JAH PICKNEY NEWS UPDATE
Nov. 16, 2005 - GHETTO REDEMPTION - LAUNCH PARTY CONCERT
Jah Pickney rocked the Empire Theatre in Belleville, ON, on October 16th, in celebration of the launch of his new Ghetto Redemption CD. As the crowds gathered into the luxurious theatre, prior to the show, a slide presentation of "The Making of Ghetto Redemption" flashed on a giant screen, while an instrumental version of the Ghetto Redemption album played. The slides included pictures of everyone involved in the making of the album and every stage of the project. Emcee, Cliff Linnard of Jah Yout Productions kept the audience entertained - wearing a different shirt every time he came on stage.
Jah Pickney gave his best performance ever - including sharing his testimony in rhyme. Pickney sang most of the songs from Ghetto Redemption, as well as a couple from his Jah Love and From the Heart albums. The lyrics of each song were displayed behind the artist for the 'patois impaired', allowing the audience to grasp every word and to sing along. With the help of four young dancers who joined him on stage, Jah Pickney taught his audience the "Clean It Up" dance. What an awesome sight to see, everyone mopping it up, scrubbing it up and doing the 'wax on, wax off' actions - as they "cleaned up the dancehall for Christ".
Following Jah Pickney's energy-packed concert, emcee Cliff presented the Lineage recording team, consisting of Tim 'Jah Pickney' Linnard and his two brothers Jeremy and Brad, with a plaque to acknowledge their excellent work on Ghetto Redemption. Jah Pickney was also presented with a plaque in celebration of the completion of this his 3rd Christian reggae album.
A brief multimedia presentation was given to introduce Jah Pickney ministries and to show the destruction in Jamaica following hurricane Ivan. A portion of the proceeds of the event was sent to YWAM Stone's Hope in Jamaica, to assist them in replacing chairs that were lost during the storm in 2004.
In response to the crowd's continuous chanting for Trinity Divinity, the concert concluded with Jah Pickney returning to the stage to sing the multi-award nominated reggae/Soca favourite. The Empire Theatre was truly alive with everyone in the theatre jumping and waving their handkerchiefs and streamers in the air, in celebration of our Triune God.
To see pictures of the Ghetto Redemption Launch Party Concert, go to the photo page on Jah Pickney's website at http://www.jahpickney.com
JAMAICA ADVENTURE MISSION 2005
Jah Pickney, along with 50 other team members from Canada, traveled to Jamaica this summer for ministry. Arriving at the Sangster International airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the team traveled 31/2 hours by buses to the YWAM (Youth With a Mission) Stone's Hope base near Mandeville in Manchester, Jamaica. This YWAM base operates an affordable elementary school for the children in the community - teaching them the 3 R's as well as giving them solid Biblical teaching.
In September 2004, the Stone's Hope base was hard hit by hurricane Ivan, which ripped the roofs off many of their buildings and poured damaging rains on the contents of everything inside - destroying all their office equipment, computers, school supplies, furniture, books, and the structural integrity of the buildings themselves!
During the two weeks that they were in Jamaica, the Canadian mission team helped to repair several buildings on the base and to provide new computers, printers, school supplies, bedding and a new microwave oven for the kitchen, with support they had raised back home.
The team was also involved in evangelistic outreach through prison ministry, orphanage visitation, medical clinic ministry, community football and basketball outreach, VBS (Vacation Bible School) programs in the Cross Keys and Knockpatrick communities, youth ministries in three area churches, Sunday church ministry and three Jah Pickney concerts.
To see pictures of the 2005 Jamaica Mission Trip, go to the photo page on Jah Pickney's website at http://www.jahpickney.com
JAH PICKNEY PRODUCES OTHER CHRISTIAN ARTISTS
In July 2005, Christian reggae/hip hop artist Gernado, of Florida, traveled to Canada to record in our Lineage Recording Studios. Tim "Jah Pickney" Linnard had the great pleasure of working with the artist to record and produce a new track for Gernado's upcoming 2nd album. On his debut album, entitled "Persistence", Gernado sings over 3 of Jah Pickney's original riddims, on "Be Blessed", "With All My Heart" and "Psalm One". For this new track, Gernado chose to use Jah Pickney's Utopia riddim.
Dunamis, who is featured on Jah Pickney's "Yuh Never Know" on Ghetto Redemption, has been working on his debut album, recording his new track "Don't Judge" on Jah Pickney's hip-hop flavoured Front Page riddim. The album is set to be released in November 2005.
Recording at Lineage Recording Studios, adult contemporary Christian artist, Dana Rogalsky, recently completed her debut CD Prisoner of Hope. Tim "Jah Pickney" Linnard co-produced a number of the songs on the album, as well as playing percussion on most. Dana will be celebrating the launch of her new CD, at Calvary Temple in Belleville, ON, on November 25 at 7:30 pm. Jah Pickney will be playing percussion with the band, accompanying worship leader Jody Cross, who is also performing at the event.
WEBSITE UPDATES
There are now 6 photo albums (close to 100 pictures) to browse through on the photo page at http://www.jahpickney.com. Check out the new photo albums and click on Making Ghetto Redemption, to see a behind the scenes view of the making of the album, including recording, mixing, mastering and pictures of the guest artists. Choose CD Launch Party, to view pictures from the Ghetto Redemption Launch Party Concert at the Empire Theatre in Belleville, ON; or Jamaica 2005, to see pictures of Jah Pickney's ministry in Jamaica this past summer. Other photo albums include pictures of Jah Pickney & Friends, Promo shots of Jah Pickney and photos from Jah Pickney's first mission trip in Jamaica 1997.
Following where He leads,
JAH PICKNEY MINISTRIES, JAH YOUT PRODUCTIONS & LINEAGE RECORDING STUDIOS
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