribbean food / craft vendors Tickets $16.00 advance $20.00 day of show VIP tickets $35.00 Includes VIP seating and "Reggae Legend Birthday Bash T- Shirt" www.kazoostate.com Tickets can be purchase@ State Theatre or www.ticketmaster.com 269.373.7000 Brought to you in part by Red Stripe Beer, Saturn of Kazoo, WKFR 103.3FM and the Comfort Inn. Call the Comfort Inn at 269.384.2800 mention the State Theatre to get discounted rooms BOB MARLEY'S B-BASH AFTER PARTY Papa Pete's 9 PM 18+ 502 South Burdick St. - Ph 269-388-2196 With DJ Assane, Jonathan, & Ras I.B. February 6th Czar's 505 - Zion Lion - 10 PM - 21+ 505 Pleasant St. St Joseph. 269.983.1166 www.czars.com February 20th the Backstage Grill Green Room - 9 PM - 21+ 222 South Michigan St. IN 574.232.0222 Gizzae & the African Teacher www.clubfever.biz February 28th Stage Coach Barn (Behind the Black Hawk Restaurants) 269.629.9460 - 9 PM - All Ages Corner of M-43 & M-89, Richland Zion Lion & DJ Assane www.blackhawkgrill.com/barn March 7th Wealthy Theatre Grand Rapids - 7 PM - All Ages 1130 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids 616.451.8001 UV Hippo & Gizzae Tickets advance $10.00 day of $13.00 VIP $25.00 http://www.wealthytheatre.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVALS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONCERT SERIES January 17 - Rare Combination & Celtic Path Dance Troupe Thunder Bay Concert Series 8 PM Alpena High School January 31th - Rare Combination Spirit Rhythms Coffee House 7 PM 56050 Buckhorn Rd. Three Rivers, MI 269-278-7245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latin / Mexican Runnings Kalamazoo Salsa Dance Party - Every Thursday Night Wild Bull - 139 South Edwards Down Town Kazoo DJ Tropicz - $2.50 Corona $5.00 Long Islands $1.00 Tacos TejanoMex SUPERSHOW with Gerry Aranda, Sundays 6-10PM on SuperHITS 103.7FM Grand Rapids Soon Come ^^Sunday Nights with DJ Tropicz S & Sol Nightclub 616.396.3000 176 East Lakewood Blvd, Holland 9 PM - Midnight 8p.m.-9p.m. Free dance lessons 9p.m.-11p.m. Latin music 11p.m.- 2a.m. Best mix of club, top-40, and Latin. Every Saturday Night 9 PM Latin Dance Party Naya Bistro & Wine Bar 1144 East Paris SE 616.719.4400 Detroit Saturday, January 19th Orquesta Sensacional 8 PM <<<<NEW DATE Soup City Benefit for Detroit's Homeless Gem & Century Theatre 333 Madison, Detroit Chicago Willy Torres NYC Salsa Project is coming to Chicago! Grammy winning vocalist with Spanish Harlem Orchestra comes to Chicago with "Lo Que Traigo Yo". On Sunday Nov 16th @ the Cubby Bear. Get your tickets in advance now at the studio, The Cubby Bear or TicketMaster.com. For all the info go to http://m1e.net/c?70343159-DrM9XnqI/PzZA%403685300-adipSJ6pVHimU Dec 31sth Salsa New Year's Eve Party @ Latin Street Dancing Studios. For info go to http://m1e.net/c?70343159-lu4UwokJ0VjSU%403719369-qgdOUJsiKqpJE Indianapolis LATIN DANCE PARTY -The Jazz Kitchen - 5377 N College Avenue - 317.253.4900 Indy's longest running Latin dance night. Featuring DJs Marco Dominguez & Fernando Ramirez playing a mix of salsa, merengue bachata, reggaeton, Latin hip-hop & more. Every Thursday Night 9pm-2am - $7 LATIN FLAVA FRIDAYS - Every Friday featuring the hottest Salsa, Reggaeton, Merengue y Bachata. The Vault - 120 E Market St. Indianapolis, IN 317.824.0800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reggae DJs Clubs Blind Pig 734-996-8555 Sagittarius Bash with / Zuma Hi-Fi & King Jazzy B Every Last Thursday of the Month 208 South 1st Street Ann Arbor, MI Infinity Sounds & Spector Entertainment 2nd Saturdays at WIAA Hall 2015 E. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit Every Third Saturday Passa Passa - 9 PM Café Lura-3184 N Milwaukee Ave Milwaukee & Belmont, Chicago Tropical Hut, Detroit Thursday, 9pm 313-861-5340 Dancehall Reggae featuring Infinity Sound Fridays Live & Direct Trench Town 3919 Woodward (2 Blks N. of Mack), Detroit Friday, 11pm - 4am 313-836-8686 or (313)831-8552 Featuring Miami, Atlanta, Toronto & Detroit's Strictly Roots Movement with Selectah Kadhafi Reggae Dancehall Explosion Trench Town 3919 Woodward (2 Blks N. of Mack), Detroit Saturday, 11pm 5am 313-836-8686 or (313)831-8552 Strictly Roots Movement, Selectah John John, Killa, Kadhafi & Crew Clubhouse Tavern 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit Saturday, 9pm 2am 313-717-3782 Soca, Reggae & Hip-Hop ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reggae Radio Reggae Revolution WIDR 89.1 FM DJ I.B. Jonathan & DJ Assane Tuesdays 10 PM - Midnight Request line 269-387-6303 "Reggae Street" WSND 88.9 FM - South Bend The African Teacher & Jah Dave @ the Controls Saturday 10 PM - Midnight WYCE 88.1FM Grand Rapids www.wyce.org Reggae regularly mixed in with folk, blues, jazz, rock and other world beat tunes Alam Latina WMUK 102.1 FM WMU Sundays 6 PM to 7 PM Dancehall/Reggae WCBN 88.3 FM - Ann Arbor Saturday 7:00p-9:00p Host: Brian Tomsic Ghetto Vibez CJAM 91.5 FM - Windsor, On. Saturday 3:00p-5:00p Hosts: Ghetto Vibez Sound Crew The Michael Julien Global Mix WDET 101.9 FM - Detroit Saturday 10:00 PM -12:00 AM Natty Dreadlock Rock - Rootsmon Bird- Lansing Sundays 5pm-9pm, WLNZ, 89.7, www.wlnz.org or webradio.com WCBN, 88.3 FM Train to Skaville "Strictly Vintage Jamaican Music" 7PM-8PM Tuesday Monday from 9-10pm on WXOU 88.3FM - Detroit O.C. Roberts WHPR 88.1 FM - Detroit Fridays 9 PM to 2 AM Live from Gibson's Lounge 12924 Puritan, Detroit. Simulcast on TV 33 or Comcast TV 71. Larock and O.C. Roberts Sundays - 12MID-2AM 102.7 FM / Radio 1 Detroit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Restaurants Jamaican Dave's Take Out "The Real Taste of Jamaica" 1059 Wealthy, Grand Rapids 616-458-7875 www.jamaicandaves.com Palace of Jamaica. 424 S. Washington Square, Lansing Phone: 517-977-1763 Reggae Apparel JAH Apparel 616.608.6824 2111 South Division, Grand Rapids, MI Reggae Web Sites Caribbeanconnection2002.com (for your Live and DJ Reggae needs) Reggaeambassadors.org World Largest Network of Reggae Enthusiast Indiana / Michigan Reggae www.michianareggae.com www.jamaicandaves.com The Real Taste of Jamaica" Roger Steffens¹ Reggae Archives www.reggaesupersite.com Islandfestkalamazoo.com TimeandPlace.homestead.com (Rastamon Nanne) Co- Founder of Reggae Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide Jaman Reggae DVDs www.jamanreggaedvd.com Kazoo Own Manzie www.myccco.com (Caribbean Cultural Carnival Origination) Rude Gal Entertainment. http://www.rudegal.com Detroitreggae.com Niceup.com Chicagoreggae.com Strictlyrootsmusic.com www.myspace.com/ambassadordavid1 Please Forward This Email to All Your Friends Turn Them On To Jah's Music - Reggae Music To Be Added To Ambassador David's Weekly Reggae News Letter Email him @ [email protected]
South Haven, MI Phone 616-639-9898 10 PM RA Night Club 932 S. Division Grand Rapids, MI 616-246-0699 Friday Night Dancehall 10-4AM 402 E. Kalamazoo Ave. Kalamazoo, MI, 49007 (616) 384-0288 355 E. Kalamazoo
Ave. Mon. thru Thurs 11am 11:30pm - Fri & Sat 11am 12:30 am, Sun Noon to 7pm 505 Pleasant Street St. Joeseph, MI 269-983-1166 For
Chicago Reggae Runnings check out The
Wild Hare at 3530 N. Clark St.(773)327-hare, one block south of Wrigley
Field with free Reggae shows before/after Cubs games. REGGAE RADIO Kalamazoo WIDR 89.1 FM Reggae Revolution, Tuesday 10PM to Midnight with DJ I.B. Call 269-387-6303 to request. Kalamazoo Slyof - The Ska Show WIDR 89.1 FM DJ Funk Noka & Timothius Rex Saturdays 3 PM - 5 PM Reggae Sunsplash Sundays 2pm-6pm. WDBM, 88.9, www.impact89.org Lansing WLNZ 89.7FM "The Natty Dreadlock Rock Show" Sunday 5PM to 9PM www.wlnz.org or webradio.com Ann Arbor WCBN 88.3 FM "Train to Skaville" Saturday Nights 6PM-9PM, strictly vintage Jamaican Music! West Bloomfield WBLD 89.3 FM "Roots Rock Reggae" Fridays 2PM to 3PM South Bend, Indiana WSND FM 88.9 "Reggae Street" Saturday Night 10pm-Midnight. Big up to Host David Alert, entering his 20th year with Reggae Street and supporter of Island Festival in Kalamazoo, MI! Also DJ African Teacher! Detroit, Rastaman Vibrations Monday from 9-10pm on WXOU 88.3FM Detroit, O.C. Roberts & Reggae Soundblast, WTDR 90.9 FM, Saturday 1:00pm-4:30pm. (Anyone recall seeing OC and the Samaritans at Club Soda?) NEED REGGAE ACTS FOR YOUR EVENT?
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