Yes I, greetings and welcome again and long time no see or read and all that jazz!!! The "Vibes" have been a little outtasight and diggin' the scenes to come out and give a perspective on what it was like for the Reggae people of Berlin and surrounding areas. New faces popped off and on and despite the fact that it was always rehashed business as though the riversof reggae inspiration on the Emtv scene and everybody was glad to see local faces getting play and enjoying popularity. New releases this year included a heavy entry into the Reggae field this year by P.O.T. music under thew direction of Ruff MOTTEK who has been quiet force behind LIVIN' SPIRITS, one of Berlin's long standing reggae outfits. Nuff artists are currently featured on the P.O.T. roster. Three albums by Joseph Cotton, and artists like CHARLIE CHAPLIN, JEFF FONTAINE, Flint, and Raggamuffin ALEX have all released a CD on the above-mentioned label. Albums by LIVIN SPIRITS and GROWING TREE also feature in the P.O.T. series.
Mention must also be made of the effort to keep a little Monday night vibe in Kato. Reggae is regularly featured among an exotic repertoire deemed to cater more to those who can afford a late weekstart night and things like that. In spite of hassles, the show still goes on. This year did not see much action for "Fete de la Musique" as was the case when the idea started a couple years ago. It also rained quite a lote that day. Does that mean that the Berlin boys cannot play well? Ask Papayaya!!! By the time summer was here and gone, nothing seemed to have moved in any direction. Same old show in the same place for more and more money and nobody seems to care about that. The organisers just do their job and the rest is up to the consumers of the art.
I wonder how long again this can continue.....new year new rule has been the end of yearly chant ever since....can it be any different this time around? Lots of com-

Why are so many reggae musicians.."unkown"?
Tja, I will try to go through this one without mentioning any names or doing any finger pointing. Fact is today the vibes have developed into something other than what they started like, and as a result "products" are what we get in the store or on stage. There used to be a time when the liner notes make interesting and informative reading. One could hear the different combinations of musicians in mutiple sessions, backing almost any known artist. Then came the time when bands came quasi-obsolete and the mikeman controlled the vibes. Music is today mostly produced in a way that the liner notes, if any, only indicate who the voiceist happens to be.Such music is usually executed by QbaseLogic or some close relative. No scene, because after some good remousing, even the dreadest patterns take on a shape. It all depends on the level of creativity at work behind the machines. So...."unknown" musicians? Maybe, but still a vital component, because it is written that all the singers and PLAYERS OF INSTRUMENTS shall be there....

The original meaning of the Greek word "musike" is an activity to let grown mind and soul. When music is known to be as necessary as working, drinking, thinking, eating or sleeping, it's creation must result in a higher level of development of mind and soul. But a lot of people did not get the chance to learn to create "things", which express their own way of seeing I&I. In all times and places, Poorlietricksters misused the feature of music to influence the people. They censored all kinds of art and made the musicians compose hymns to make the people pay homage and follow the system like in bondage. Who wanted to be a musician all that time? Not anybody. But the people never forget what music could be in spite of not being taught that. Now, as always, there is an increase demand for music consumption in the world. That led to more and more business and official people controlling the movement of the music market. That, in turn, put professional musicians under pressure to create music for the taste of the marketasses (market/masses) and not for their own satisfaction. Their individuality got weaker like in old times, because the musicians of today are not only influenced by the common trend; they are depending on it to make money. So who is able to change the development of music as long as the market is determined by the absent courage of the "trendsetters" to lose money by presenting new styles? A generation of coverers and samplingers demonstrates the danger of this cycle. Will there be a future for the countless yet undiscovered faces of music, or will music will be another victim of globalisation?

Hail up!!! And since we are about to delve into the food bizness, it is fitting to say "bon appetite" to all who have just yammed up or those in the process and those who just checking to get something inside soon. So, we all know that what is eaten is processed and comes out on another form, but what about the intake? Are we supposed to just eat anything that taste o.k., or shoul we use our intelligence and try to fulltake from all the wonderful things that nature and JAH has set up for our bodily food? This is a subject that a lot of people just shy away from with the pretext that man can do whatever he / she wants, but why on earth some people will feel at ease to go through pieces of cow, but they have a problem with pieces of horse, for example. Lots of dreadlocks burning carrot size spliffs, but still will wash down the drumsticks with a little beer. How can one have the mentality of a fish while eating trees all day every day!!!!