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FESTIVAL EMCEES:
DOUG GREEN,
JUNOR
FRANCIS,
SPLIFF SKANKIN' & SISTER PARROT
Doug Green
A 4th generation theater
professional, Doug performed
with the Floating Lotus
Magic
Opera Co. and toured California
with The Living Theatre in the
60’s, was Chet Helms' partner on
the Family Dog’s Tribal Stomps
in the 70’s, and built French’s
Camp and co-founded Reggae on
the River in the 80’s, which he
co-produced and emceed til
'96..... and now has emceed it
again since ''08.
The 90’s til now have found him
as a perennial MC and spoken
word artist at the Oregon
Country Fair, every Sierra
Nevada World Music Festival,
every Trinity Tribal Stomp,
30th, 35th & 40th Anniversary of
the Summer of Love, Reggae on
the River, Vashon Island Earth
Fair, Harmony Festival, Summer
Meltdown, The Tribute to Chet
Helms in Golden Gate Park,
EarthDance, various Mateel,
Family Dog and 2b1 Records
events for 30 years and in 2009
the 40th Anniversary of
Woodstock in S.F. ...to name a
few. His words have been
described as "funny and
passionate/compassionate
activism".
www.douggreenmc.com
Junor Francis
Since 1987, Jamaican-born Junor
Francis has been hosting and
producing
"The
Reggae Connection" on the
Claremont College-based,
non-profit KSPC 88.7 FM.
He can also be heard on the
Loyola Marymount
University-based KXLU 88.9FM
with "The Reggae Show." Whether
as a Master of Ceremonies, a
journalist or a radio
personality, Junor is one of
California's premier reggae
historians. He can often
be found at festivals deeply
entangled in intense interviews
and discussions with reggae
artists. Whether reasoning
with a living legend or a rising
star, Junor is able to make a
meaningful and significant
'reggae connection' with his
deep knowledge of the music of
Jamaica coupled with his unique
insights into all the artists
within the reggae fraternity.
Spiff Skankin'
Reggae music is life to this
talented spinmaster
and MC.
Since the late
80’s, Spliff has been sharing
his “go with the flow” reggae
music mix with KPFA listeners,
as well as being renown
on the club scene
both as an MC
and also as a resident DJ for
Massive Sound International.
Sister
Parrot
Sister Parrot aka
Karen Abeita is a member of the
Tewa Kachina/Parrot Clan.
She
was raised in a traditional way
of life and continues to
participate in the practices of
this life throughout the year.
She started promoting shows with
Culture Connection in the early
90's. Reggae inna Hopiland has
been strong...with several major
acts making tour stops on the
reservation, the latest of which
was in 2007, with Stephen &
Damian Marley with K'Naan on the
Mind Control Tour a Parrot
Promotions production.
Sister parrot volunteered for 7
years as host of KUYI's "Rez
Rasta Riddims" reggae show. The
program was one of the foremost
reggae shows heard in
Northeastern Arizona. She's now
a independent producer for the
"Living In the Positive" reggae
radio show which is presented on
the nationally-syndicated Native
Voice 1.
When not producing shows, Sista
P is running half-marathons,
fighting forest fires with the
Southwest Indian Fire Fighters
Initial Attack Crew from
Hopiland or in her studio where
her passion is making
traditional Hopi pottery. Her
work can be found in galleries
such as the Eitoljorg Museum,
Indianapolis, IN and the
National Museum of the American
Indian, in Washington D.C.
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