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This song grew out of all the conversations people keep having about the Calvin and what its long silence has meant for Northampton. I didn’t want to write it as a complaint so much as a reflection on memory, hope, and the way a venue becomes part of a community’s heartbeat. The reggae groove helped hold that feeling of waiting without losing the warmth. I leaned into the details that everyone around here keeps talking about: the lost license, the stalled reopening, the artists whose names once lit the marquee, and the way local businesses still feel the ripple. What surprised me most while writing was how much optimism slipped in on its own. Even with the doors closed, the hope for that room is still alive, and the song tries to carry that flicker. Maybe that’s what keeps the Calvin’s story from going dark for good.

A new reggae tune about the quiet Calvin Theater and the hope that Northampton’s music heartbeat finds its spark again. Listen here.
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(Verse 1)
Down in Northampton town, there's a stage gone quiet now,
Calvin lights been dark since twenty-three, no music in the house.
Liquor license drifted, summertime it slipped away,
And the people keep on asking, “Will the riddim ever play?”

(Pre-Chorus)
A thousand hearts remember, the nights of soul and fire,
Ray and Brandi on the marquee, lifting every spirit higher.
But the doors stay closed and the echo grows,
While the city waits for the next big show.

(Chorus)
Ohhh, Calvin still waiting, the riddim still debating,
Time keeps skanking on while the theater's hesitating.
Community praying for the music to return-
Light up the marquee, let the good vibes burn.

(Verse 2)
Bowery tried to bring it back, deal nearly sealed,
But like smoke in the breeze, it faded, unrevealed.
License Commission said, “Reopen or let it go,”
Now Toasted got the license, but the Calvin's still low.

(Pre-Chorus)
Down on Main Street shopkeepers sigh,
Saying best nights came when the crowds ran high.
Academy, Iron Horse, Calvin in a row-
Three bright stars in a downtown glow.

(Chorus)
Ohhh, Calvin still waiting, the riddim still debating,
Time keeps skanking on while the theater's hesitating.
People keep hoping that the music will return-
Light up the marquee, let the good vibes burn.

(Bridge)
Some say the buyer needs deep pockets and a dream,
To bring back the drumbeat, restore the scene.
But hope's a little ember in the Pioneer night-
A spark in the valley that just might ignite.

(Verse 3)
Suher stay silent like a locked backstage,
No word for the people, no hint of the next page.
Once he brought it back from four years asleep,
So the town holds faith that the roots run deep.

(Final Chorus)
Ohhh, Calvin still waiting, but the people keep creating
Visions of the night when the music's celebrating.
One day those doors might swing open again-
Northampton singing out, “Welcome home, my friend.”

(Outro)
Calvin Theater, hold on strong,
A quiet hall still deserves its song.
Till the lights shine bright and the bass drum hums,
The heartbeat of the valley whispers-“Your time will come.”

Calvin Waits

Sylvan White ‎– Africans Unite
Sello: Roots Foundation ‎– RFLP001
Formato: 2 × Vinyl, LP 
País: US
Fecha: 2001
Género: Reggae
Estilo: Roots Reggae, Dub

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King Shiloh I-Twelves III

Anbessa Dub

Iron Dubz est de retour en 2020 avec un nouvel album « Tuff Like Iron » .

Nourri par la culture sound system, les fondations du reggae et les sonorités digitales actuelles, ce nouvel opus est un condensé des influences et inspirations qui ont forgé l’identité sonore d’Iron Dubz.

Entre Jamaïque, Angleterre et France, on y retrouve douze collaborations avec des chanteurs et musiciens légendaires tel que King Kong, Queen Omega, Lone Ranger, Ranking Joe, Matic Horns, Oku Onuora ainsi qu’une nouvelle génération d’artistes talentueux comme Prince Théo, Cookah, Stranjah Miller, Nicky Silk, Denham Smith ou encore Rassi Hardknocks.

Des productions qui résonnent déjà depuis plusieurs mois dans le monde entier sur les sound systems les plus réputés de la scène internationale (Jah Tubbys, Iration Steppa, OBF et bien d’autres).

Messages militants, rythmes percutants, synthétiseurs et basses profondes, le tout mixé dans la pure tradition dub, ce nouvel opus fera le bonheur des amateurs de dub et de bass music.

« Tuff Like Iron » nous plonge dans l’univers d’Iron Dubz et nous transmet l’énergie qui caractérise ses prestations lives. Un album puissant et sans compromis à écouter à plein volume!

Disponible le 6 Mars 2020 en LP vinyle, CD et sur toutes les plateformes de téléchargement légal, sur le label Evidence Music.

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Iron Dubz is back in 2020 with a new album "Tuff Like Iron".

Feeded by the sound system culture, the foundations of reggae, and nowaday's digital sounds, this new opus is a melting pot of the influences and inspirations that have forged the identity of Iron Dubz.

Between Jamaica, England and France, you can find twelve collaborations with legendary singers and musicians such as King Kong, Queen Omega, Lone Ranger, Ranking Joe, Matic Horns, Oku Onuora and a new generation of talented artists like Prince Théo, Cookah, Stranjah Miller, Nicky Silk, Denham Smith and Rassi Hardknocks.

Those productions are already resonating for months around the globe on the most famous sound systems of the international scene (Jah Tubbys Iration Steppa, OBF, and many others).

Militant messages, percussive rhythms, synthesizers and deep basses all mixed in the pure dub tradition, this album will delight dub and bass music addict.

"Tuff Like Iron" invites us into the universe of Iron Dubz and transmits the energy that characterizes his live performances. A powerful and uncompromising album, that must be played loud!

Available the 6th of march 2020 on LP Vinyl, CD and all the legal download platforms, via Evidence Music label. 
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paru le 6 mars 2020

ALL TRACKS PRODUCED AND MIXED BY IRON DUBZ @ IDZ STUDIO
ALL TRACKS MASTERED BY FEDERICO TRUJILLO
TRACK 7 KETE BY BONGO BEN
© EVIDENCE MUSIC 2020

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