Pama International

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

ROCKERS REVOLT ALBUM CLUB
We are delighted to announce the launch of Rockers Revolt Album Club, a subscription club with a yearly fee of £79.99. What do you get for your money? 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.

Pama Intl meet Mad Professor-Rewired In Dub! album is now completed and due for release in October. You can preorder your CD copy now HERE and the lovely ltd.edition (500 copies), hand numbered collectors piece on heavyweight vinyl LP now HERE

Catch Mad Professor mixing Pama Intl live In October and December’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.

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

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We are delighted to say that we are currently getting loads of airplay for our labels latest releases… both Pama Intl (the reissue of their debut album) and the Babyhead singles.

For the second week running Mike Davies spun a track from the Pama Intl debut album on his Radio One show last night. You can hear it again for a week here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00svqly If you’d like to hear more Pama Intl on Mike’s show email him and let him know! punk.show@bbc.co.uk

John Kennedy on xfm has been playing both bands last week. Alex Lester on BBC Radio 2 spun the Babyhead single, as did David Rodigan on his Kiss100 show.

This brings it to 33 radio shows now spinning the Babyhead singles and 21 spinning the Pama Intl reissue, with more coming onboard daily

Listen out for a Pama Intl interview on Chris Hawkins morning show on BBC6 on the 23rd July

If you’re a DJ, journalist or promoter and would like to be added to the Rockers Revolt promo lists just email us and let us know who you are and what you do enquiries@rockersrevolt.com

If you missed Pama Intl’s debut show in Paris last week you can now listen online and see some photos on Radio Nova’s site here
http://www.lesnuitszebrees.com/artiste_nz.php?id_artiste=248

Hope you enjoy it!

Pama Outernational album is out now in France (dist.by Harmonia Mundi)

We are delighted to announce the launch of Pama Intl and the release of our album Outernational in France. The album will be available on general release in France from 17th June 2010 (dist.by Harmonia Mundi).

As a launch party, Pama Intl will be performing at the live concert Radio Nova show called “Les Nuits zébrées de Radio Nova”, which is broadcast to an estimated 500,000 people, on 18th June. The concert takes place @ LA BELLEVILLOISE, 19/21 Rue Boyer, 75020 Paris, and is free to the audience.

Radio Nova is broadcast across France in 19 different cities including: Marseille, Montpellier, Angers, Limoges, Nantes, Brest, Boulogne Sur mer, Pau, Bordeaux, Dreux, Laval, Paris, Agen, Beauvais, Clermont Ferrand, Evreux, Poitiers, Melun and by live streaming on www.novaplanet.com

If you know anyone who would like guest list to the Radio Nova show email sean@rockersrevolt.com

With the Pama Intl Spring tour concluding in fine style seems like we’re entering into on hell of a summer.  Thank you to everyone who came out to the Jazz Cafe.  Big up the Tighten Up crew.  Amazing to be back at this legendary London venue.

Thanks also to a sold out Belfast and Blaenau Ffestiniog… fantastic crowds at both.  We also got to play our debut show in Belgium to 3000 people and had a wonderful time at the excellent Bearded Theory festival.  Great way to get the summer kick started.  New dates added including.. Guilfest and Wickerman festivals and our debut shows in France and Spain!

PAMA INTERNATIONAL – Outernational tour pt.2

May 2010

28 Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Holme St, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE  http://home.btconnect.com/tradesclub/trades/

29 Kelso National Scooter Rally
Kelso, Scotland

30 Strummercamp Festival
Manchester Rugby Club, Cheadle  www.strummercamp.co.uk

June 2010

18 Radio Nova show Paris @ La Bellevilloise
www.novaplanet.com/radionova PAMA INTL’S DEBUT SHOW IN FRANCE

July 2010

10 Nowa Reggae Festival
nr.Barcelona, Spain
www.nowareggae.com PAMA INTL’S DEBUT SHOW IN SPAIN

17 Llangollen Fringe Festival
Town Hall, Llangollen
Tickets from: Box Office: 08001 455 779 and www.llangollenfringe.co.uk

18 Guilfest
Surrey
www.guilfest.co.uk/2010

23 Carlisle The Victoria Club
18 Victoria Place, Carlisle, Cumbria CA1 1ER. 01228 533 476 www.theclubvictoria.com

24 Wickerman Festival
Dumfries, Scotland  www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk

25 York Fibbers
8 The Stonebow, York, YO1 7NP.  01904 651 250 www.fibbers.co.uk

August 2010

07 Run To The Hills, VFM Scooter Rally
Bull In The Thorne, Derbyshire  www.vfmscoot.co.uk

08 Fordham Music Festival
Nr Newmarket.  www.fordhammusicfest.org

11 Broadstairs Folk Week
Kent  www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk

13 Vintage at Goodwood
West Sussex.  www.vintageatgoodwood.com

14 Boom Town Fair 2010 – Lion’s Den (Reggae Stage)
Buckinghamshire   www.boomtownfair.co.uk

September 2010

04 Eden Festival
Scotland   www.edenfestival.co.uk

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Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin Criminals) spun Pama Intl-Equality & Dub For All yesterday on his BBC6 show. Wrongtom versioning Pama Intl. Listen again here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ds8lp

If you’d like to hear more Pama Intl on Hueys show drop him a line huey.6music@bbc.co.uk

You can hear the tune at about 1hr48min in

The cut is taken from the ltd.edtion/coloured vinyl/hand numbered 7″ which is available now
http://www.rockersrevolt.com/products-page/genre/pama-international—i-still-love-you-more-bongolian-version–vinyl/

Order quickly.  The first 2 7″s from Pama Intl in this series sold out fast!

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Our latest album PAMA OUTERNATIONAL is out today in North America. Pick up your copy on CD or heavyweight vinyl @ www.musicaloccupation.com

Listening parties have already taken place in San Diego, Austin, LA, Phili, DC, New Orleans, San Francisco and an online 2 hour party courtesy of the excellent www.realpunkradio.com

There’s more listening parties still to come. Please check them out if you’re in the area…
20-Apr Tuesday – New York – This Art 2 Tone/ Specials After Party
21-Apr Wednesday – New York – This Art 2 Tone/ Specials After Party
23-Apr Friday – Seattle @Big Up Friday, 126 South Jackson Street
24-Apr Saturday – Chicago – Deals Gone Bad Event

For more info go to www.pamaintl.com