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Reggae Party Pulls Small, Hip Crowd 
Posted by FoM on September 26, 1999 at 21:22:14 PT
By Hector Saldaña, Express-News Staff Writer 
Source: San Antonio Express
In the words of one of the reggae performers at Planet K's "San Antonio New World Music Festival" Saturday at Sunken Garden Theater: "Reggae is the music of love."No argument here this day.
Reggae music certainly is the music of peace, love and understanding — and hemp. That is, if one follows the story line to many of the day's songs. The festival starred Pseudo Buddha, One Destiny, Fully Fullwood, Andrew Tosh, Michael Rose and Inner Circle. Fewer than 1,000 fans attended the afternoon and evening concert. If not exactly well attended, Planet K's birthday celebration (and first trek into serious concert promotion) was well received. The reggae festival moved on to Austin's Waterloo Park on Sunday.Reggae means different things to different people. For some, it's strictly laid-back, party groove music, as one elegantly dressed woman and equally well-heeled dancing companion demonstrated when they danced, virtually alone, in the heat of the day while One Destiny played. Nothing wrong with that, and the band seemed especially pleased to see someone really getting into the potent and irresistible bass and drum combination of "Only With You," "I'm In Love Again" and "Love and Mercy."For others, reggae remains a political conduit. One banner at the amphitheater read: "Stop the Drug War! Peace Now!"And there were sermons, too. Author Jack Herer ("The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The Authoritative Historical Record of Cannabis and the Conspiracy Against Marijuana") was around to harangue concert goers about shadowy figures in the government who refuse to concede that "hemp can save the world."The bottom line for Herer: marijuana — it's not just for smoking anymore.Fortunately, such detours were fairly rare, fairly brief and didn't diminish the fine music. The Sunken Garden Theater was turned into an alternative reggae village. One could get a massage, talk the future with a psychic, get politicized and educated on various causes, try ethnic foods and buy a variety of hemp products, ointments, T-shirts and books about Bob Marley. Tosh, son of the late Peter Tosh, performed a powerful set backed by Fullwood's band. He's part sex symbol, part politician, and he especially moved the crowd gathered at his feet with the classic "Get Up, Stand Up."Rose delivered an upbeat set peppered with odes to marijuana. "Ganja Bonanza," from his upcoming "Bonanza" album was intoxicating from the groove perspective, scoring high points with the audience, as did "Groovin' in My Backyard."Headliners Inner Circle closed the concert under a lovely autumn moon.Unfazed by the turnout, organizer Teri Guerrero deemed the event a success. Those who attended probably would back her up on that. Sunday, Sep 26, 1999© 1999 San Antonio Express-News Jack Herer Goes On Sale - 9/16/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread2903.shtml
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