ANC Music & LRF
presents
Only UK appearance of
The Legendary

Burning Spear
+
Macka B

Sunday 14th August 2005
Hammersmith Palais
Doors 8pm
Tickets: £22.50 advance £25 door
Bookings: 08700 600 100 (24 hour hotline)
www.ticketweb.co.uk wwwhammersmithpalais.com
Additional outlets: Stargreen, Dub Vendor, Body Music,
Black Dread, Supertone

Pioneering musical legend and reggae visionary,
Burning Spear celebrates his 60th Earthyear, with his
first UK appearance in 2 years, joined by one of
Britain,s most influential dancehall toasters - Macka
B.

Once in a great while, an artist emerges that has a
profound effect on popular culture. Grammy
Award-winning reggae pioneer Burning Spear is such an
artist. A certifiable legend, Spear is celebrating 35
years in the music business and shows no sign of
slowing down. His concerts regularly last over two
hours, a live show that delivers more energy and
vibrancy than many rock and roll bands that are half
his age. This is his first and only UK concert in 2
years and promises to be an extraordinary event as he
celebrates his 60th Earthyear, in his inimitable
style.

Carrying the torch for the gospel of Marcus Garvey,
Burning Spear is one of the single greatest proponents
of self-determination and self-reliance for all
African descendants. Through his music, Burning Spear
has consistently been able to educate, inform, and
uplift people the world over with his positive message
based on honesty, peace, and love.

Introduced to Coxsone Dodd,s Studio One in the late
60,s by fellow St Ann,s artist, Bob Marley, he
recorded his first two classic albums, Burning Spear
and Rocking Time. Building on this solid foundation,
Spear went on to record for Island Records in the
70's, releasing three albums (Marcus Garvey, Man in
the Hills, and Garvey's Ghost) that not only reshaped
the face of reggae music, but also saw the emergence
of Burning Spear as an international artist whose
artistic vision began to permeate popular culture
around the world. He followed these up with the
release of Hail H.I.M. for EMI and set the stage for a
prolific string of releases through the 80's and 90's,
including the Grammy winning Calling Rastafari, as
well as Rasta Business, The World Should Know, Fittest
of the Fittest, and more.

In 2002, Burning Spear, along with his wife and
partner Sonia Rodney, embarked on a new journey with
the launch of Burning Spear Records. The label has
released, Live At Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001 and the
2003 Grammy-nominated studio release Free Man.

In 2004, Burning Spear Records released a series of
newly remastered classics are being reissued through
the summer: a special edition of Free Man, the double
CD Burning Spear Live In Paris/Zenith '88, plus People
Of The World, Resistance, Living Dub Vol. 2 and the
DVD Home to My Roots/Live In Paris. For this exclusive
UK appearance Burning Spear celebrates his 60th
Earthday, previewing new songs on the tour, alongside
some of his great classics.

Macka B is one of Britain's most influential dancehall
toasters, pushing the music back toward a Rastafarian
political consciousness. His rough, gravelly vocals
gave him an instantly identifiable sound, and his
production " chiefly handled by Mad Professor "
updated dub reggae techniques for the dancehall age,
proving that the two sounds weren't mutually
exclusive.

His 1986 album Sign of the Times still remains a
milestone of British reggae, and he continues to
record for Mad Professor's Ariwa label into the new
millennium.

Press contact: Caroll Pinkham, Vision Unlimited 01273
695054 or 07813 954321 email:
carollbrighton@yahooo.co.uk