December 22, 2006

Music Without Compromise

Music without compromise-The old Rastaman meets the Young Lion.

Glory be to Jah one Creator, we are moving within the right direction. Jah for everything which is good. Long life and best of health. Yes people, if there is no love then there will be no peace. It’s not a secret to reason with Jah. Talk to him and tell him, Jah Selah. We all only have one Creator with many names. Yes, you see this Rastaman every day so don’t bother with your bother ration. We don’t want any negative vibes, what we want is music without compromise. Someday the torch will be passing on to the young lions that are brave enough to sing music without compromise. Fathers and mothers, don’t be afraid to let your children listen to music without compromise. Thank you Mr. Harper for letting your son listen to I mans music.
To arrive where I man is now is a true blessing of the Creator. So, I man would have to say HIM. Being Burning Spear is not easy, I man know I was call up on to be a musical messenger of His Majesty. So, I man rise up from this little Island where reggae music spring from. It has been a great experience for I man to journey back in time to tell I man story of days on the road, in tour buses that was not fit to be on the road. Sleeping in hotels with roaches, singing for nothing, night after night. Yes, I man go there already.
I have being down every road you can think of in this business. I have met the good, the bad, and the greedy. Nothing doesn’t surprise me in this business. I man roots, I will never forget. I am the free musical warrior that will remain free. No matter how they try to trap me back into musical slavery, it will never work. My time is coming, don’t worry about me now. I will not let anyone confuse my mind with unnecessary confusion. I know I man going to shine. I am the master of I man faith, I am the captain of I man soul. Someone will help you cross the river, and then they will push you into the river, ungrateful ones I man know them. My old great grandfather father was a farmer, and they could not reap what they sow. They always call them, come here boy.
Big respect to the people of California, I man love you very much, and I know you miss seeing I man. When the time is right I will be reaching out on the Burning shore. Keep the Spear burning in your mine and taught.

To all of I man fans and friends, Happy New Years. Jah bless you all.
One Love Peace
Keep the Spear Burning.

December 01, 2006

Record Label Hall Of Shame

Record label hall of shame will be coming soon on Burning Spear website. This will allow the fans to see the companies that are so reckless in the music business.

Greetings to all the people of the world, I man will now be posting two record labels that have been in breach of the anti-piracy laws with regards to records sales.
This is a warning to those companies, they know who they are. They have being selling Burning Spear CDs in Japan, and all over the world without my permission, and have violated I man rights.
They can’t kill us all, I man will fight them with all the might that Jah gave me. I will force them to take I man to court, by posting their company name if they don’t cease and desist at once.

These companies have being using the sale of I man record to continue their business. I have received no payment from them. Each time they hide and go underground, and inform the companies they are using to do these illegal sales not to speak with my representatives.
These two companies are desperate, they thought by selling the records, and not paying I man, I would be forced to work with them. We need an investigation, reggae security, legal hustlers riding on reggae band wagon. They hustle here, and they hustle everywhere. I want to do what I have to do they always say, Why you want to do that? I man answer is this, we are they, who been through great tribulation up on tribulation, on this creation.
Let’s stop these legal hustlers. I say every tear a reggae artist wife cry will fall on these legal hustlers head. There will be no place for them to hide.

Whatever they think they are getting away with, they are losing more than they are gaining, because Jah will never give the power to them. Those that the creator takes out of this business will never be allowed back in the business. So they think I am blind, I sure I can see them, legal hustlers riding on my band wagon.

In life you must have an aim, and a direction. So I man have launched my own online radio station called Burning Sound with Scotty as the DJ. The first time I tune in, tears fall from Mrs. Rodney eyes. She sat in the office crying her eyes out. These were tears of freedom. Her emotions were running high, while DJ Scotty takes her from the past to the present with only Burning Spear music.
It is real sweet to hear the sounds of Burning Spear on the radio. Tune in, and you will hear what it feels like. Burning Sound all the way. Twenty four hours a day. Scotty he’s the DJ.

Calling, calling all fans on a mission this is the time to introduce a friend to Our Music. You have seen how hard it is first hand for us reggae artist to get the public to be aware that our music is in the record store available for purchase. We are on the right track, grass roots promotion is the way, based on an article I was given by my lawyer. We need word of mouth to spread the message.

Artists are now taking control of their own destiny, and are loving for it. Freedom is really sweet, trust I man. You tell I man that you are ready, and I believe you.
The winners will be announced on January 1, 2007. Just like how I man travel the road to your town for years, now the old rastaman is asking you to travel to your records, and send a friend to get some of the CDs on the Burning Spear label. You have to now become I man speaker in your state, spread the music of love, and remember the message is in the music.
We really enjoy the message board, Keep posting those messages, I do tune in.

Let’s remember, this is Jah Creation, there is enough for one and all, so no man or woman should want it all.

One love Peace
Keep The Spear Burning.