Pama International

Every week on Nemone’s show on BBC6 they ask a different artist to reveal the tracks they’re currently spinning the most. The specially selected tracks will be played out across the week and available in full via the 6 Music website

This week’s Featured Playlist is selected by Pama International. Discover the band’s influences across the week including tracks by Otis Redding, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Staple Singers, Culture and some new sounds from the likes of Lord Large.

Today they also played Pama Intl-What You Do Now from the new Outernational album.

To view Pama Intl’s full selection go to the BBC6music website at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/nemone/most_played.shtml

You can listen again todays show for 7 days at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qnw2q#segments

You can hear nemone’s show everyday on BBC6music from 1pm-4pm, Mon-Fri.

If you’d like to hear more Pama Intl on Nemone’s show email nemone.6music@bbc.co.uk

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The reissues of Pama Intl’s first two albums; ‘Pama Intl-s/t’ and ‘Pama Intl-Too Many Freaks Not Enough Stages’ will be available In all good record shops on 22 March.  Both albums are to be reissued on CD and for the first time ever will become available on Heavyweight vinyl and download. The CD’s and download will come complete with bonus tracks. Too Many Freaks is set to feature some previous unreleased demo versions just unearthed, whilst the self titled debut will feature versions Pama Intl tracks by Groove Corp.  The CD’s will be issued in the trade mark card record sleeve, and are available to preorder now…

Pama International – s/t CD – preorder and receive you copy a month early
www.rockersrevolt.com/products-page/genre/pama-international—self-titled-cd/

Pama International – Too Many Freaks Not Enough Stages’ CD – preorder and recieve you copy a month early
www.rockersrevolt.com/products-page/genre/pama-international—too-many-freaks-cd/

Details on the vinyl and download versions of these release will follow next month

If you haven’t heard our new album Pama Outernational yet and you live in London get yourselves along to Soul Jazz’s record shop Sounds Of The Universe, 7 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, W1F 0DA

They’ve very kindly put Pama Outernational on their listening posts for the next two weeks. It’s a great record shop, well worth a look around.

You can download Pama Intl-I Still Love You More (Bongolian version) for free by signing up to Pama Intl’s mailing list at www.pamainternationaldownloads.co.uk If you’re already signed up to the mailing list don’t worry, just enter your details again and you’ll get the free download.  The database will only store your details once, so you won’t be inundated with emails from us.  The track is also available at iTunes now.

Please let us know what you think of this version here www.rockersrevolt.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6526

The third (and last) in the series of Pama Intl’s limited edition 7″s from ‘Outernational’ is set to be a version affair. Mirroring the second 7″ (which featured I Still Love You More b/w Equality & Justice For All) the next 7″ is set to be the killer soul version of ‘I Still Love You More’ (Bongolian version) and a dub of Equality and Justice for All. The first 2 singles were red and yellow vinyl, this on will be on green vinyl completing the set.  Again it will be hand numbered/300 copies only. It’s out in March, but be sure to preorder your copy now if you want one. The first two 7″s have now both sold out.

You can preorder your copy here

PAMA INTERNATIONAL – Outernational tour pt.2
February 2010
19 Luton Hat Factory +DJ Attic Twins
20 Bournemouth Champions
26 London Brixton Hootananny +DJ Wrongtom & Jimmy The Squirrel
27 Bristol Start The Bus
March 2010
06 Frome Cheese & Grain +Dub Pistols
12 Exeter Phoenix +Dub Pistols
13 Plymouth Hippo
19 Southend Chinnerys
20 Harlow The Square
April 2010
02 Darlington The Forum
03 Leeds The Well
29 Belfast Black Box
30 Blaenau Ffestiniog Cell
May 2010
01 Hereford The Blue Rooms
14 London Jazz Cafe

For full details/times/supports/addresses/tickets go to http://www.pamainternational.co.uk/gigs/

Good morning

Happy New Year to you! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas? To get 2010 kick started and make room for our next releases (more on this very soon) we are holding a fantastic new year sale. Buy any 4 CDs for £20, any 10 CDs for £40 or any 14 CDs for £50 (plus postage). This offer includes the critically acclaimed brand new CD from Pama Intl – Outernational (ft. Lynval & Horace from The Specials)!! Please note this offer if for January 2010 only, and while stocks last.

All the best,
Pama Intl

For full list of CDs included in our sale…
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Just before we did the Cerys Matthews session on BBC6 before Christmas, we had a quick run through on the songs (just to make sure we knew what we were doing). David Whitty from BBC World Service stopped by the rehearsal for a quick interview with Pama bassman Andi McLean and gueststar singer Anna Stott for his Hidden London show.

It was broadcast last week, but here it is now for your listening pleasure

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/12/091229_hidden_london_wt_sl.shtml

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our last 3 shows of the year. First time we’ve played Norwich. What a great crowd and venue. We thoroughly enjoyed our debut there.

The weekend shows in Newcastle and Leeds were even better then expected with both being rammed. Newcastle is one of my favourite cities to play and despite the severe weather warning still sold out.

We’re back in Leeds on Feb 19 (at The Well).

Inbetween all the shows we fitted in 2 BBC sessions. The first an acoustic/stripped down affair on Janice Longs show. Very enjoyable.

The second was for Chris Hawkins on BBC6 who was filling in for Cerys Matthews. We were asked sometime ago if we’d be up for doing some ‘dub carols’. The day before it became apparent Finny wasn’t going to beable to sing! At the 11th hour the incredible Anna Stott from East Park Reggae Collective stepped in and did a fantastic job. Not quite carols, but two Christmas songs were played… ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’ on a reggae tip and ‘White Christmas’ in a ska fashion.

For those of you who missed the sessions you can listen again now at

BBC6 music – Cerys Matthews show w/ Chris Hawkins (Pama start around 1.06)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pcf5d#synopsis
Show is up for 3 more days only

BBC Radio 2 – Janice Long show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pbltn
Show is up for 3 more days only

If you’d like to hear more Pama Intl on Janice or Chris’ show please email them and let them know! Email Janice here and chris.6music@bbc.co.uk

We hope you all have wonderful Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

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PAMA INTERNATIONAL live
Last shows for Pama Intl in 2009.  Hope you’ll beable to come along.

December 2009
16 Norwich Arts Centre
51 St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG.  Box office 01603 660 352.  www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
support from Crucial Dub 8 and  Jah Head

17 BBC Radio 2 – Janice Long session
live broadcast, show goes out between 12 to 3am

18 BBC6 music – Cerys Matthews session
live broadcast, show goes out 1pm to 4pm

19 Newcastle Live Theatre
Broad Chare, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ. Box office 0191 232 1232.  www.live.org.uk
support from Hassle

20 Leeds Hi Fi Club
2 Central Rd, Leeds, LS1 6DE.  Box office 0113 242 7353.  www.thehificlub.co.uk