Out Of The Reggae Box podcast

Percussion Stress Relief workshop has a lot of potential, the workshop has been well received by such corporate groups as For Eyes and American Express. The workshops which has been conducted in Miami-Dade and Broward public schools, parks and recreation centers, communities and prisons, is designed to expose students to the names, history, styles and rhythms of percussion. It also exposes participants to the countries, culture and heritage of the origin of instruments. It is designed in such a way that it can be extended to a six-week course. Rhythms of Africa, presented with five other musicians along with Stewart, is a power-packed lecture, performance and concert workshop which takes audiences is structured as a dynamic journey which takes participants from Africa to Brazil, the Caribbean and the United States and is done annually at the Caleb Auditorium in Liberty City. The History of Reggae Music workshop, is a multi-media presentation and lecture which focuses on the evolution of this unique Jamaican popular music form which has to date commanded an indelible worldwide appeal for more than two decades. And, Reggae Ambassadors, is a live concert performance by world class musicians which brings a global sound that embraces a kaleidoscope of musical forms – reggae, jazz, hip-hop and world beat.

Produced - Roadside Productions
Directed - James T Brown

Produced - Roadside Productions
Directed - James T Brown

Willie Stewart Is A Reggae Ambassador

By Olivier Stephenson

Known for his distinct style and drum licks from his days in the band Third World, Willie Stewart’s drumming was well demonstrated on the group’s hit song Now That We Found Love back in the late ‘70s.With more than two decades with Third World and nearly four decades as a musician, since departure from the band in 1997, Stewart has gone on to refine his talents as a drummer/percussionist/songwriter and he terms a music technologist, programmer, music instructor, facilitator through his company Solutions in Music, Corp., presents his Percussion Stress Relief workshops that he has been conducting in South Florida for that past several years.

This Podcast Features -Krab Walking Jamrock, Tony Gits, Ras Klamps,
J C Lodge, Democracy Band and Root 1.
Listen To An Exclusive Interview With Democracy Band.

This Track Is From The New CD "T he Best Of Tony Gits"