Stone Love, DigitalDubs and Bumba Beat shine at Tim Festival's Jamaican night! See it on Surforeggae!

Sound-System culture was born in Jamaica and is now well known in Brazil through Maranhão, where they are called "Radiolas". In fact, the system is composed of huge sound walls, an infinity of Reggae rhythm Records/Vinyl and DJs (Toasters) or MCs, who most of the time perform improvised versions over these classic Reggae songs, mainly DUB/ROOTS/DANCEHALL/SKA that are played in the background. That's the theory, and the practice was very well demonstrated in this edition of Tim Festival. Opening the night, lots of irreverence and profanity fired at everyone. That's the style of De Leve, who performed at the opening of the Motomix stage. With songs full of revolt, De Leve shocked and entertained those who went to the show. The weight began right on the first song "Pra Bombar No Seu Estéreo" and the sound against indiscriminate alcohol consumption is the theme of the lively "Caipirinha Man". One of the highlights was "Piratão", which defends piracy of famous artists' records. Many pop artists were targeted, but that doesn't worry De Leve, because as the title of their CD says, the Style is F***-se. Stone Love gave a Jamaican touch to the electronic festival, but the combo's presentation before the national sound systems was a tremendous mistake, as their musical set was mostly firing Bob Marley hits, assuming other reggae artists aren't known here, not causing much strangeness. Marley's hits served to some extent to wake up the audience already tired from the early morning due to delays. To help stir up the crowd, the MC got animated in front of the DJs who poured out beats and other Caribbean rhythms. Despite the cold of the early morning, Stone Love's sound brought the tropical climate to the festival. Despite the cold and some technical sound problems that harmed the performances of the last two attractions of the second night of TIM Festival 2004, these were truly the ones that worthily represented Jamaican music in Sampa. DigitalDubs used and abused echos, effects and rhymes, enveloping percussion and Nelson Meireles delivering bass with great weight for the crowd present. The video on the screen helped the mass warm up their bodies to the sway and beats of the gigantic sound boxes. A tremendous performance. Bumba Beat took the stage practically at daylight, but already started with crushing sounds. Bidu Cordeiro accompanying wonderfully on trumpet, Celso Borges, Maranhão poet, delivering rhymes and poetry over dub bases, and beautiful image sequences displayed on the three mega screens of the Motomix stage, set the crowd on fire who wouldn't take a step until the performance ended. Unfortunately, in the middle of their setlist, in a tremendous lack of respect from the organizers, the show was abruptly ended with the sound system being turned off and the lights being turned on, a clear intention to invite the audience to leave... Despite the protests, fatigue was greater, and they simply applauded Bumba's half presentation and ran home. All that's left now is to wait for the next chapters of this historic night and wait for the good fruits of the excellent performances, because regarding the Festival, written protest from everyone is warranted for the lack of camaraderie from the magnates.

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