Lukie D ~ Cry Over You

At the beginning of the year I met Lukie D in Berlin, took some pictures and received the awesome jingle from him. Since then I made some Uploads of which this is one. The tune grew on me so much since I first heard it. Now I just love it.

Title Photo ~ Cry Over You © Christiane Nicely

Lukie D's hit 'Cry Over You' on the 'Fix It'-Riddim was produced by Lee Francis in August 2014. It is now available on iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cry...

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https://twitter.com/iamlukied
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https://soundcloud.com/iamlukied

For more of Lukie D's music you may wish to check out the iTunes and Amazon-links:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/lu...
http://www.amazon.de/Lukie-D/e/B000AP...

Photo © Christiane Nicely @ www.cnicely.com aka GermaicanLady
Styling and video by Christiane Nicely

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Jugglerz @ Moments in Bremen

Last Friday, June 19, I was invited to document the appearance of Jugglerz at Club Moments which was a novelty! Usually, and the duo simpatico are here in Bremen regularly, they are booked at a different venue. Club Moments is a great place for this kind of event because they have a fair sized stage on which the MC can run and jump to his heart’s content. And – trust me – Shotta Paul made ample use of this, so much so that he had to change his t-shirt several times throughout the evening!

This was also the first time I met Meska and Shotta Paul although I regularly read and hear from them as they are very active in the reggae scene, for example with their website jugglerz.de and the German reggae charts they run – and of course I contribute regularly most of the times, generally prompted by the Riddim Newsletter, which always features the charts. They have also made a name for themselves as producers, their latest offering being the Reggaemiles Riddim.

I would have expected more people to turn up for such a great dance but the Jugglerz were not the least bit phased by the rather empty room. They did their thing as if playing for the millions and as the night progressed into the early hours more and more people actually came - something quite typical for Bremen. What can I say, the vibe was great! Thanks Jugglerz! And props to King Ralph who was opening and closing for them.

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/JugglerzAtMoments?authuser=0&feat=directlink

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

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

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

KdK Carnival of Cultures ~ 2015

Yes, I'm a lucky girl! I have a friend in Berlin who puts me up (or puts up with me... as the case may be) and also shows me the beautiful side of the city every time there is an event in Berlin I like to attend. We always have a nice time chatting and this time we did so to the early hours so we had a late start going to the Carnival which we were going to shoot as the groups assembled in the side road in the morning. Saying that, we were late but far too early for the last groups who were due to start later in the afternoon.

It was a beautiful day and the sun shone down on us at midday when the parade started. That is never a good thing for photography! However, there was also lots of shade under the trees in this particular road which was a good thing for me and also for the groups - 62 of them altogether - who had some hours to spend here before entering the main road into the procession. So, I tried to mainly use the shade to get some pictures.

This carnival comprises a lot of different people from all over the world donning their traditional attire or fantasy costumes representing figures from film and TV ~ even some German TV-personalities could be spotted amongst the participants. Some groups were making aware of social problems like immigration, racism and the ever present financial issues Berlin faces with living space being turned into developments by big corporations.

As I had to catch my ride back home to Bremen I could not stay all day so I had to miss a lot of groups, particularly the reggae groups and trucks of YAAM, Reggae In Berlin and the Dutch Soca Lovers, which I am sure were awesome. Thankfully though, I saw Franky Fyah of the Soca Twins preparing his truck and later quite a few other members of this group including the lovely Barney Millah and Alison who were all getting into the party spirit which must have culminated much later that night according the postings I later saw on facebook!

The past few years have been critical as to the financing of the Carnival and the street festival and in particular this year it was not clear if it could actually take place. I am glad it did and I was able to see a fraction of it alongside the other 1.5 million visitors! Hopefully, the German saying "Totgesagte leben länger! (The condemned live longer!)" will hold true and I can attend it again in the future! It was quite an experience to see so many people - masses of them - working for one aim: Party and Enjoy Life!

Here is a link to this event with more information in English. For all of you reading/viewing with iPhones or Androids please click/follow the link below to see the photos of the slide-show above!

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

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Feel free to tag yourself in the photos on my Facebook Photography Page. 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". I'm looking forward to hearing from you and hopefully to see you again next year!

Reggae Nights ~ April 2015

Reggae Nights # 127 was held at BDP, Hulsberg in Bremen again. I arrived a little late but still caught the lovely Lovers Rock set Roots Ashanti played including my favourite Lukie D and his cover of the Ed Sheeran song "Thinking Out Loud". Also, for the first time I saw Roarin' Sound from Bremen! Niceness all the way!

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

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥

World Beat Bremen ~ Caribbean Groove

"Caribbean Groove" was the motto of the World Beat Bremen e. V.-Party on April 11, 2015. As you know ~ if you know me ~ this is my thing! So I went along to Bürgerhaus Weserterassen with my camera to capture the event organised by World Beat Bremen e. V. and take in the beats including reggae, ska, calypso, reggaeton, soca, zouk and more played on three different dancefloors by varying DJs (details on the flyer) and accompanied by very moody light shows.

The photos:

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

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

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Lukie D performing Calling live @ YAAM in Berlin

Yes, I love learning new things. So this weekend I dedicated to learning more about video editing in Adobe Premiere and After Effects. I am at the beginning here but I produced a video the soundtrack of which was recorded on my little gem of a sound recorder at the last live show I went to in Berlin featuring the wonderful singer Lukie D.

Since I was taking pictures there I asked Winey Winey Sandra if she could record the video - which she kindly agreed to do it. She recorded the whole show holding her little Powershot steadily up in the air without a tri- or monopod! Respect for that! The camera is not really made for video and so some of it is out of focus but I still love having the footage.

Big up David DubAkom and Faby DubAkom for the song and David for giving me the idea to make a video in the first place!

Please check out my previous post about this show here and visit my Facebook Photography Page. Feel free to tag yourself and "Like" the page there to follow my new postings. Should you have a query, you can also contact me there or at "chrissie at cnicely dot com".

I'm so looking forward to ReggaeJam in July of this year where Lukie D will be performing! I hope to see you there, too!