JWR's WORLD CLASH 2000 MANIA!!!

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Irish & Chin's World Clash 2000 - Oct 6th - Amazura, Queens, NYC - $35 b/44 10pm

PREFACE

Its October and everyone knows that this time of the year bring's the largest sound clash event in North America: Irish & Chin's  Entertainment's Annual World Clash!  Dubbed World Clash 2000 (aka WC'00), this is the third event in what has become perhaps one of the most anticipated events in reggae music, joining the ranks of Fully Loaded, Sting, Champions in Action, and Sumfest.   Without a doubt it is *the* most anticipated event in New York City and the Tri-state Area, largely because since its inception in 1998, it has remained one of the few events to be kept yearly without a miss!!!  

World Clash 1998

Before one can appreciate an event of this magnitude, one must look to the history of Irish & Chin's World Clash!!  The dynamic Duo Irish and Chin have been credited by many in sound clash circles to have single-handedly revived the sound clash scene in New York City.  In 1998, amidst a series of successes in promoting sound clashes, Irish & Chin decided on a World Clash that would take the best of the best and pit them against one another in a neutral arena.  The venue was Club Amazura in Queens, and the invited sounds were Killamanjaro from Jamaica, Downbeat from Bronx, USA, and Coxsone from the UK.  Squeeze from 93.5 FM was dubbed timekeeper for the night! This clash had a somewhat Foundation flava to it, but the flyer clearly mentioned  that tunes from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s would be played.  As history would have it, Downbeat (led by Tony Screw) teamed up with Killamanjaro (then played by none other than the mighty Ricky Trooper), to eliminate a very irritable Coxsone from the competition.. Then the two battled it out, with Trooper (using "anything fi win") snatching the Trophy from Downbeat's grasp and taking it back to Jamaica.  Memorable moments from this clash included:

     -The huge forward received by Downbeat's Marcia Griffith "You Gonna Die Die Die" dub rendition of her popular "Feel Like Jumping" Studio One hit! This sealed Coxsone's elimination from the Dub-Fi-Dub! 

     -The Ziggy Marley dub played by Coxsone (rendition of one of his father's hit song, "One Drop") and the fuss that Coxsone made when they were eliminated from the Dub-Fi-Dub!!

     -The [then] brand new Bounty Killa dub ("Can't Believe Mi Eye") Ricky Trooper played to buss the dance in the Dub-Fi-Dub when everyone else was relying on foundation tunes, hence his saying "... anything fi win!"

Listen to World Clash 1998's Dub-Fi-Dub

World Clash 1999

If it wasn't the intention of Irish & Chin in the beginning, the huge success of World Clash 98 made it inevitable that this would become a yearly event, and in 1999 World Clash returned to New York City.  This time the venue was The Warehouse in Brooklyn, a venue that proved too small to hold the massive gathering that Irish & Chin's World Clash had amassed as thousands of patrons could not make it past the front door.  The interior of course was filled to capacity!  It was evident that this year Irish and Chin wanted the clash to have a more "worldly" feel, and in addition they wanted the sounds to earn their place in the line-up.  Because of this, the line-up for World Clash 99 kept changing throughout the months preceding the clash, with rumors of King Addies and Rodigan joining in the line-up.  By the time the flyers were printed, the following sounds were secured: Killamanjaro as the returning Champion  (and the only sound to be invited back from 1998's World Clash); Bass Odyssey (also representing Jamaica and rightfully so, as they were on a killing spree prior); Tony Matterhorn representing the USA (with King Addies not being on the bill for various reasons,  Matterhorn was thought to be the only one worthy).  The surprise of the night was Japanese sound Mighty Crown, who unbeknownst to many of the patrons at World Clash 99 has actually be around since the early 90s (as evident by the fact that they can sport Nicodemus (now deceased) on Dub).  History was not kind to incumbents in World Clash 99, and after leading the dance throughout for the most part, Killamanjaro lost the Title to Mighty Crown in a Dub-Fi-Dub sudden death that left fans in a state of dismay!! For a Full Clash Analysis by Prince TuFFiE the Clash Analyst written within days this clash, CLICK HERE.  Memorable Points in this clash included:

     -Matterhorn bowing out of the Dub-Fi-Dub, proclaiming: "Give me 2 more years fi build up mi foundation tunes!"

     -Mighty Crown's first dub (and the first dub played in World Clash 1999 - Terry Lynn's "Your Love is My Love."  If they were thought to be a joke sound b/4, this eliminated all such thoughts!

     -When Trooper said to Matterhorn in Round 2: "... yu a fret about mi old tune, si a dead man ya dat ago mek yu lose di trophy and yu Mighty Crown!"  and then drew for the Late Early B's "Visit of The King Selassi I"to dun di place!!!

Listen to World Clash 1999's Dub-Fi-Dub

World Clash 2000

So what will happen at World Clash 2000?  Only time will tell!!  One thing is for certain though, it will be a most memorable clash, one that people will be talking about for years to come.  See You There!!!!!

-Prince TuFFiE (Clash Analyst)!  

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