ROOTS ROCK Reggae - MAMAKAFFE LIVE @ Zwischenbau Rostock

Am 30.08.2019 dürfen sich alle Reggae- und Jamaika Liebhaber freuen, denn es erklingen im
Zwischenbau, Roots Rock Reggae & Dub Music. Gefeiert werden die großen Musiker wie Bob
Marley, Peter Tosh, Damian Marley, Chronixx & Jah 9 und natürlich viele mehr.
Wir freuen uns, MAMAKAFFEE zum ersten mal LIVE in Deutschland zu erleben!
Who is MAMAKAFFEE?
The best-kept secret from the Ivory Coast. Yes, the same Ivory Coast that gave the world a
superstar named Alpha Blondy. Mamakaffe who lives in Paris and also a dual national of France
have been steadily making a name for herself. Christened Emile Legros Cherif she is one half of
a twin. Her musical exposure due to being born into a family of traditional drummers. Her along
with some of her siblings formed a group called Doni Doni. After leaving Africa in 2007 in a bold
move to Jamaica she confesses that “ I wanted to be close to reggae music because when I first
heard it my life was not the same” What at first should have been a short trip extended into nine
years. Jamaica was tough as she spoke no English much less understanding the dialect spoken
in the island known as patois. But characteristically determined she learned fast.
After struggling in Kingston to be noticed in a crowded field of aspiring artists in 2014 her
persistence brought her to street publicists Ricardo Berry who introduced her to current manager
Roger Grant. Grant produced a single, a Rita Marley cover, Beauty of Jah Plan which got
everybody's attention. The song was released on 619 Entertainment Group/ Tuff Mind and
Tender Heart Records and co-produced by Benton Guitsie Dunn and won Best Reggae Song for
2014 at the Akademia Awards in the USA and that same year she became the first African artist

to be distributed by VP Records . In 2017 her debut album SLAVE dropped and subsequently
garnered critical acclaim. The album was shortlisted for GRAMMY consideration in the Best
Reggae Album category. SLAVE was also runner up for Best African Album as named by
REGGAE.FR and was widely praised in various magazines all over Europe.
On the heels of this in 2018 she headlined the Afro Pfingsten Music Festival in Switzerland and
booked for other shows in Holland, Belgium, Spain, and France. She recently returned from
Kenya after a super successful promotional tour. The first single Love Party to be included on her
sophomore album won her a spot on Spotify New Reggae Release playlist and a legion of new
fans. Now a teaser EP Success is about to drop with leadoff single Forever Together, a
collaboration with reggae legend Sizzla.
As Mamakaffe career continues to grow the Jimmy Cliff lyrics “you can get it if you really want”
fits her very well.

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DJ`s
SELECTOR RAS JULIUS (Kingston, Jamica)
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SMOKING TUNA SOUND (Rostock, Berlin, London)
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