Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on May 26, 2017

I was looking forward to this second "Caribbean Night" by Cranic Productions at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg this May and arrived at around 1 am on the night of 26th. So, I had time to chat with everyone before the party commenced fully to the sounds of the tried and tested Silly Walks Discotheque - a very nice selection of roots reggae - some of the tunes produced by the selector himself.

Digitek Intl. UK took over from Olli and continued the flow of good music, the hits of today in reggae and dancehall kept the massive dancing und until the early hours when King Pin of King Addies arrived and started his set with some oldies but goodies and took us along on a ride through the times of reggae history to the modern day dancehall to soca selections setting quite a fast pace always sprinkling in some dubplates along the way.

The sounds on the main stage were King Addies Music (Brooklyn/New York)
Olli of Silly Walks (Hamburg)
Digitek Intluk (Grenada/New York)

In the meantime, on the Reggae Floor Crucial B of Crucial Vibes Soundsystem (Hamburg) and DJ Ready Boxer (Barbados/Hamburg) were spinning the tunes and created some foundation vibes. At a later hour some soca tunes were heard there, something DJ Ready Boxer specialises in.

Digitek Intl UK took over the decks once again in the early morning and kept those dancing who never seem to tire. Even the host decided to shake a leg. The mood was great until the last minute of the dance.

Once again a huge big up to the crew at Docks for being great hosts and particularly the lighting technician for the wonderful illumination which makes for great pictures - if I may say so myself! And last but not least, a huge "Thank You for an evening to remember" to the lovely hosts of Cranic Productions, Anna and Robbie!

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Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on May 6, 2017

May is a good month for reggae fans in Hamburg this year! "Caribbean Night" by Cranic Productions went down at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg on the 6th and will happen again on the 26th, giant lion head stage decoration and all!

The sounds were:

High Power Station (Berlin/Leipzig)
DJ Stumble (Hamburg)
Digitek Intl UK (Grenada/New York)

And Crucial Vibes Soundsystem run by Crucial B (Hamburg) with foundation vibes on the 2nd floor

Big up Docks and the lighting technician for the wonderful illumination which makes my job easy! You can view the photos on my Facebook Photopage even if you are not on Facebook by clicking  here.

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See you at the next Dancehall Hot Again-event Friday, May 26! I can't wait! ♥

Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on February 2017

The 2017-series of "Caribbean Night" promoted by the lovely Anna and Robby John of Cranic Productions kicked off on February 4 and, of course, I had to photograph the event at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg!

On the main floor the following three sound systems were playing some boom sounds and created a great atmosphere with many forwards and a massive that was ready to move! They were:

Fyah Princess (Berlin)
Running Irie Sound (Wuppertal)
Barney Millah (Berlin)

On the 2nd floor Crucial Vibes Soundsystem run by Crucial B (Hamburg) and Maikel the Operator (Hamburg) were chilling out with foundation vibes. Unfortunately, Dial Tone Empire (London/Grenada) couldn't make the evening because their flight was cancelled. So sorry but I'm sure they will be around another time.

Once again, the giant lion head stage decoration was illuminated by the lighting technician with his light show and provided a great backdrop for my photos!

As announced previously, I will no longer be posting slide shows of my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

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Thanks to everyone who posed for my photos for being a great sport! Feel free to tag yourself in them on my Facebook Photography Page. Appreciate my work? "Like" my Photography page here! Want your photo removed or have a query? Contact me on my Facebook Page, by e-mail "chrissienicely at aol dot com" or leave a comment below this blog. Thanks!

See you soon at the next Dancehall Hot Again-events on Saturday, May 6 and Friday, May 26! So excited! ♥

Caribbean Night at Docks

Once again, the lovely Anna and Robby John of Cranic Production invited me to photograph their event this time in cooperation with Badda Badda called "Caribbean Night" on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg on October 29!

On the main floor the following three sound systems were playing some boom sounds and created a great atmosphere with many forwards and a massive that was ready to move! They were:

Junior Carl & Mr Brown of Pow Pow

Dial Tone Empire

Juggla of Talawah Sound & Robby of Cranic Productions

Pow Pow Movement (Cologne)
Talawah Sound (Hamburg/Jamaica)
Dial Tone Empire (London/Grenada)

On the 2nd floor Crucial Vibes Soundsystem (Hamburg) was dedicating the whole night to foundation vibes in a very relaxed setting though this room is wall to wall with the main hall. To be honest, I had trouble finding it at first because I could not believe that the sound would be so clear cut in such close proximity.

Crucial Vibes Sound

The giant lion head which was kindly provided by Club Docks was the center piece of the stage again and the lighting technician was orchestrating a brilliant light show throughout the night. If you know anything about photography, you will know that light is the most important factor and so I was happy to incorporate those effects in my photos.

Docks - Reeperbahn - Hamburg

Backstage there was food, cooked by the host himself, fruit and some home made rum drink for those who wanted to have a taste of something unique. Of course, I don't drink so I could not say if it was good or not. ;-) The food was delicious though!

As it was Halloween Night, you will see a couple of people with great make-up and in costumes.

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As announced previously, I will no longer be posting slide shows of my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

Thanks to everyone who posed for my photos for being a great sport! Feel free to tag yourself in them on my Facebook Photography Page. Appreciate my work? "Like" my Photography page here! Want your photo removed or have a query? Contact me on my Facebook Page, by e-mail "chrissienicely at aol dot com" or leave a comment below this blog. Thanks and see you soon! ♥

Dancehall Hot Again III - December 2015

The lovely Anna and Robby John of Cranic Production hosted their third event in the series "Dancehall Hot Again" on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg on December 11! The headliner was Lionface aka Babyface formerly King Addies out of New York City! The other sounds present were all local and the vibe was wonderful.

Anna & Robbie

When I arrived there was a huge Christmas market in front of the venue but I didn't manage to take any pictures because it was raining and cold and I just wanted to get inside where I saw a giant lion head hanging over the stage. This was kindly arranged by Club Docks and made for some good photos while the DJs were doing their thing.

Soundgirl and Soundboys

Backstage there was food, cooked by the host himself, fruit and home made rum punch for those who wanted to have a drink. I only tasted it because I was driving but let me tell you, it was delicious as was the vegetarian food!

The massive celebrated the various playlists and especially that of Lionface because he brought the special New York vibe with him. Enjoy the photos, that ~ in my humble opinion ~ speak for themselves.

Here is a link to this event on facebook. For all of you reading/viewing with iPhones or Androids please click/follow the link below to see the photos!

https://picasaweb.google.com/102895067673602587741/DancehallHotAgainVolIII?authuser=0&feat=directlink

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

Dancehall Hot Again ~ Hamburg on October 2, 2015

Once again I was invited by the Robby John and Anna of Cranic Productions to be the photographer at Cranic Production's second "Dancehall Hot Again"-event in Hamburg on October 2! This time, their special guest would be Big Mama Sound from Mannheim! I had met Cuttia Ranks before but never met Nimeesha or Lynn Luger, let alone heard them play, so it was a first for me in that respect.

Crucial B of Crucial Vibes Sound

Crucial B - resident sound - started off the night with his Crucial Vibes and I shot one or two photos of him this time. Up next was Ini Man of Caveman Intl. from Munich/Jamaica followed by Juggla Minott of Talawah Sound from Hamburg. ~ As usual I was chatting with people and taking pictures here and there while taking in the latest reggae and dancehall tunes as I went around the large club "Docks" on Hamburg's most well known street the "Reeperbahn".

Dancehall Hot Again ~ Hamburg on June 6, 2015

DJ Maya from New York is in Hamburg! I was happy to be invited by the lovely host Robby John and Anna of Cranic Productions to be the photographer of the night and the event! In fact, I couldn't wait to get there!

What a beautiful night it was! When I arrived Crucial B was spinning some tunes. Sorry in advance for not having any photos to document this but you can take my word for it: It was nice. He was followed by Daddy Bantam from Berlin and Ini Man from Munich/Jamaica. I spent most of this time chatting with people and taking pictures here and there, catching some anthems with one ear... and enjoying meeting everyone I had not seen in quite a while listening to some personal stories and banter with the other ear.

Then it was time for the star of the night DJ Maya who had arrived in the morning fresh outta Brooklyn, New York! As anticipated she touched on different styles from reggae to dancehall to soca. She had the massive palancing through the dancehall as if we were in T&T!

Anyone would have thought that it would be hard to keep up with this vibe but if you have ever seen Massaya Sound you know that they would be up to the job! Their set was massayassive! When I left at around 5:30 am they were just coming to a close and Crucial B set up to play the last set for the morning.

As I left the club Dock's located right on the famous Reeperbahn known the world around for the night life and other amusement - mainly for men - the sun was shining and putting a golden shimmer on the houses and even on the littered streets. I drove home into the sunshine with a happy smile on my face...

Here is a link to this event on facebook. For all of you reading/viewing with iPhones or Androids please click/follow the link below to see the photos!

https://picasaweb.google.com/102895067673602587741/ReggaeNights127?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Feel free to tag yourself in the photos on my Facebook Photography Page and "Like" it there to follow my other photography postings. Should you want to have your photo removed or have a query, you can also contact me there or at "chrissie at cnicely dot com". Thanks and see you soon!

Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

D-Major in Hamburg

D-Major in Germany!! I had waited a long time for this to happen! Thanks to Silly Walks we finally got to enjoy a great evening with this wonderful singer and person on his European Tour following the release of his new album "It's Major" on VP Records produced by Penthouse Records. Thank you for the vibes D-Major! Real know Real!

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https://picasaweb.google.com/102895067673602587741/ReggaeByTheRiverPart4?authuser=0&feat=directlink

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

Reggae By The River • Part 4

The sun was shining on May 17, 2014 and I had made it to Reggae By The River • Part 4 (here is the event on facebook) just in time through road works and a huge traffic jam and just about got to take some pics of and sample the delicious food prepared by Michi and Pelican. Then it was off to the boat "Ursula" which started at around 18.00 hours to carry us around the river Elbe - The Port of Hamburg to be exact - past all the big ships and container berths where people were working and we had a very good time dancing and swinging to ska and reggae selections by Rootsfyah Sound with a short interlude by Smille and a very good set by DJ Mr Moe.

As we sailed into the beautiful sunset Don Minott grabbed the mic and sang one, two tunes for us. It really was the most chilled out and lovely vibe you can imagine. I was happy to see friends I had not seen in years from all over the globe and my sister who came with her boyfriend - not to mention the beautiful harbour views of Hamburg, one of my favourite cities in the world.

The second part of the event took place in "Goldener Salon" of Hafenklang where Pelican (Jamaica) acted as show host and introduced all the other artists who performed their latest songs for us. These were Sista Caro (France), Mighty Howard (USA) and Don Minott (USA).

Then the sounds from all over Europe took the stage and gave us their best tunes which made the night complete! I was so happy to hear their great selections including a Reggae By The River Dubplate by Fitta Warri pulled by RB Soundsystem which you can listen to here. Sidenote: Energy da Colonel deserves his name for real! The other sounds in the order of appearance were El Presidente Sound (Hamburg, Germany), Mr. Moe (Lübeck, Germany), Ruffneck Smille (Bodensee, Germany), DJ 745 (Leicester, UK), DJ Wanted (Leicester, UK), R. B. Sound (Eisenstadt, Austria) and again Rootzfayah Sound (Vienna, Austria & Duisburg, Germany)

Since we all met via the internet radio the ReggaeSpace management was present, namely Yendis (UK) and Queen Easy (Hamburg, Germany) and Dag of Promotance  (Germany), whom I would like to thank for making this possible. Queen Easy and Gardy (Hamburg, Germany) organised it all - including the ReggaeSpace icons on paper drawn by Gardy's child (Big hugs for the little one!) - and made it a wonderful event. We had so much fun!

For all of you reading with iPhones or Androids please click the link below to see the photos!

https://picasaweb.google.com/102895067673602587741/ReggaeByTheRiverPart4?authuser=0&feat=directlink

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

Raging Fyah in Hamburg

Raging Fyah came to rock the venue Fabrik in Hamburg, Germany on April 10! I had seen and met them all at ReggaeJam last year so I couldn't wait until their next performance. The band had a fantastic show once again. Everyone was high on their vibes.

Raging Fyah are
Kumar Bent on guitar and vocals
Delroy Pele Hamilton on bass guitar and vocals
Demar Keysei Gayle on keys and backing vocals
Anthony Watson on drums and backing vocals
Courtland White on lead guitar and backing vocals
Debo Ras on the mixing board and also backing vocals

You can reach them on Facebook. Their album "Judgement Day" is available on Amazon.

It was such a pleasure seeing you again and we all hope it won't be too long until you come back with your new album. But in the mean time, have fun touring and creating happiness around the world!

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Busy Signal • Gentleman • Silly Walks

Busy in Hamburg on March 28, 2013! This was my hype from the beginning of the year and nobody I knew was actually sure he would really be able to come! This visit was long overdue after the last album “Reggae Music Again” he had put out in 2012 was a huge hit while he was being held and under examination in the US on charges from many years ago.

So when I saw photos of Busy traveling to Germany on the same plane as Raging Fyah at the beginning of that week I was happy and loaded my camera ready to shoot this event! Unfortunately, I didn’t remember they are very punctual at the venue Fabrik in Hamburg. So I was late for/missed House of Riddim Band backing Perfect Giddimani. I just managed to get one photo of Perfect chilling backstage before they headed off to their next stop.

The place was packed out! Everyone wanted to see Busy perform to the sounds of the High Voltage Band who are Lamont Savory on guitar, Kirk Bennett on drums, Aeion Hoilett on bass and Brenton Mesado on keys from Jamaica. Busy tweeted later: “Germany get flattened!! Hott Ed!!” and I must say, it’s true!

 

There was talk before of a surprise guest before the show and this guest was waiting in the wings watching Busy perform. It turned out to be the one and only true “Germaican”: Gentleman! But before he came on stage Silly Walks Discotheque played such a wicked set including tunes from their latest hit albums “Storms of Life” and the “Honey Pot Riddim” while Gentleman and Busy posed for photos and did some interviews backstage.

Then it was time for Gentleman! This man always brings the crowd to the boil simply by his presence. It was so nice to see him live and direct in a smaller venue. Everyone was enjoying the vibes to a maximum!

Since it was a little difficult to get around the place during the shows I didn’t get to take photos of anyone in the audience until the very end. I had seen so many people I know but I didn’t catch them all on camera. So I hope to see you all this week for the Raging Fyah show!