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Pull Up PDX and Dub-Stuy proudly present
a spring evening of pure-quality dubwize and sound system music
featuring the return to Portland of the legendary
CHANNEL ONE SOUND SYSTEM (UK)
Selector Mikey Dread // MC Ras Sherby
alongside support from across the country TBA
Sponsored by Alternative Remedies
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CHANNEL ONE SOUND SYSTEM
https://channelonesoundsystem.com/
https://www.instagram.com/channelonesoundsystem
Established
in the late 1970s by siblings Michael and Trevor Bailey, Channel One Sound System originated when they were passed control of their father's Admiral Bailey sound. They introduced the sound to nearby blues parties and dance events. The choice of the name Channel One was a tribute to the iconic Channel One studio in Jamaica, a place from which the brothers procured many of their records. During this era, accessing new reggae music proved challenging for Jamaicans, as it was not featured on radio or in local nightclubs. Instead, the communities organized blues
parties and shabeens, where sound systems played the latest and most popular reggae tracks.
In 1982, Channel One started performing at Notting Hill Carnival. Set up by London’s Caribbean community, Notting Hill is one of the largest street festivals in the world. They have performed here every year since (except for the Covid years). Channel One Sound System has been a prominent and integral part of the Notting Hill Carnival, an annual event held in London that celebrates Caribbean
culture, particularly the Afro-Caribbean communities. The sound system has played a significant role in shaping the musical landscape of the carnival and contributing to its vibrant atmosphere.
Channel One is led by Mikey Dread, original selector, who plays a strictly vinyl selection from his one turn table. Alongside Mikey Dread are various vocalists and MCs who compliment the music with Rastafarian song and chanting. Current MCs are Macky Banton and Ras Sherby. Channel One play a unique selection of conscious reggae, exclusive dubplates and uplifting steppas. Channel One’s hand built sound system provides a rich heavyweight bass sound, which compliments their tight selection of old and new roots music.
Channel One’s mission is “to break down barriers via reggae music”, they have achieved this by travelling and playing to new audiences and venues all over the world.
Channel One’s profile has gone from strength to strength, holding a residency in one of London’s coolest warehouse venues - Village Underground. Channel One have taken their sound system to festivals all over Europe, as well as
performing DJs sets all over the world, including Colombia, Mexico, India, Nepal, Thailand, Dubai and many more. Channel One never fail to provide upliftment with their positive music and message.
RAS SHERBY
https://rassherby.com/
Singer/songwriter/producer and studio engineer Ras Sherby is a founder of both the fast-growing Ayres Production record label and the Zion Studio Music studio facility based in Wembley suburb of northwest London.
Born and raised in the hillside town of Sligoville in Jamaica’s St. Catherine parish, Ras Sherby attended the Sligoville All Age School and went on to attend Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town. Ras Sherby has sung from his early years in the local church choir and at
school events before reaching the dancehalls and local shows in the area. Although he found it difficult to break into the island’s notoriously tough music Industry, Sherby found his musical feet when he came to the UK in the early ‘00s. In 2007, Ras Sherby released his debut album Time is of the Essence, which made him known on the worldwide reggae scene as a positive, uplifting up-and-coming artist, with the album’s title track doing very well in Europe and the UK. His 2011 follow-up album, Frontline, also did well. Along the way, Sherby has released a slew of singles, including “Rule Dem Rastafari”, “Wake Up and Live”, “Stand Up”, and most recently “Set Me Free.” When he’s not in the booth, you’ll always find Ras Sherby at the mixing desk making a new track or editing a song.
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Cravedog, Inc., 603 N Tillamook St, Portland, OR 97227-1827, United States
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