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Download now! RAMP on Midnight Soulstice

SoulpowerSoulpower 204 Posts
edited April 2009 in Announcements
And another one for the books ??? RAMP[/b] will guest on our radio show Midnight Soulstice[/b] this [i]Friday, April 10th, from 11 pm ??? 1 am EST[/i]. It will be the very first time for RAMP[/b] to be featured on a full two-hour radio special dedicated to their music.RAMP[/b] is a group formed in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the mid-1970s. Originally called Saturday Night Special[/b], the group changed its name to RAMP[/b] after being discovered by Roy Ayers[/b]. RAMP stands for R[/b]oy A[/b]yers M[/b]usic P[/b]roduction and R[/b]oy A[/b]yers M[/b]usic P[/b]roject. Bandleader and drummer John Manuel[/b] also states: "The name actually refers to taking you on a journey, elevation, as in an on or up ramp, an access to another place as in highway ramps.???The group released one album, Come Into Knowledge (1977), which is now considered a classic among rare groove collectors and artists (such as PM Dawn[/b], Digable Planets[/b], Erykah Badu[/b] and a Tribe called Quest[/b], who have used RAMP[/b] samples in their music). Featuring the female vocals of Sharon Matthews[/b] and Sibel Thrasher[/b], the album was recorded in New York and California and released on Blue Thumb Records. But due to a lack of promotion, the album never charted, and the group split up shortly after the release and after only a handful of lives shows. RAMP[/b] were meant to be a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Roy Ayers[/b] and Edwin Birdsong[/b]. Their only album featured a version of Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves The Sunshine along with the 'rare groove' track Daylight.RAMP[/b] reunited in 2006 with all of its original members. Midight Soulstice[/b] co-host DJ Pari[/b] has made two trips to Europe with RAMP as their tour DJ ??? so expect a very personal interview with bandleader John Manuel[/b] and other original members of the group. We'll also play a few tracks that did not make it on the Come Into Knowledge and that were not released until recently.To listen to the radio show live, visit www.wrir.org[/b] and click on the webstream.Check out RAMP[/b] on MySpace www.myspace.com/ramp77 And make friends with Midnight Soulstice www.myspace.com/midnightsoulstice

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  • SoulpowerSoulpower 204 Posts
    Show airs tonight from 11 pm - 1 am EST on www.wrir.org
  • SoulpowerSoulpower 204 Posts
    And a rare treat, courtesy of John Manuel ...

  • SoulpowerSoulpower 204 Posts
    It was fantastic to have RAMP on the show on Midnight Soulstice last night. Listen to RAMP's original members talk about their legacy, how the feel about being sampled by artists like Tribe Called Quest and Erykah Badu and what's up for the future. We also played RAMP's entire cult album "Come Into Knowledge" plus a few previously unreleased songs, so make sure to listen to the show:

    http://wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9542
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