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MEGAWAVE Records small label - big sound®
47UMa® 9 Pianists Al Turner Benny Culture/Singie Shante Dark Chocolate Family Unit Fancy That® The Groovematist® Moodafaruka Most Wanted® Mr. B Nuthin' Fancy® Lee "Scratch" Perry Randy Scott Bob Seeley Silent Radio® Spacewave® Zebula Avenue®
Jah Nur Music Psalmist Music Group Smooth Sounds
Sukhawat Ali Khan Wingin It
Mel Holder
Curtis Haywood MEGAWAVE Back Catalog
- CONTEMPORARY WORLD MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
BOOGIE-WOOGIE, BLUES & JAZZ PIANO
REGGAE
Nominated Best New Age/Spiritual Music 2008 North Bay Music Awards
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM Now on the Jazz Radio Chart
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration BEST REGGAE ALBUM NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES Shukriya - JN99103 Movin' - MEGW 0282 Joybox - MEGW 0212
Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered - MEGW 0302 Sukhawat Ali Khan world fusion vision Bassist Al Turner "The Burner" smooth jazz Mr. B blues, jazz, and boogie-woogie piano Lee "Scratch" Perry dub reggae & more combines classical Indian raga music with Sufi Qawwali singing, dancing with rhythm & passionate with feeling straight from the heart
Al Turner & friends EVERETTE HARP, EARL KLUGH, PAUL JACKSON JR & OLETA ADAMS deliver a smooth jazz classic. (mixed by KEN FREEMAN) Mr. B plays his blues & boogie woogie piano originals in a trio setting. a lively follow-up to his Grammy® nominated collaboration with STEVE MARSHALL, with special guests KEITH RICHARDS, GEORGE CLINTON, ERICA IJI, REUBEN WHITE, TIM HILL, MARK MASON, and SHERIDAN TANDY
WINNER Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Recording 2008 Detroit Music Awards
Nominated Outstanding Jazz Recording 2008 Detroit Music Awards
GRAMMY® NOMINATED BEST REGGAE ALBUM NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES Life Will Be Fine - MEGW 0222 Breathe - MEGW 0132 Back to Back - MEGW 0202 The End of an American Dream - MEGW 0242 Zebula Avenue world music from Detroit Randy Scott smooth jazz saxophone Mr. B & Bob Seeley blues, jazz, and boogie-woogie piano Lee "Scratch" Perry dub reggae & more multilingual harmonies backed by guitars and polyrhythms from Africa & around the world award-winning multi-instrumentalist & producer makes his fourth a career-breakout tour de force, featuring TIM BOWMAN & FRANK McCOMB, mixed by CRAIG BAUER & mastered by STEPHEN MARCUSSEN popular standards played with contrasting solo piano styles by two of today's leaders in boogie-woogie piano a timely narrative by the legendary engineer, producer, songwriter & performer, drawn from his spirituality and today's events
NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES Essential Moodafaruka - MEGW 0262 Grooveology - MEGW 0232
9 Pianists - Our Town, Our Time MEGW 0252 Conscience - MEGW 0162 Moodafaruka mixing Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Spanish & Western instrumental motifs The Groovematist cool jazz grooves 9 Pianists live blues & jazz piano Benny Culture/Singie Shante reggae from Jamaica Led by Houston guitarist ROM RYAN, Moodafaruka (mood of the dance) promotes the celebration of life through music. international DJ, producer & musician debuts this urban chill concept album built around different grooves, featuring guitarist JOHN E. LAWRENCE & pianist RICK ROE This live benefit album features nine award-winning pianists playing originals and fresh takes on piano standards. roots reggae duo backed by THE GUMPTION BAND, combined with three House remixes by The Groovematist
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES
47UMa - MEGW 0082 Island Gypsy - MEGW 0272 Hallelujah Train - MEGW 0192 Attunement - JN99101 47UMa® world beat from Michigan Dark Chocolate contemporary Caribbean jazz Mr. B & The Bird of Paradise Orchestra blues, jazz, and boogie-woogie live! Wingin It reggae-folk duo Former Billboard pick-hit artist Gail Baker fronts regional favorite, featuring JAKE REICHBART (Five Guys Named Moe)
featuring KIM STONE (Spyro Gyra, The Rippingtons), Aaron Stone, Alan Steinberger (March of the Penguins), Ronnie Ray Padilla, Nico Georis & Clay Henry a long-awaited vital re-issue of their musical tour de force, featuring PAUL KELLER defines the Northern California sound: reggae/folk/rock with conscious lyrics
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES NOW IN STORES Curtis Haywood - SMSO 0012 My Sunday Beat - MEGW 0182 Silent Radio - MEGW 0052 Saaxy Soprano Sax smooth jazz from Curtis Haywood The Mr. B Trio boogie-woogie piano Silent Radio® Ann Arbor eclectic rock reggae & roots
The long wait is over - featuring radio hit Rain Song Trio plays standards & originals live, featuring ROY BROOKS. evolving from a Detroit area jam band, Silent Radio reformed to record this 15-song retrospective
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE & BEST GOSPEL SONG "When Your Spirit Fills The Room" NOW IN STORES SPECIAL ORDER
TEACH THE YOUTH Benny Culture / Anthony Selassie
Music Book Volume 1 - PMG 0132
Teach the Youth Mel Holder jazz gospel
the single mixed at Tuff Gong Studios & produced by D. McLaren & S. Evans Grammy®-nominated producer/artist/instrumentalist MEL HOLDER spreads his gift through a blend of jazz and gospel fused with African and Caribbean rhythms.
now available on 45rpm vinyl by special order from Jamaica please e-mail your order to megawave@ic.net SPECIAL ORDER
ONLY LOVE Anthony Selassie / Tony Rebel
Only Love
the new single recorded at Tuff Gong Studios & produced by St. Michael 777 Music
now available on 45rpm vinyl by special order from Jamaica please e-mail your order to megawave@ic.net
ROCK
R&B / HIP-HOP
ELECTRONIC
Fancy That - MEGW 0022 Sending U a Message - MEGW 0142 Environmental Research - MEGW 0072 Fancy That® Ann Arbor pop/rock Family Unit R&B/hip-hop from Detroit Spacewave® Ann Arbor ambient & rhythmic electronica Most Wanted - MEGW 0042 Love U All Over - MEGW 0152 Most Wanted® Ann Arbor modern rock Family Unit R&B/hip-hop from Detroit Tattoo Girls - MEGW 0122 Most Wanted® Ann Arbor modern rock Nuthin' Fancy - MEGW 0012 Nuthin' Fancy® Ann Arbor non-stop rock
