With a new album in the pipeline, Friendly Fire Band will be celebrating with a final Birmingham Show at the Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath on Thursday the 15th December 22.

Tickets available from Skiddle: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds/A-Christmas-Show-w-Friendly-Fire-Band/36178190/

So, here’s the remix : It’s A BULL ting.

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Duane Stephenson : Tenament yard

Currently one of Jamaica’s leading song writers, Duane Stephenson lends his plaintive voice to Tenament Yard , which resonates with the confinement situations the world has found itself in recently.

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Tomlin Mystic : The Enemy Within

The original song that created the riddim, Tomlin Mystic’s The Enemy Within seriously addresses the fear mongering culture in the media.

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Myki Tuff: Rastamantic

 Myki Tuff ‘s song that gives it name to the instrumental is a different type of love song with the title track of the riddim: Rastamantic, just in time for your Valentine’s playlists.

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Friendly Fire Band: Rastamantic Riddim

By Popular demand, the last track is the Rastamantic Dub, the instrumental version played by Friendly fire Band.

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For the occasion, the Hare and Hounds and Friendly Fire Music have put together an all-female lineup, including Birmingham’s own Keziasoul, and the feisty Female Connection aka Sandra B and Lady Destiny, spinning tunes before and after the show.

Hailing from Jamaica, Susan Cadogan came to fame with her Lee Perry produced “Hurt So Good” , which she performed at Top of the Pops in 71, propelling the tune to the top of the charts in the UK. Her recent singles include Where is the Love with the Friendly Fire Band and more recently , she has recorded with Ken Boothe, Mad Professor, and many more.

Here’s an extract of the first show she performed with the Friendly Fire Band back in 2011 – a song she originally sang with Ruddy Thomas, performed alongside Peter Spence for the occasion.

Susan Cadogan’s new single entitled Don’t Know Why will be available on 7″ vinyl at the event, as well as the new Friendly Fire Band Mixtapes and Tshirts.

Joining the live show, will be Birmingham soul and reggae artiste Keziasoul. With a lot of experience behind her, the young artiste has always been praised for her strong soulful vocals, and bubbly stage presence. For this show, expect a 100{00a712211f3fa5018cb9c51a41eab272a9784da57cf5bdbabbd54c3e0731f497} reggae track list, also backed by Friendly Fire Band.

Finally and most importantly, the Female Connection also known as Sandra B and Lady Destiny will be on the wheels of steel, spinning tunes and warming up for the live show. This is the first time the fiery duo collaborates with Friendly Fire Music, and we are truly looking forward to it.

Early Bird tickets are out now online from Skiddle.

Paper tickets will soon be available at Hatman, Summit Records and the booze shop in Selly Oak.

More info:

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1973190462956827

Hare and Hounds website: http://hareandhoundskingsheath.skiddletickets.com/event.php?id=13078890

Details:

Date: Friday, 1st December 2017

Time: 9pm- 3am

Venue: The Hare and Hounds, 147 Kings Heath High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7JZ

Tickets: Skiddle

At the end of the dubplate session, and before rushing to the Q&A session organised by Punch Records, Kabaka voiced his tune Herb Defender on Friendly Fire Band’s Rastaman riddim (named after Tomlin Mystic’s cut), as a Jam Jah Sound exclusive.

Stay tuned for Friendly Fire Band’s ALL STARS MIXTAPE, presented by Jam Jah Sound, coming your way  very soon, and featuring this track and many others, on a 100% Friendly Fire Band riddims!

The upbeat ska-inpired riddim features longtime second generation roots artist Luciano alongside Dan Giovanni, Exile Di Brave and Myki Tuff – who’s cut Man Like Me is boosted by a brand new video by AUDEO.

For one day only, the Skandal Riddim is on free download, with the option to support the ting and make a small contribution towards the next release!

The sixth riddim album from Birmingham UK’s premier live reggae and dancehall outfit, Friendly Fire Band, collaborating with a hand picked selection of singers and DJs. In the Friendly Fire tradition, all tracks are played entirely live by Friendly Fire Band and mixed by Robin Giorno, and feature artists like Myki Tuff, original Micman for Wassifa Sound, and current member of the Friendly Fire Crew who opens the collection with the only gyal tune, a tale of why women want rastaman loving alone, over any other; Exile Di Brave, the rising star of the Jamaican reggae revival scene, underlining the importance of being true to your word, and finally, the Messenjah Luciano singing a combo with one of hottest new DJs to look out for in 2017 – Dan Giovanni, fyah bunning the powers that be.

Supporting the release is easy and free! All you need to do is share the music and the video on social media, like the posts, and add Friendly Fire songs to your Spotify playlists!

The sixth riddim album from Birmingham UK’s premier live reggae and dancehall outfit, Friendly Fire Band, collaborating with a hand picked selection of singers and DJs. In the Friendly Fire tradition, all tracks are played entirely live and mixed by Robin Giorno, and feature artists like Myki Tuff, original Micman for Wassifa Sound, who opens the collection with the only gyal tune, a tale of why women want rastaman loving alone, over any other; Exile Di Brave, the rising star of the Jamaican reggae revival scene, underlining the importance of being true to your word, and finally, the Messenjah Luciano singing a combo with one of hottest new DJs to look out for in 2017 – Dan Giovanni, fyah bunning the powers that be.

The video for Myki Tuff‘s Man Like Me will hit the road same time as the 3 vocal cuts and riddim, here’s a teaser to get you in the mood!

Skandal Riddim EP run-through:

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https://friendlyfiremusic.bandcamp.com/album/skandal-riddim

It went down a storm, and the artist mostly known for his dancehall tracks came with a full reggae album, featuring the track Sipple Out Deh released on the Natty Love riddim last feb, in combination with Friendly Fire Band. amongst other rootsy and fusion tracks.

You can buy the full download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/battlefield/id1181804159?ls=1&app=itunes 

Of course, Peppery had to pass through the Friendly Fire Music dubplate studio , and re-voiced Sipple out Deh as a Jam Jah Sound dubplate.

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