Sunday, March 28, 2010

Reggae Show

Now, I know the words “Japan” and “Reggae” might not seem to mix but give this post a shot. Japan does indeed have a reggae scene and a few Buffalo Soldiers call Sado their home. I guess it’s an island thing. The show I went to was staged at a very nice hotel in the north of Sado. The room was small but so was the crowd. My friend and I were 2 of 12 for over an hour, but the crowd finally started to grow and the night ended up being pretty fun. The most amusing part of the first show was when the dj spliced some western pop into the reggae he was spinning. All of the dj’s music was western reggae, but these artists have no place in any reggae show: Backstreet Boys – Celine Dion – Enrique Iglesias– Dolly Parton. I really don’t have the vocabulary to fully explain my reaction so let’s move on. The latter shows included a few dancers and some Japanese rappers from the mainland. Most of them were pretty good, but I don’t think I’m Japanese enough or Jamaican enough to comment intelligently on the subject. My favorite was a big guy who called himself Large Rice. Despite his size, this Marley in the making could really move and rap reasonable well. Although you won’t find much reggae on my Ipod, this show was certainly worth cover charge.
Also, let me apologize for the lack of pictures. My camera was in my car, my car was at Charles’ place and Charles’s place was 30 minutes away. Problem!

2 comments:

  1. Carrie @ comfortedbyGod.blogspot.com

    Hi, Phillip. I stumbled across your blog--what an amazing life you lead! Ive never even heard of that island so im really impressed that youve dedicated a year to teach there.

    I dont know anything about reggae, a little about Dolly Parton, but since they dont usually mix, its hard to comment :)

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  2. Carrie,
    Sorry my reply is coming so late. Thank you for your comment. Yeah, Sado is a very special place and I am very glad that I've been able to spend some time both teaching and learning here. Thank you for enjoying my blog.

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