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Music News Ragamuffin 2009 Announced Thursday, August 14, 2008
Following the overwhelming success of the inaugural reggae festival Raggamuffin, fans will be delighted to hear it’s happening all over again with Raggamuffin 2009 announced today.
Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle and Bonjah will perform at six events nationally and one in New Zealand, kicking off on January 24 in Perth.
Raggamuffin played to more than 70,000 fans through February this year, emphatically proving that reggae is alive and well! This year’s event will mark the first ever visit to Australia by both Eddy Grant and Stephen Marley.
Headlining Raggamuffin 2009 is reggae icon, Bob Marley’s eldest son ZIGGY MARLEY.
Most recently his solo career has garnered similar acclaim, with his second solo album Love Is My Religion winning the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (his first solo win following three previous Grammy’s with the Melody Makers); while the concert DVD filmed during the Love Is My Religion world tour and released earlier this year has been acclaimed as one of the genre’s best.
Ziggy’s set includes songs from the Melody Makers, his solo arsenal and a few of his father’s classics. Ziggy is currently serving as Executive Producer of a documentary film about his father’s life, produced by Jonathan Demme (who recently shot Neil Young’s Heart Of Gold) , which will be released on February 6 2010 on the 65th anniversary of Bob’s birth.
EDDY GRANT enjoyed his first #1 record with ‘Baby Come Back’ in the late 60s courtesy of the multi-racial group The Equals. As a solo artist songs like ‘Electric Avenue’ and ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ were worldwide number one pop hits, but others like ‘Jo’hanna’, a thinly veiled attack on the apartheid regime in Sth Africa (Johannesburg) showed his music could also be politically charged.
On June 27 Eddy starred at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday concert in London, performing amongst other songs his anti-Apartheid anthem ‘Jo’hanna’, an experience he cites as the highlight of his career.
Ziggy Marley is pleased to have his brother STEPHEN MARLEY on the bill for Raggamuffin.
34-year-old Stephen, the second eldest Marley son and fellow member of the Melody Makers since the age of seven, has spent his career as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Grammy-winning producer.
Last year he released his highly-anticipated debut solo album Mind Control. Blending his love of reggae, rock, R&B and hip-hop, it was awarded the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Reggae album earlier this year.
Stephen has now won six Grammy's (including 2 as producer of his younger brother Damien’s two Grammy winning albums), which is more than any other member of the famed Marley family and more than any reggae artist in history.
Popular Melbourne-based NZ reggae/roots/funk five-piece BONJAH will open all shows. With 450 Australian gigs under their belt since arriving two years ago, and a debut album ‘Bring Back The Fire’ out later this year, BONJAH will kick off the day in fine style.
Check out the website www.raggamuffin.com.au for all the details.
TOUR DATES ARE:
Sat January 24 SUPREME COURT GARDENS, PERTH **
ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100
Mon January 26 RED DEVIL PARK, BYRON BAY (Australia Day)
ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100
Frid January 30 THE RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100
Sat January 31 LINDEMANS WINERY, HUNTER VALLEY
ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100
Sun February 1 SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL, MELBOURNE
ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100
Tue February 3 HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY **
www.ticketek.com.au & 132 849
Sat February 7 ROTORUA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM, NEW ZEALAND
TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY AUGUST 25
** Except SYDNEY HORDERN PAVILION TUESDAY AUGUST 26
and PERTH MONDAY OCTOBER 13
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