Reggaester "Vivian Jones" met Poor Man Friend in Nederland
EIBERGEN & ZOETERMEER, 20090825 -- De oorspronkelijk Jamaicaanse reggae artiest "Vivian Jones" is eind augustus in Nederland voor een aantal optredens met reggaeband Poor Man Friend. Deze combinatie doet in eerste instantie twee festivals aan te weten het "Irie Vibes" festival in Eibergen en Rastaplas in Zoetermeer. Het succes van dit soort reggae packages is in de lage landen seizoen gebonden waardoor PMF een samenwerkingverband is gestart met stichting Blackstar Foundation. Dankzij deze stap kwamen er live shows tot stand waaronder voorprogramma's met de gevestigde reggae orde als Alpha Blondy, The Heptones. Dit jaar is PMF band zelf headliner met Vivian Jones op kop.
Vivian Jones (English)
At the age of ten, Vivian Jones left Trewlaney, Jamaica, in 1967 to settle in England. In 1977 he joined the band the Spartans and began to write his own material. A couple of bands later, Vivian went solo and achieved a number 1 in the reggae charts in 1980 with "Good Morning". In 1981, "Black Echoes" magazine voted him the most talented singer/songwriter in the UK. In 1984, he went back to Jamaica, and ended up recording songs with Roots Radics. He returned to England and collaborated with Jah Shaka, and began to concentrate on his own music once more. Vivian and his colleagues initiated a run of hit vocal tunes that proved so successful, even Jamaica had to sit up and take notice. Because he has achieved so many recognized acknowledgements, Vivian is definitely to be compared with artiest like Gregory Isaacs, Freddie Mc Gregor and many more to mention. This time he will visit Holland with one of the tightest reggaebands on location.
Stichting Poor Man Friend
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