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In all good record outlets from today… 1st Nov’10:

PAMA INTL MEET MAD PROFESSOR - REWIRED! IN DUB (on Rockers Revolt RRHIT13)
A total reconstruction of Pama Intl’s critically acclaimed Outernational album (****Mojo, “ An album of substance” Q, “seamless merging of old & new” Echoes) by the legendary Dub specialist - MAD PROFESSOR.

From the early 1980’s Mad Professor has furthered dub music like no other. Producing, remixing, collaborating and releasing 1000’s of reggae titles, including; Lee Perry, U Roy, Mikey Dread, Sly & Robbie, Horace Andy, Max Romeo, The Orb, Beats International, Sade, Depeche Mode, Jamiroqui, Rancid, KLF, Beastie Boys and many more. In the mid Nineties, Mad Professor’s profile increased to global status after remixing Massive Attack. The resulting album ‘No Protection’ went onto sell over 1 million copies.

Since 2001 Pama Intl have been brewing a unique blend of 60’s soul, 70’s reggae with a 21st century commentary. In 2006 they became the first new band to sign to the legendaryTrojan Records in 30 years. The collective’s line up has included members from The Specials, Madness, Steel Pulse, Galliano, Lee Perry Band, PWEI, Steel Pulse, Style Council, Bentley Rhythm Ace, The Selecter and collaborations with Dennis Alcapone, Dave & Ansel Collins, Billy Bragg, Groove Corp, Mungos Hi Fi, Michie One, Rico Rodriguez, Derrick Morgan and Dawn Penn.

NOW Pama Intl meet Mad Professor… in a dub extravaganza… transcending the generations!

“another landmark for Pama Intl joining team with Mad Professor in such a oldschool style…the album is awesome!” Zona Reggae, Portugal

“This is brilliant. Dub at it’s best with Mad Professor. Lovin it” Laurent Garnier

“One cannot deny the superb song writing and ultra professional that Pama Intl has given the reggae and soul fan during the past 10 years and their choice of enlisting Mad Professor to dub up their master tapes has to be the coup of the decade” United Reggae

“the results are truly fantastic. in a word : perfect” i really love music

“It would be sheer criminal to ignore what is on offer here!” 9/10 Street Voice UK

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected] Please include your name and address and ‘Rockers Revolt Album Club’ in the subject box.

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! [email protected]

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 [email protected]

We are delighted to announce that we have signed the Bristol sensation known as BABYHEAD to our Rockers Revolt label

Born out of love for Jamacian sound clash, forged through a do it yourself punkrock ethic and delivered with a raw hip hop swagger, the unstoppable Babyhead sound is drawn from all quarters of the musical universe, in true Bristol fashion. They have been a live phenomenon in the clubs and on the festival circuit, for a decade plus, rocking stages from Glastonbury to Fabric and attracting onstage collaborations from Ozomatli, Rodney P, Alice Russell, scores of children, transvestites and a three legged one eyed dog!

Keith Allen called them “bastard child of Ian Dury and Iggy pop” while the legendary Toots Hibbert himself proclaimed the band “Irie, despite their beards and suits”.

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