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Now then, as most of you know, Jah Cure was released from the Tower Correctional on July 28th and had his first public performance on August 12th at the Sundance Music Festival in Holland. We’ve got photos, videos, and lots of links for you to see everything that happened at that blessed gathering.

More Videos From the First Days of Freedom For Jah Cure

But first, let’s rewind a few weeks. If you haven’t already watched this interview with Jah Cure, start here:
CVM Interview with Jah Cure after his release: Part 1 of 5:

Online Videos by Veoh.com

You can see the rest of the series on the Veoh Video Network

Another video from the Press Conference with Jah Cure immediately after his release, featuring Spragga Benz. Recorded by CaribV News Flash:

Online Videos by Veoh.com

At Home in Jamaica

For his first week of freedom, Cure spent some time at home; resting and relaxing with family mostly, but also going out and looking for some fun in the dancehall. He attended A St. Mary Mi Come From and various parties in Negril where he says he was just surrounded by love. He told the Jamaica Gleaner:

I’ve just come cross warm love everywhere in the country. I’m grateful; I neva know so much people really love di works. Yuh can’t get everybody respect, yuh caan tek your heart out, Christ come out and share fish and bread, so yuh just give thanks for who love and who don’t love, a just earth. Anywhere mi stop, people a seh Cure. I was trying to go into RTI and a tell yuh that just describes it. Nuff people were trying to come close to me with love; if people hate yuh dem nah come up to yuh. Mi travel with my security team and is a good ting, ’cause dem waan tear the clothes off of me.

When thinking about the future, he says he looks forward to having everything important in life - “a family, studio, houses, businesses, everything. As far as it tek mi.”

For more of this story, see the Jamaica Gleaner article, “Jah Cure free but not forgetful”.

Reggae Sundance Concert Reviews

The always amazing website and historians of reggae culture, ReggaePhotos.de have some great pictures from the Reggae Sundance Festival in Holland, including 3 pages of Jah Cure photos and one page of Jah Cure performing with Jah Mason. I’m especially fond of this one:

He be just chillin…. Just soaking up the love!

The ReggaePhotos.de website also has links for where you can find more photos of the concert.

Jah Cure steps on stage at Reggae Sundance 2007 in Holland:

Jah Cure sings “Longing” - Great Sound on this vid:

Jah Cure Croons at Reggae Sundance 2007:

Jah Cure - I’m Still Around @ Reggae Sundance 2007:

Jah Cure and Jah Mason perform together:

RadioBlog has audio of Jah Cure, Jah Mason, Capleton, Lutan Fyah, Marcia Griffiths, Yellowman, and Gregory Issacs in their player. Listen to it at http://reggaeblog.free.fr/radio/

Reviews of Reggae Sundance 2007

Here are what a few music journalists wrote about Jah Cure’s performance at Reggae Sundance:

“The show was amazing. The best show I have ever been to. Jah Cure gave a strong performance…Amazing!” – Julian, www.reggaephotos.de, Germany.

“The audience sang along line by line. The atmosphere was electrifying. In the run-up to the Reggae Sundance festival it was evident that most of the over 20,000 visitors travelled there because of Jah Cure. It was history in the making! Jamaica had Bob Marley, Jamaica had Garnett Silk and now Jamaica has Jah Cure, who is on the best way to becoming a superstar. That was the consensus after his outstanding, professional, winning performance, which was the crowning glory of the festival and which put tears in so many eyes because of the beauty of his voice and the circumstances surrounding his very first performance after over eight years in prison.” – Ellen Kohlings, Riddim, Germany

“Jah Cure’s debut performance since his much publicised release from prison promised much, and for once the hype around an artistes performance delivered on all fronts. He seemed completely at home on stage and was greeted by a rapturous reception from the European crowd. His rapport with the audience was instantly noticeable, and with the majestic Dean Frazer leading the Iyah Cure Band it was hard to believe that this was not an outfit that had toured around Europe and the world for some time. And this was actually their first public outing! Cure’s vocal performance was on point throughout, and his fans around the world have a treat in store when he visits their region.” – Ray Paul, BBC 1Xtra, United Kingdom.

“The field felt it. Jah Cure’s performance at Reggae Sundance in Holland would become a historical moment. While the world was waiting for his release, Jah Cure has given hope to many with his music. With this in mind all his songs felt much more powerful. Longing For, What Will It Take, Jamaica and Prison Walls; he did them in his distinguished way of singing. Almost complaining as if he carries a heavy weight on his back. He reaches the high notes, even if he has to press them out of his toes. That’s the way the crowd likes to hear him! He stood on stage dressed all in white with his sympathetic and relaxed attitude. Compared to other artists he’s different in his stage performance. He shows a lot of tranquility. I think Holland was blessed with Jah Cure on the 12 th of August 2007.” – Melvin Toemin, FunX FM, Rotterdam.

Links to official Jah Cure websites

www.freejahcure.net/
Jah Cure my$pace - this one has been obtained by Cure and his management and they say they will be updating it soon and using it to communicate with fans
www.jahcure.com/

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