live – Friendly Fire Music https://friendlyfiremusic.com Reggae from Birmingham to the World Sat, 09 Sep 2017 12:30:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://friendlyfiremusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-friendly-fire-all-stars-mixtape-32x32.jpg live – Friendly Fire Music https://friendlyfiremusic.com 32 32 Friendly Fire Band : All Stars Mixtape (Mixed by Jam Jah Sound) : OUT NOW ! https://friendlyfiremusic.com/friendly-fire-band-all-stars-mixtape-mixed-by-jam-jah-sound-2/ Sat, 09 Sep 2017 11:50:47 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=3267 Friendly Fire Band: All Stars Mixtape (mixed by Jam Jah Sound) – out now!

 

The new ALL STARS  mixtape has been circulating on CD, until the official release online on the 7th September, and gathers all the Friendly Fire Music operations on one pleasant mix.

Jam Jah Sound has selected 31 tracks all played by Friendly Fire Band, juggling between exclusive dubplates, pre-release tracks, and a handful of recent releases. With an All Stars lineup of artists, Friendly Fire Band showcase their versatility with a wide range of styles, from Roots to One Drop to Ska to Rub A Dub, featuring new comers, established artists, and foundation veterans from the UK to Jamaica, and all voiced at Friendly Dubs dubplate service.

Expect some rare cuts, exclusive pre-releases and straight up sound killing dubs for an action packed listen from start to finish!

 

 FREE DOWNLOAD: Click download, enter £0.00 , or make a donation !


Tracklist:

  1. Jam Jah Sound – Intro
  2. Randy Valentine – Jam Jah Ganja (Dubplate)
  3. Two Bad – Don’t Tell Jam Jah bout Ganja ( (Dubplate)
  4. Luciano – Jam Jah Raggamuffin (Dubplate)
  5. Kabaka Pyramid – Jam Jah Defender (Dubplate)
  6. Tomlin Mystic – Rastaman (Pre-Release)
  7. Myki Tuff – Luv Song (Pre-Release)
  8. Raphael – Closer (Pre-Release)
  9. Juggernaut – Good Times (Pre-Release)
  10. Blackout JA, Daddy Freddy, Tall Rich – Signs (Dubplate)
  11. Mr Williamz – Saturday Night (Pre-Release)
  12. Al Campbell – Mr Jam Jah (Dubplate)
  13. Tippa Irie – Minibus Man (Pre-Release)
  14. Myki Tuff – War General (Dubplate)
  15. Prince Alla, Raphael, Dan Giovanni – Hey Little Soundbwoy (Dubplate)
  16. Exile Di Brave – Words Have a Way
  17. Myki Tuff – Man Like Me
  18. Luciano & Dan Giovanni – Haffi Get a Beaten
  19. Cali P – Jam Jah Revolution (Dubplate)
  20. Lion Art – Run Away
  21. Cheshire Cat – Wicked Babylon
  22. Duane Stephenson – Tenament Yard (Pre-Release)
  23. Tomlin Mystic – Enemy Within (Pre-Release)
  24. Myki Tuff – Rastamantic Love (Pre-Release)
  25. Peppery – Sipple Out Deh (Dubplate)
  26. Selaso MC – Warrior
  27. YT – In the Streets
  28. Myki Tuff – Roots Reggae
  29. Troy Berkley – Life On the Line (Dubplate)
  30. Parly B – Out of Order (Pre-Release)
  31. Dan Giovanni – Plants of Destruction (Pre-Release)
  32. Lion Art – Nyabinghi (Pre-Release)

 

 

 

 

]]> Friendly Fire Band: All Stars Mixtape (mixed by Jam Jah Sound) https://friendlyfiremusic.com/friendly-fire-band-all-stars-mixtape-mixed-by-jam-jah-sound/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:43:14 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=3251 Friendly Fire Band: All Stars Mixtape (mixed by Jam Jah Sound) – out on 7th Sept 2017

The new ALL STARS  mixtape has been circulating on CD, until the official release online on the 7th September, and gathers all the Friendly Fire Music operations on one pleasant mix.

Jam Jah Sound has selected 31 tracks all played by Friendly Fire Band, juggling between exclusive dubplates, pre-release tracks, and a handful of recent releases. With an All Stars lineup of artists, Friendly Fire Band showcase their versatility with a wide range of styles, from Roots to One Drop to Ska to Rub A Dub, featuring new comers, established artists, and foundation veterans from the UK to Jamaica, and all voiced at Friendly Dubs dubplate service.

Expect some rare cuts, exclusive pre-releases and straight up sound killing dubs for an action packed listen from start to finish!

 FREE DOWNLOAD: Click download, enter £0.00 , or make a donation 🙂


Tracklist:

  1. Jam Jah Sound – Intro
  2. Randy Valentine – Jam Jah Ganja (Dubplate)
  3. Two Bad – Don’t Tell Jam Jah bout Ganja ( (Dubplate)
  4. Luciano – Jam Jah Raggamuffin (Dubplate)
  5. Kabaka Pyramid – Jam Jah Defender (Dubplate)
  6. Tomlin Mystic – Rastaman (Pre-Release)
  7. Myki Tuff – Luv Song (Pre-Release)
  8. Raphael – Closer (Pre-Release)
  9. Juggernaut – Good Times (Pre-Release)
  10. Blackout JA, Daddy Freddy, Tall Rich – Signs (Dubplate)
  11. Mr Williamz – Saturday Night (Pre-Release)
  12. Al Campbell – Mr Jam Jah (Dubplate)
  13. Tippa Irie – Minibus Man (Pre-Release)
  14. Myki Tuff – War General (Dubplate)
  15. Prince Alla, Raphael, Dan Giovanni – Hey Little Soundbwoy (Dubplate)
  16. Exile Di Brave – Words Have a Way
  17. Myki Tuff – Man Like Me
  18. Luciano & Dan Giovanni – Haffi Get a Beaten
  19. Cali P – Jam Jah Revolution (Dubplate)
  20. Lion Art – Run Away
  21. Cheshire Cat – Wicked Babylon
  22. Duane Stephenson – Tenament Yard (Pre-Release)
  23. Tomlin Mystic – Enemy Within (Pre-Release)
  24. Myki Tuff – Rastamantic Love (Pre-Release)
  25. Peppery – Sipple Out Deh (Dubplate)
  26. Selaso MC – Warrior
  27. YT – In the Streets
  28. Myki Tuff – Roots Reggae
  29. Troy Berkley – Life On the Line (Dubplate)
  30. Parly B – Out of Order (Pre-Release)
  31. Dan Giovanni – Plants of Destruction (Pre-Release)
  32. Lion Art – Nyabinghi (Pre-Release)

 

 

 

 

]]> VIDEOS: Friendly Fire Band @ Simmer Down with Earl 16 and Anthony Johnson https://friendlyfiremusic.com/friendly-fire-band-simmer-down-with-earl-16-and-anthony-johnson/ Sun, 09 Apr 2017 15:58:47 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=3184 Kicking off with the entrancing Rosie, the Friendly Fire Band worked hard for two hours and a half, with a succession of artists.

Capital Letters’ Lukas Daley followed up with his call to peace No War before surprise guest and veteran singer Mike Brooks dropped two tracks in a revive style. Straight after, Anthony Johnson came and tore down the place, with nuff rub a dub styles, inna orginal fashion.

Earl Sixteen closed the show with some classics from Studio One’s Love Is A Feeling to the roots Malcom X, all the way to his brand new up to the minute track by Indica Dubs – all rendered by the Friendly Fire Band in fine style.

Here are the highlights, filmed by John Rawgate:

 

]]> Man Like Me Video and Skandal Rididm – Out Today https://friendlyfiremusic.com/man-like-me-video-and-skandal-rididm-out-today/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:46:01 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=3147 Friendly Fire Band’s new riddim SKANDAL RIDDIM is out today!

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!

]]> Peppery voices dubplate of Sipple Out Deh https://friendlyfiremusic.com/peppery-voices-dubplate-of-sipple-out-deh/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:49:19 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=3076 Just before releasing his new album Battlefield , Peppery came for a live PA at the UK’s longest lasting weekly reggae linkup, Jam Jah Mondays, to promote the upcoming release.

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.

BUY BATTLEFIELD album from iTUNES

Download Sipple Out Deh from Bandcamp

 

]]> 26th OCT 16 – Capital Letters https://friendlyfiremusic.com/26th-oct-16-capital-letters/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:38:11 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=2966 The Midlands based Capital Letters were responsible for some of the first releases on legendary Greensleeves label since ’78, with their big hit Smoking My Ganja.

Now signed to Sugar Shack Records, Capital Letters have reformed and will be linking in the Friendly Fire Music studio for an exclusive dubplate session not to be missed.

As always, best rates, fast turnaround and release-quality recordings!

info@friendlyfiremusic.com for bookings.

 

]]> Reggae Garden 2016- – photos https://friendlyfiremusic.com/reggae-garden-2016-photos/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:36:18 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=2930 Reggae Garden 2016 was another amazing afternoon of Reggae Music, with fantastic shows all day, live art and nuff vibes.

Friendly Fire Band was repping with bassie Fly’s last gig before emmigrating to Ibiza, playing for two hours with Tomlin Mystic, Lion Art, Myki Tuff, the great Michael Prophet and for the first time, Askala Selassie promoting her latest album Warrior Empress.

Big up to AJ THOMAS PHTOGRAPHY for these pics !

]]> Friendly Fire Band – Bristol Debut 6th May https://friendlyfiremusic.com/friendly-fire-band-bristol-debut-6th-may/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:15:43 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=2754 Friendly Fire Band will be making their Bristol debut on the 6th of May at the Attic Bar on Stokes Croft, for Kaotik Kartel, with the full crew inlcuding LIon Art, Myki Tuff and Tomlin Mystic.

Adose of Reggae, Dancehall, Bashment, Grime and Garage.
Friendly Fire Band (Reggae)
Jago (Tru Thoughts / Unit 137)
Papamore Skillz (Drop Yoghurt Not Bombs)
Kaotik Kartel, BBL Records & Kelvin 373

Friday 6th May
£3 all night!

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]]> Myki Tuff and Friendly Fire Band Acoustic https://friendlyfiremusic.com/myki-tuff-and-friendly-fire-band-acoustic/ Tue, 19 Apr 2016 19:08:19 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=2742 Filmed at SHANTY TOWN#01 on the  20.03.2016 at the Island Bar, Birmingham, here is FFB acoustic, fronted by Myki Tuff singing his song RASTAMAN in a stripped down style.

Big shouts go out to Faye, Bear, and the whole crew involved with Shanty Town, and looking forward to the next one!

]]> Friendly Fire Band in Birmingham Sat & Sun https://friendlyfiremusic.com/weekend-celebrations-in-brum/ Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.friendlyfiremusic.com/?p=2704 Saturday, Friendly Fire Band will be performing live at the LOBSTER SHACK, at the Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath in aid of Diabetes UK.

Also on the lineup, our big bad hosts LOBSTER, Steel Pulse’s original guitarist’s GABBIDON, FAT STASH from Bristol, and live art from FAFFABOUT, all for a mere £5 advance / £7 On the Door

Tickets:

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 SUNDAY, It’s an acoustic special featuring Myki Tuff alongside a stripped down guitar/djembe/bass Friendly Fire band at SHANTY TOWN, a new night based at the Island Bar in Birmingham city centre, for a full day of music and art, with bands like BEAR, ED GEATER, CULTURE DUB ORCHESTRA, ILIAS and TIM and many more..

And it’s a free entry, cocktails available at the bar!

Island Bar

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