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Equal Brothers

The committee of the association is made up of 3 persons :
- JB: president, operater, selecter, cook
- Pédro: treasurer, selecter, MC, producer of organic food, cook
- Sister Leah: secretary, decorative arts, cook

+ the artists:
- Muzical Ben: compositions muzical, melodica songs
- Meek Man: compositions muzical, melodica, nyahbingi
- I -Tist: compositions muzical, toast, nyabingi
- Ras Manu Bongo: selection strikly roots stylee

+ the sisters & the children of the year 3000...:
- Doudou Hélène
- Elizabeth & Omaëlle
- Joakim


Description on the gazette:

“To promote, broadcast, produce the music and the culture Reggae-Dub"
Non-profit making organization-Law 1901, filed on 09.12.2005.

Aims and objectives :
- To produce original vinyl records and dubplates
- To acquire sound system equipment
- To distribute the tee-shirts of the association, + stickers
- To offer good quality foodstuffs.


Ital food + stalls:

- “Ital food" means vital food in Rastafarian. It is vegetarian, vegan food, alcohol free, without any chemicals or preservatives.

As far as we are concerned, we draw our culinary inspiration from the Indian, Jamaican, Creole and Basque cooking.

We enhance the value of the harmony of colours, tastes, textures, hot / cold, Spicy / mild, Salty / sweet, respecting the balance cereals - vegetables – proteins etc...
Most products are organic, in order to offer faultess quality to keep body and mind sound!


- Stalls:
We also offer a stall accordind to the premises coming with:
- tee-shirts”equal brothers” – man / woman
- new and second hand records: singles, 10", 12", + CDs of sound system session
- Ital food (if allowed)


Exhibitions- Musical conference:

Equal Brothers & Ras Daniel Ray at Biarritz reference library from March 7th to 25th 2006

- Theme of the exhibition: “50 years of Jamaican music”, with Skank Karrika Crew (LP Sleeves exhibition) and Orange Street (Informative panels).

- Musical conference: Equal Brothers & Ras Daniel Ray
The Jamaican music with its various influences presented to 2 secundary school forms in the afternoon and for the general public in the evening.
Explanations to the music, going back to the 50s, with traditional music up to our present day with the sounds from England
Daniel Ray sings: texts and improvisations

- Presentation of Sister Leah’s works:
*Joakim’ clothes
*Scene background “Equal Brothers”
*Self-portrait: “prayer”
(photo + video + presentation leaflet)