Post by kaya on Feb 13, 2009 17:38:24 GMT -5
IN STUDIO: Makeda Dread Cheatom
If it's not as founder and executive director of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, most San Diegans know Makeda Dread Cheatom as the host of California's longest-running reggae radio show, Reggae Makossa (which last year, after years on 91X, hopped across the border to its new home, Tuesday evenings on Tijuana's 102.5 FM).
Morningstar Farms fans also have her to thank for opening the first non-smoking vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, the Profit, where George Harrison once threw a fit because he wasn't able to light up. Her work as a political activist led her to cross paths with Fidel Castro, and she eventually met and befriended Bob Marley. Of all her feats, however, the one that arguably wears the biggest shoes is the annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends, formerly Bob Marley Day, now in its 28th year.
Monday's fest at San Diego Sports Arena brings together some 17 acts, both veteran (Stephen Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Buju Banton) and buzz acts still working up steam on airwaves even in Jamaica (Queen Ifrica, Tessanne, K'naan). For the sixth year, the fest is accompanied by a smaller sister show at Tijuana's El Foro, happening Saturday.
Here, Makeda speaks about the fest's history, the 2009 lineup, the strong roots of the San Diego reggae scene and the oft-underestimated power of music, art and culture.
Source:http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2009
If it's not as founder and executive director of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, most San Diegans know Makeda Dread Cheatom as the host of California's longest-running reggae radio show, Reggae Makossa (which last year, after years on 91X, hopped across the border to its new home, Tuesday evenings on Tijuana's 102.5 FM).
Morningstar Farms fans also have her to thank for opening the first non-smoking vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, the Profit, where George Harrison once threw a fit because he wasn't able to light up. Her work as a political activist led her to cross paths with Fidel Castro, and she eventually met and befriended Bob Marley. Of all her feats, however, the one that arguably wears the biggest shoes is the annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends, formerly Bob Marley Day, now in its 28th year.
Monday's fest at San Diego Sports Arena brings together some 17 acts, both veteran (Stephen Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Buju Banton) and buzz acts still working up steam on airwaves even in Jamaica (Queen Ifrica, Tessanne, K'naan). For the sixth year, the fest is accompanied by a smaller sister show at Tijuana's El Foro, happening Saturday.
Here, Makeda speaks about the fest's history, the 2009 lineup, the strong roots of the San Diego reggae scene and the oft-underestimated power of music, art and culture.
Source:http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2009