Soul Fire
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1.Ôé Þôáí áõôü ðïõ óå þèçóå íá áó÷ïëçèåßò ìå ôçí reggae êáé íá ó÷çìáôßóåéò ôïõò Soulfire êáé ü÷é íá áó÷ïëçèåßò ìå êÜðïéï ðéï äéáäåäïìÝíï åßäïò üðùò ç rock;
Êáôáñ÷Þí áðü ìéêñüò Üêïõãá Bob Marley êáé Burning Spear. Áó÷ïëÞèçêá ìå ôçí Rock ìïõóéêÞ ãéá ðÜñá ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá ðáßæïíôáò ìå ìéá ìðÜíôá ðïõ ëÝãïíôáí water lilies. ÌåôÜ ôçí äéÜëõóç ôçò ìðÜíôáò ãýñù óôá 25 ìïõ êÜôé íïìßæù ùñßìáóå ìÝóá ìïõ, Þèåëá íá âñù ìéá ìïõóéêÞ Ýêöñáóç ðïõ íá ôáéñéÜæåé ü÷é ìüíï óôïí ðíåýìá ìïõ êáé ôá óõíáéóèÞìáôá ìïõ, ìá íá êÜíåé êáëü êáé óå üëï ôïí êüóìï Ýôóé óõíåéäçôïðïßçóá üôé ç Reggae ôá Ý÷åé üëá áõôÜ êáé ìïõ ôáéñéÜæåé, Ý÷åé øõ÷Þ, Ý÷åé öùôéÜ Reggae got soul Reggae got Fire blessed by Jah Jah fire Soul Fire.
2.Èåùñåßò üôé åßóôå áõóôçñÜ Ýíá reggae ó÷Þìá Þ ðáßæåôå êáé ska êáé rocksteady ðïõ åßíáé ðñïãåíÝóôåñá êáé óõããåíÞ åßäç áõôÞò;
Ðáßæïõìå êõñßùò óôï óôéë ôçò Roots Reggae ìïõóéêÞò áãáðþíôáò üìùò ôï ska êáé ôï rocksteady üðùò êáé Üëëá ìåôáãåíÝóôåñá üðùò ôï Dancehall êáé ôï Ragga.
3.Ðüóï åýêïëï Þ äýóêïëï åßíáé íá áó÷ïëçèåß êáíåßò åðáããåëìáôéêÜ ìå ôçí reggae óôçí ÅëëÜäá;
Åßíáé äýóêïëï ãåíéêÜ íá áó÷ïëçèåß êáíåßò, åðáããåëìáôéêÜ ìå ôçí ìïõóéêÞ, áëëÜ ôßðïôá äåí åßíáé áäýíáôï áí ðéóôåýåéò ó’áõôü ðïõ áãáðÜò êáé êÜíåéò.
4.Ç reggae óÞìåñá åßíáé åðßêáéñç; Ìðïñïýìå íá èåùñÞóïõìå üôé Ý÷åé åîåëé÷èåß;
Ç reggae èá åßíáé åðßêáéñç ãéá ðÜíôá, ãéáôß ìéëÜåé êáôåõèåßáí óôçí êáñäéÜ ôïõ áíèñþðïõ, ìå ôï ñõèìü ôçò ìá êõñßùò ìå ôïõò óôß÷ïõò ôçò. Âåâáßùò êáé Ý÷åé åîåëé÷èåß, åßíáé ôï äÝíäñï ðïõ èá âãÜæåé ðÜíôá êáëïýò êáñðïýò. Áðü ôçí åðï÷Þ ôïõ Bob Marley áêüìá (60’ò 80’ò) ìÝ÷ñé óÞìåñá, ôï 2004, õðÜñ÷ïõí ðÜñá ðïëëÜ Reggae öåóôéâÜë óå üëï ôïí êüóìï, üðïõ öéëïîåíïýí êÜèå ÷ñüíï, ðáëéÜ ìåãÜëá ïíüìáôá, üðùò ï Bunny Wailer,o Jimmy cliff, o Burning Spear, ïé Culture, íÝá ìåãÜëá ïíüìáôá üðùò ï Ziggy Marley ïé Morgan Heritage ï Junior Kelly, ï Anthony B ï Sizzla ï Damian Marley êáé Üëëïé ðïëý áíåñ÷üìåíïé êáëëéôÝ÷íåò.
5.Ðéóôåýåéò üôé õðÜñ÷åé åëëçíéêÞ reggae óêçíÞ;
Âåâáßùò êáé õðÜñ÷åé üôáí Þäç õðÜñ÷ïõí óôçí Èåóóáëïíßêç ìðÜíôåò
üðùò ïé Soul Fire, ïé One Drop, ïé Global Vibe, óôçí ÁèÞíá ïé De traces, ïé Attiko Minus êáé Üëëïé. ÕðÜñ÷ïõí Reggae Sound Systems, ìå Dj’s êáé Mc’s êáé öõóéêÜ ôï äåýôåñï åðßóçìï Reggae festival ôï Rasta Vibe óôçí Áóðñïâáëôá.. ÊÜôé ìïõ ëÝåé üôé èá ãßíïõìå êáé ðåñéóóüôåñïé
6.Ðïéï åßíáé ôï ìÞíõìá ðïõ ðñïóðáèïýí íá ðåñÜóïõí ïé Soul fire ìÝóá áðü ôá ôñáãïýäéá ôïõò;
Ðßóôç óôïí Èåü, ÁãÜðç ãéá ôïí Üíèñùðï, åëåõèÝñéá éóüôçôá êáé Äéêáéïóýíç ðÜíù áðü üëá.
7.ÌåôÜ áðü 14 ÷ñüíéá ðïñåßáò óôá åëëçíéêÜ ìïõóéêÜ äñþìåíá ïé Soulfire êõêëïöïñïýí åðéôÝëïõò ôï íôåìðïýôï ôïõò. Ãéáôß Üñãçóå ôüóï íá Ýñèåé ôï Üëìðïõì áõôü;
ÊÜèå ðñÜìá óôïí êáéñü ôïõ êáé åðåéäÞ äåí õðÜñ÷åé óùóôÞ ïñãÜíùóç óôï ÷þñï ôçò ìïõóéêÞò êáé ãåíéêüôåñá óôçí ÅëëÜäá, äåí ãßíåôáé ç êáôÜëëçëç äéáöÞìéóç êáé óßãïõñá äåí ãßíåôáé êáëÞ ðñïþèçóç ôçò ìðÜíôáò .
8.Ôçí ðáñáãùãÞ ôïõ íôåìðïýôï óáò áíÝëáâå ï ãíùóôüò reggae-dub ðáñáãùãüò ôçò Áããëßáò Mad Professor. Ðþò ðñïÝêõøå Þ óõíåñãáóßá áõôÞ;
Ôïí ãíþñéóá óôçí ÁèÞíá, óå ìéá óõíáõëßá ðïõ Ýðáéæå ìå ôïí lee scratch Perry êáé ôïõ Ýäùóá ôï demo ôùí Soul fire íá ôï áêïýóåé. ÌåôÜ áðü Ýíá email ðïõ ôïõ Ýóôåéëá ìïõ áðÜíôçóå üôé ôïõ Üñåóå ç äïõëåéÜ ìïõ êáé èÝëåé íá äïõëÝøïõìå. Ãíùñßæïíôáò ôçí äéóêïãñáöéêÞ åôáéñßá Music Kitchen, ôïõ ðñüôåéíá íá Ýñèïõí óå åðáöÞ êáé Ýôóé Ýãéíå.
9.Íéþóáôå äÝïò ðïõ óõíåñãáóôÞêáôå ìå Ýíá ôüóï óçìáíôéêü ðáñáãùãü;
¼ôáí ðñùôïãíùñßæåéò Ýíá ôüóï êáëü ðáñáãùãü ìå ìåãÜëç åìðåéñßá óôç Reggae ìïõóéêÞ, íéþèåéò ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí óåâáóìü êáé åìðéóôïóýíç ìáæß, ãéáôß îÝñåéò üôé ç ðáñáãùãÞ ôïõ äßóêïõ èá åßíáé Ýíá äéáìÜíôé.
10.H óõíåñãáóßá óáò áõôÞ óçìáßíåé êáé ôçí áíáãíþñéóç ôçò êáëëéôå÷íéêÞò áîßáò ôùí Soul fire;
Íïìßæù üôé ç áíáãíþñéóç Ýñ÷åôáé ìåôÜ áðü ÷ñüíéá äéóêïãñáöéêÞò äïõëåéÜò. Åßíáé üìùò ìéá ðïëý êáëÞ åîÝëéîç ãéá ìáò.
11.Ôé áðïêïìßóáôå áðü ôçí óõíåñãáóßá áõôÞ;
ÌÜèáìå ðïëëÜ ãéá ôçí áíáëïãéêÞ ç÷ïãñÜöçóç ðÜíù óôçí Áããëßá ç÷ïãñáöþíôáò óôá Ariwa studios ôïõ Mad Professor êáé åðéôÝëïõò åõ÷áñéóôçèÞêáìå Þ÷ï ìå Üðïøç. ÌÜèáìå êáëýôåñá ðùò ãßíåôáé áõôü ðïõ áãáðÜìå êáé ðáßæïõìå,
ôçí Reggae.
12.¼íôáò ¸ëëçíåò ðùò êáé äåí åðéëÝîáôå åëëçíéêü óôß÷ï êáé ðñïôéìÞóáôå áããëéêü óôß÷ï. Ï åëëçíéêüò óôß÷ïò èá âïçèïýóå ôçí êáñéÝñá óáò óôçí ÅëëÜäá;
Äåí åßíáé èÝìá åðéëïãÞò, áðëÜ áðü ìéêñüò Üêïõãá ìüíï áããëüöùíåò ìðÜíôåò êáé Ýôóé Ýìáèá íá äïõëåýù êáëýôåñá ôïí áããëéêü. Ï åëëçíéêüò óôß÷ïò óáöþò êáé èá âïçèïýóå, áí åß÷á üìùò åßäç áó÷ïëçèåß ìå áõôüí. Áí êáôáöÝñù íá áðïäþóù óùóôÜ ôïí åëëçíéêü óôß÷ï ìå ôçí Reggae ôüôå èá ôï êÜíù.
13.Óå Ýíá ôñáãïýäé óáò áíáöÝñåóôå óôïí Ìðïõò êáé ôïí Ìðëåñ. Ãåíéêüôåñá ÷ñçóéìïðïéåßôå ôçí ìïõóéêÞò óáò ùò ìÝóï êïéíùíéêïðïëéôéêÞò êñéôéêÞò;
Ç ìïõóéêÞ ãéá ìÝíá åßíáé ìÝóïí Ýêöñáóçò ôçò øõ÷Þò êáé ôçò æùÞò ôùí áíèñþðùí. Ôï ôñáãïýäé áõôü åßíáé ìéá êñáõãÞ ç ìéá öùíÞ óôïí êüóìï üðùò ðïëëÝò Üëëåò. “Why” ãéáôß ôüóç äéáöèïñÜ êáé ôüóï Üäéêï áßìá ÷áìÝíï, ðïõ èá ðÜåé áõôü, äåí ïäçãåß ðïõèåíÜ êáé äåí åßíáé ìüíï ï Ìðïõò êáé ï Ìðëåñ áëëÜ êáé Üëëïé ôüóïé óôï ðáñåëèüí ç óôï ìÝëëïí ðïõ óôçñßæïõí ôçí íïïôñïðßá ôçò ðáãêüóìéáò ðíåõìáôéêÞò êáé ïéêïíïìéêÞò óêëáâéÜò.
14.Óôï äßóêï õðÜñ÷åé ìéá åêðëçêôéêÞ äéáóêåõÞ óôï “Papa Was A Rollingstone” åðéôõ÷ßá ôùí Temptations. Ðþò ðñïÝêõøå áõôÞ ç reggae åêôÝëåóç ôçò êëáóéêÞò soul/funk åðéôõ÷ßáò ôùí 70s’;
Åêåß ðïõ Þìáóôáí óôa Magnanimous studios óôçí Èåóóáëïíßêç ðåñéìÝíïíôáò íá ç÷ïãñáöÞóïõìå ôï åðüìåíï êïììÜôé ôïõ äßóêïõ, áõôïó÷åäéÜæáìå ôï Papa Was A Rolling stone óå Reggae. Ìðáßíåé ôñå÷Üôïò ï Mad Professor êáé ìáò ëÝåé íá ôï ãñÜøïõìå ãéá íá ðéÜóïõìå ôçí óôéãìÞ, Ýôóé êáé Ýãéíå ïëïêëçñþíïíôáò ôï óôï Ëïíäßíï.
15.Ôá öùíçôéêÜ óôá êïììÜôéá ôïõ Üëìðïõì åßíáé áðïêëåéóôéêÜ áðü îÝíïõò guest ôñáãïõäéóôÝò Þ êáé äéêÜ óáò; Ôá âáóéêÜ öùíçôéêÜ åßíáé äéêÜ ìïõ(Jah smiley) ôá ðßóù öùíçôéêÜ áðü ôïõò ãíùóôïýò êáëëéôÝ÷íåò óôçí ÂñåôáíéêÞ Reggae óêçíÞ ôïõ Ëïíäßíïõ. ôçí Aisha, ôçí Cofi, ôïí Mafia êáé ôïí Mc“fredi kruga”
16.Áêïýãïíôáò ôï Üëìðïõì óáò, äéáðéóôþíåé êáíåßò üôé óå êáìéÜ ðåñßðôùóç äå ðñïäßäåôáé ç åëëçíéêÞ ôáõôüôçôá ôïõ ãêñïõð. ÁíôéèÝôùò áí äå ãíùñßæåé êáíåßò èá íïìßæåé üôé åßóôå âñåôáíéêü áí ü÷é ôæáìáúêáíü ó÷Þìá. Ìå äåäïìÝíï áõôü êáé ôçí óõíåñãáóßá óáò ìå ôïí Mad Professor, óáò åíäéáöÝñåé ç äéåèíÞò êáñéÝñá;
Âåâáßùò åßíáé ôï áìÝóùò åðüìåíï âÞìá ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá ãßíåé.
17.Ðñüóöáôá óõììåôåß÷áôå óôéò åêäçëþóåéò ôçò ÃéïñôÞò Ôçò ÌïõóéêÞò üðïõ äþóáôå óõíáõëßá óå äçìüóéï ÷þñï (ðëáôåßá) ìå äùñåÜí åßóïäï. Ðùò Þôáí áõôÞ ç åìðåéñßá êáé óå ôé äéáöÝñåé áðü ìéá åìöÜíéóç óå óõíáõëéáêü ÷þñï;
Äåí äéáöÝñåé, ðÜíôá åßíáé ùñáßá íá ðáßæåéò Ýîù ôï êáëïêáßñé, éäéáßôåñá óå ôÝôïéåò åêäçëþóåéò ðïõ ïé Üíèñùðïé äåí åßíáé áíáãêáóìÝíïé íá ðëçñþóïõí. Èá Ýðñåðå íá äéïñãáíþíïíôáé ðéï óõ÷íÜ ôÝôïéá êáôáóôÜóåéò óå üëç ôçí ÅëëÜäá..
18.ÄåäïìÝíïõ üôé ç reggae åßíáé êáôåîï÷Þí êáëïêáéñéíÞ ìïõóéêÞ ìðïñåßò íá ðñïôåßíåéò óôïõò áíáãíþóôåò ôïõ Rock+Roll ðÝíôå reggae äßóêïõò ãéá ôï êáëïêáßñé ðïõ äéáíýïõìå;
Morgan Heritage (live in Europe 2000) Burning Spear (live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001) Damian “JR.gong”Marley (Halfway Tree) Junior Kelly (Love so nice) Culture (World Peace)
19.ÔÝëïò èá Þèåëá íá ìïõ áíáöÝñåéò ôïõ ðÝíôå ðéï áãáðçìÝíïõò óïõ äßóêïõò, áíåîáñôÞôùò åßäïõò.
Bob Marley & the Wailers (Rastaman Vibration) Israel Vibration (Unconquered People) Atlantic rhythm blues (1969-1974 volume 7) King Sunny Ade (Juju music) Fela Anikulapo kuti (Black President)
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Discography
Ep "the Outtake mixes"2004
Lp "Soul Fire"2005
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Bio
Lee "Scratch" Perry's, 70's classic, "Soul Fire", was the ignition for the songwriter and singer Vassilis Savopoulos a.k.a "Jah Smiley" to form "Soul Fire", the first reggae band in Greece 16 years ago.
After "Jah' Smiley" set up his project studio, he formed this greek based reggae trio comprises, himself, (vocals and guitar) King John (drums) and T Wise (bass). Their live performances reach as far to the early 90's and albeit t hey've started by playing cover versions, such as, "Chase the Devil" by Max Romeo and "Soul Rebel" by Bob Marley, soon filled their live track listings only with their own deep roots reggae riddims. Since then,they are enjoying the respect of all their greek fans, and they are now considered to be the pioneers of the local reggae scene.
God, love, inner self, consciousness and justice could be the keywords for someone searching behind Jah Smileys songs.
2004 is the turning point, for their career.
The great producer Mad Professor (Ariwa Records), was surprised to discover such an original reggae band in Greece so he decided to produce their first album. With the co-operation of a so prolific producer, Soul Fire recorded their groundbreaking and critically acclaimed album.
Well-known artists participated, like drummer "Sinclair", active member of "Lee Scratch Perrys band "Roboticks".
World famous reggae stars singing the backing vocals, like Aisha ,Cofi and Mafia from "Mafia&Fluxy" plus the MC Fredi Kruga.
Soul Fire LP is an exceptional debut for this band,.supported by the legenadary reggae producer Mad Professor and all the aforementioned artists.
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