Seattle==> Alpha Blondy Fri Aug 5th!

**Squirrel99** · 07-25-2005, 11:25 PM

Alpha Blondy Friday August 5th! Maggot night on the town?
Ticketswest.com

$30.00 Larry's (pioneer square) 8pm-11pm
Will Call or Mail by clicking the link above
It's pretty steep, but I can attest- as many others on the Board- that their show is worth every cent. I'm definitely there.

Hop, I know you're in. Rally the Baker posse to town. This show's gonna go off!

Also in Edmonton on August 4th and North Plains, OR on August 5th
Long Beach and San Diego (aug 10/11) and Aspen (september 5th)

Alpha Blondy, the Rasta of Cocody, was born Sedou Kone in Dimbokoro, Cote d'Ivoire, in 1953. Heavily influenced by the music of Bob Marley, Blondy considered himself a Rasta at an early age. So early, in fact, that he recorded six Reggae tunes while still in his teens. Blondy's parents were so concerned about his devotion to Reggae and the Rasta lifestyle that they committed him to a psychiatric hospital for two years!

Early in 1970 Reggae began to be popular in West Africa and Blondy's popularity grew to the point where, in the early '80s he recorded his first single, Brigidier Sabari. In 1983, he followed with his first album, Jah Glory and began touring all over Africa. It was at this point that Alpha made a pilmrimage to Jamaica to record with The Wailers at Tuff Gong Studios. The results of his efforts were the huge hit album, Cocody Rock, followed by Jerusalem and then Apartheid is Nazism.

Blondy sings in Dioula, English, French, Arabic, and Hebrew. His band, The Solar System, is likewise international, with members hailing from Cameroon, England, France, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, and Togo. Alpha Blondy and The Solar System are tight and hot, and Alpha's status as the premiere African Reggae star is richly deserved.

**Pura Vida** · 07-25-2005, 11:58 PM

Go to this show if you can. Alpha Blondy is the best reggae out there these days. Well worth it.

**gramps** · 07-26-2005, 12:47 AM

Very good stuff. Hope they make it back to Utah sometime soon.

**Andyzee** · 07-26-2005, 04:57 AM

That man plays some fine tunes.

**tibaher** · 07-26-2005, 08:53 PM

plus it's my fuking birthday dammit!

**CRACKER** · 07-26-2005, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by tibaher

plus it's my fuking birthday dammit!

Your a lucky mofo AB is the shit live.

**LAN** · 07-27-2005, 08:22 AM

Squirrell, do you ever listen to Saturday morning raggae on the radio?

I get off work at 5:30 ... I wonder if scoob would be interested.

**girlski0912** · 07-29-2005, 08:59 AM

The AB show in February was the SHIT! I am so bummed I can't go. Happy B-day Tibaher!!!!

**Squirrel99** · 07-29-2005, 09:30 AM

ZBO and I have tix, I think Hop is (in process) of getting tix.
Who else is coming?

This show kicked ass in February- and that was at a larger venue. The show ends at 11pm so plenty of time to get your freak on in Pioneer Square afterwards

Seriously, buy you tix now. This is the best damn reggae you can see these days. Doesn't get any better than this, unless Bob rises up from the ashes.

**Foggy_Goggles** · 07-29-2005, 09:36 AM

Alpha Blondie = The African Winston Rodney

I need to check for some CO dates

**hop** · 07-31-2005, 01:42 PM

Ticket bought

**Squirrel99** · 07-31-2005, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by hop

Ticket bought

Capn' hOp in th'e house

Tibaher's (rehabit) Birthday; 5 maggots and ton o sweet reggae
gonna be a heck of an evening. btw, work sucks and I need drinks now!
Why can't it be friday already?