Introducing Pama International a Soul-injected Ska, Rocksteady & Dub sensation for the 21st century. Fronted by long-time musical cohorts Finny & Sean Flowerdew (The Loafers, Special Beat, Skooby & Skanga) Pama boast an all-star collective including The Specials' Lynval Golding, Madness' Lee Thompson alongside members from Galliano, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Steel Pulse, Style Council & Pop Will Eat Itself.
To date Pama International have releases 3 critically acclaimed albums & one EP on their own Jamdown imprint, recorded a bombastic Radio One Session, sold-out tours of Italy, Switzerland & UK, played triumphant sets at Glastonbury 2004, London’s Respect Festival (twice) and Womad 2005 (to a rocking audience of 9000) plus signed deals in USA, Germany, France, Italy , Japan, Switzerland & Spain. Their recordings have been championed on the airwaves and sound systems the world over including here at home with David Rodigan (Kiss 100), xfm, Phil Jupitus BBC6 Breakfast Show and Mike Davies on Radio One.
Not content to keep their sound to the music world alone six appearances on British and Hollywood film soundtracks have already been landed. The most successful of which is included on Pama International's debut, the Flowerdew penned ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’, as featured on the Brit Gangster film ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’.
2005 - In May "Float Like a Butterfly" became Pama International first release in USA on Asian Man Records (and Jump Up Records on vinyl) helping to creae a huge buzz stateside.
Whilst back at home, July 2005 saw the release of their latest work "Dub Store Special" EP...a quintessential collection of the very best Dub-fuelled UK Ska sounds around today. Produced by the mighty Groove Corporation (previously mixed Sly & Robbie, Dillinger, Luciano, Bim Sherman, and Bob Marley!) after an introduction from Dub-legend Adrian Sherwood. The resulting 6 tracks were monstrous, bone shaking dubs vs. Soul-fuelled Ska & Reggae, all built on beautifully crafted songs, which are already picking up airplay the world over.
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Live Pama International excel. They have already played alongside some illustrious artists including Madness, The Skatalites, Rico, Zion Train, Jerry Dammers, Dub Side of The Moon creators - Easy Star All-stars, and had Studio One diva Dawn Penn and TJ CHILL from Afrika Bambaatas Zulu Nation both perform with them. Pama International have created a massive underground following, so much so that the new "Dub Store" EP sold out it’s first pressing in 5 shows!
The rest of 2005 saw Pama International busier than ever. Working on a new albums worth of material for release in 2006 on the legendary Trojan Record label...that label's first new signings in nearly 20 yeras. The resulting album the "Trojan Sessions" featured some of the biggest names in Reggae guesting - like Rico Rodriguez, Dawn Penn, Dennis Alcapone, Derrick Morgan,Winston Francis, AJ Franklin and also recording together for the first time in decades Dave Barker and Ansel Collins. The album thus cementing Pama International into Reggae and Ska history.
In 2007 Pama International take to the road again releasing a new 10" Vinyl release featuring Dub mixes of tracks from the "Trojan SessionS2 bu UK Reggae producer Nick Manesh on the the Universal disrtibuted Rockers Revolt Record label, followed by a new album produced by Reggae legendary producer The Mad Proffesor.
2007 also see the bands first two albums "Pama International" and "Too Many Freaks Not Enough Stages" in deluxe digipak format with added bonuses on the Moon Ska World label and also out gigging around UK & Europe. Along the way they'll be doing a number of shows with Trojan Sound System, featuring the likes of Tippa Irie and Dennis Alcapone.
Believe the hype... this is the soundtrack to this and any other summer.
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