Pow Pow @ Moments

December tun hot on Friday 13th when Pow Pow, i. e. Mr Brown and Junior Carl played in Bremen at Club Moments. Many very tall people were at the venue when I arrived and King Ralph was playing the opening for the evening. The vibe was very nice and everyone danced to their hearts' content, especially when the veteran sound, who's other members were travelling somewhere in the South of Europe, started heating up the turn tables and the massive, getting everyone to interact in their usual style and fashion as you can see in the photos.

King Ralph

Junior Carl, DJ Laye, Mr Brown

Later DJ Laye played the cool out and people agreed that the event was making them look forward to Christmas Eve when Dancehall CoNNect would once again go down at Club Moments. To see the full album you can click here. Of course, you are welcome to tag yourself.

Happy Christmas!

Steel Pulse in Hamburg

The greatest reggae band of our time had one show in Germany, in Hamburg! I was fortunate enough to be invited by the wonderful Sidney Mills to see the soundcheck and to have a chat before the show. It was a pleasure also to see Jerry "Saxman" Johnson for the first time, who has been touring with Steel Pulse for a while. If you know me, you know that I love the sax and it adds another dimension to the live sound of Steel Pulse. I loved the way David Hinds and Jerry "fought" for their place on stage. Altogether, the show was very well put together and perfectly played. Big ups to Steel Pulse!

For me the most emotional moment was David Hinds' introduction of the song "Put Your Hoodies On" which he wrote in rememberance and honour of Trayvon Martin. You can listen to it here . You can check out all of Steel Pulse's news and David Hinds' blog on their website.

A special mention goes to Peter, who came all the way from Denmark to see Steel Pulse's only show in Europe for this tour!

Last but not least: A big "Thank you!" to Christoph Tewes of Revelation Concerts as always. You are the best! Also, please check this comprehensive review written by Gardy and photgraphed by Silverback published on ReggaeVille.