Catch Mad Professor mixing Pama Intl live In October’10…There have been some fantastic special guests, supports and DJs added to this tour including; The Tighten Up Crew, Maroon Town, Dave Barker (from Dave & Ansel Collins), Roots Garden Sound System, Dub Terror, Henry & Louis, The Sidewalk Doctors, Babyhead and more tba shortly.

Please note that these will be the last Pama Intl shows in Cardiff, Bristol, Norwich, Newcastle, Brighton, Exeter and Guildford, so please come and see us one last time!

07/10 Cardiff The Globe – 02920230130 online tickets here

09/10 Bristol Fiddlers – 0117 9873403 +Babyhead, Downbeat Melody+MC Champian and John Stapleton

10/10 Norwich Arts Centre – 01603 660352

15/10 Liverpool Eat Your Greens @ Masque 08444 771000 +Dub Terror +Henry & Louis online tickets here

16/10 Newcastle The Cluny – 0191 2304474 +Dave Barker (from Dave & Ansel Collins performing with Pama Intl)

17/10 London Dingwalls +Maroon Town, The Sidewalk Doctors & Tighten Up Crew online tickets here

21/10 Brighton Coalition – 01273 709709 +Roots Garden Sound System

22/10 Exeter Cavern – 01392 495370 online tickets here

23/10 Guildford Boileroom – 01483 440022 online tickets here

Boss Sounds is back again from October 16th – 17th at the Cluny in Newcastle. Pama International will play one of their final concerts and will be mixed live by the Mad Professor!

Pama International will be joined by Dave “Double Barrel” Barker on a superb Saturday night bill. Ska’d for Life will be guest DJs ensuring a night of ska, reggae and dub. Pama Intl/Mad Professor will be promoting their new dub album, a reworking of PI’s critically acclaimed Outernational album (**** Mojo, “an album of substance” Q, “seamless merging of old & new” Echoes), titled “Rewired! In Dub”. Dave Barker is famous as part of Jamaican duo, Dave and Ansell Collins who hit the top of the UK and US charts in 1971 with “Double Barrel” and followed it up with “Monkey Spanner”. A superb singer Dave was one of the stars of the Boss Sounds Festival in 2007 when he stole the show and joined Prince Buster on stage for a fantastic finale.

The legendary after show party will again be held at “World Headquarters” and will feature, “Ska’d for Life” DJs and the Pangaea Sound System.

Sunday is roots night with, direct from Jamaica, the Mighty Diamonds. One of the most famous vocal groups of the ’70s and ’80s the Diamonds consist of Donald “Tabby” Shaw (lead vocals) with Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson and Lloyd “Judge” Ferguson providing harmonies and occaisional lead. Backed up by Sly and Robbie and drum and bass Diamond mania erupted across Jamaica and the across Europe when they signed for Virgin Records in the late ’70s. Timeless classics like, “Right Time” and “I Need A Roof” formed the sound track to the era. There biggest hit was the original version of, “Pass The Dutchie” made famous by Musical Youth, originally entitled, “Pass the Kouchie”. The Diamonds will be joined by the north east greatest rootsy party band, Diddley Squat, legends of the Green Festival a mighty ten piece joyous combo.

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Boss Sounds Weekender
Saturday 16th Oct Pama International mixed live by Mad Professor with special guest Dave Barker
Sunday 17th Oct Mighty Diamonds, Didley Squat
The Cluny, Newcastle Tickets £15, £25 weekend, 0191 2304474 www.ticketweb.co.uk

Pama Intl will be performing our last shows for the foreseeable future at the end of 2010.

The last 10 years have been an unbelievable time for us. We’ve released 8 albums and collaborated with some amazing people; Lynval & Horace (The Specials), Lee Thompson (Madness), Billy Bragg, Michie One, Groove Corp, Wrongtom, Ernie McKone (Galliano), Manasseh, Fuzz Townsend (PWEI/Bentley Rhythm Ace), Gary Alesbrook (Kasabian/Noel Gallagher), Neol Davies (The Selecter), Mungos Hi Fi, reggae legends; Dennis Alcapone, Derrick Morgan, Rico Rodriguez, Dave Barker & Ansell Collins, Dawn Penn, AJ Franklin, Winston Francis and of course Mad Professor, plus members from Big Boss Man, Intensified, Steel Pulse and The Lee Perry Band. We’ve had the honour of supporting; Toots & The Maytals, Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Lee Perry, Madness, The Specials, Mick Jones’ Carbon/Silicon, Third World and played Glastonbury, Womad, Vintage, The Big Chill, Beautiful Days, Bestival, Guilfest & many other superb festivals. We became the first band in 30 years to sign to Trojan Records in 2006 and launched our own Rockers Revolt label in 2008. It has all been a pretty fantastic decade, with each year out doing the last.

After 10 years of working solidly on Pama Intl, time has come for an extended break. It certainly won’t be the last you hear of Pama Intl.

For the immediate future we’re out promoting the Pama Intl meet Mad Professor-Rewired! In Dub album and tour In Oct’10, plus we’ve almost got the Pama Intl meet Wrongtom album finished (which will come out in the new year).

As a proper chance to say thank you for all your support, we’ll be doing a number of shows in Nov and Dec’10, which will see some very special guests appearing in the Pama Intl line up. Dates to be announced very soon, but these and the dates with Mad Professor will be the last Pama Intl perform live, so if you’d like to see the band anytime soon please come along in Oct/Nov/Dec’10. It’d be wonderful to see you!

Not all is gloom as 2011 is set to be busier then ever with our involvement in the relaunch of The London Intl Ska Festival, reformation of The Loafers (featuring Finny & Sean from Pama intl – albeit just for one show), the label stepping up it’s release schedule to an album a month and Sean Flowerdew working on 2 new very exciting writing projects.

We’d like to thank everyone that has been part of Pama Intl, or supported us over the last 10 years and hope to see you very soon.

If you are a promoter and would like to book one of Pama Intl last shows in Nov/Dec email sean@pamainternational.co.uk

We are delighted to announce that we are relaunching The London International Ska Festival. I promoted the first one back in 1988 at The Brixton Fridge with Laurel Aitken, Bad Manners, Potato 5, The Loafers, Hotknives, The Deltones, Napolean Solo, Capone and The Bullets and Skin Deep.

The next edition will be held at the beautiful Clapham Grand Theatre on Thursday 21st April through to Sunday 24th April 2011, and feature 23 bands and 9 boss DJs from around the world.

We are currently finalising the headliners and already have some fantastic exclusives lined up. We are aiming to make this an annual event and showcase the finest global talent from the Jamaican originators, through 2 Tone and right uptodate with 21st century ska sounds. Website will be launched shortly, along with the announcement of the headliners.

If you’d like to be added to the festival’s mailing list and be the first to hear about tickets email enquiries@rockersrevolt.com and put London Ska Fest in the subject line. Or check out the newly launched London Intl Ska Festival facebook page here.

Well you get… -12 albums for the price of 8 (post free any where in the world) -A brand new, signed and personalised album on the Rockers Revolt label every month (before it’s available in the shops) for the next 12 months -1/2 price offers on any Rockers Revolt back catalogue any time of the year -Guest list/discount on selected Rockers Revolt tickets, including The London International Ska Festival!

Subscribe today and we will send you the following; Babyhead-Heavyweather CD (in September), Pama Intl meet Mad Professor-Rewired In Dub! (in October) and The Sidewalk Doctors debut album (in November), all signed by the bands and personalised to you. Future months will include releases from: Pama Intl meets Wrongtom, and two fantastic bands that we can’t say to much about until they’ve signed on the dotted line. One is one of the longest running trad.ska UK bands and the other a fantastic soul outfit.

In true Rockers Revolt releases will be of the highest order. To subscribe send £79.99 payment via paypal to enquiries@rockersrevolt.com Please include your name and address and ‘Rockers Revolt Album Club’ in the subject box.

Catch Mad Professor mixing Pama Intl live In October and December ’10… There have been some fantastic special guests, support and DJs added to this tour including; The Tighten Up Crew, Maroon Town, Dave Barker (from Dave & Ansel Collins), Roots Garden Sound System, Dub Terror, Henry & Louis, The Sidewalk Doctors, Babyhead and more tba shortly.

07/10 Cardiff The Globe – 02920230130 online tickets here
09/10 Bristol Fiddlers – 0117 9873403
10/10 Norwich Arts Centre – 01603 660352
15/10 Liverpool Eat Your Greens @ Masque 08444 771000 +Dub Terror +Henry & Louis online tickets here
16/10 Newcastle The Cluny – 0191 2304474 +Dave Barker (from Dave & Ansel Collins performing with Pama Intl)
17/10 London Dingwalls +Maroon Town, The Sidewalk Doctors & Tighten Up Crew online tickets here
21/10 Brighton Coalition – 01273 709709 +Roots Garden Sound System
22/10 Exeter Cavern – 01392 495370 online tickets here
23/10 Guildford Boileroom – 01483 440022 online tickets here
17/12 Folkestone Quarterhouse – 01303 858500 online tickets here
18/12 Cambridge Junction – 01223 511511 online tickets here
23/12 Manchester Band On The Wall – 0844 888 9991 online tickets here

So read up and remember to pick up a copy of the new album!

http://www.state.ie/2010/04/features/pama-international-interview/

To download or listen to this week’s podcast, visit:
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Check out the tracklisting and a bit more information here too – http://www.musicaloccupation.com/2010/04/pama-international-on-roots-rock-rebel