Documentary on Clement Dodd

LONDON'S Soul Jazz Records is filming a documentary on Jamaican music pioneer, Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd, the music he produced and the way he did it.

Filming takes place at Studio One starting today and more interviews are scheduled for London and New York. The documentary will be edited in October and should be out early in 2002. It will be shown on television and will also be available on DVD.

Soul Jazz Records was established in 1989, specialising in funk, jazz and soul music, but releases music from all over the world, currently. For the last three years, they have been representing Studio One in the European market.

Elephant Man apologises

ELEPHANT Man has apologised for his non-appearance at Reggae Superjam at the AT&T Amphitheatre in Miami on July 29.

In a statement released to the media on Friday, he said:"I would like to apologise to my fans for my non-appearance at a show I was slated to perform on titled Reggae Superjam at the AT&T Amphitheatre in Miami on Sunday, July 29. I was unable to make an appearance due to circumstances beyond my control.

To my fans and to Richard Johnson, the promoter of Great Music Promotions, I deeply regret the inconvenience my non-appearance has caused but I promise, I will make it up to you all when my tour kicks off in September."

Johnson threatened to sue Elephant Man for his non-appearance.

And the management of dancehall star CeCile says that she has not been booked for MXIII Lawn in Negril for September 1, as has been advertised.

"I would like my fans to know that I was booked for one show in Washington D.C. for September 1, 2001. I was never contacted by any promoter for that date in Jamaica, so I will not be performing in Negril on that date. I promise to return to Negril in the near future," she said in a statement Friday.

CeCile was a big hit at the Jungle, a nightclub in Negril on August 15, which has heightened interest in her in the tourist area. She said, however, that while she was there she saw a billboard advertising her for MXIII on September 1, which was done without her knowledge.

Duppy Festival

AND have you ever heard of Duppy Festival? Well, that was the name of the event staged at the North Miami Beach Performing Arts Centre recently in honour of Jamaica's 39th independence anniversary.

Young dancers from St. Mary performed "Dinki Mini," "Quadrille," "Gerreh" and "Maypole" and the Blue Glaze Mento band provided the music.

Other performers included the Harambe Caribbean Performing Company, the Carifol Singers and dub poet Malachi Smith. Guests included Consul General John Atkins.

Big reggae concert for New York

SIZZLA and Capleton will be in New York on Saturday, August 25, for The Big Fire Power, at the Elite Ark Sports Club, Brooklyn.

Junior Baugh, head of the promotion company, JAB, says, "based on the feedback we have been getting, this is the concert reggae fans have been waiting for."

The event will also feature Cocoa Tea, Louie Culture, Sluggy Ranks, Bigga Haitian and Jah Batta.

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