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Press Release - One Race Many Colours
2003

His latest release puts him on the playlist and charts in the Top 15.  Word on the street ... Thank You Garnet for the beautiful songs, message and the light of hope.


 

Ottawa Citizen
August 16, 2001
by Wes Smiderele

"... His current release is a single called "World Emergency -- Help the People"  a plea for a joint world effort to combat the worldwide HIV epidemic..."


 

Ottawa Express
August 16, 2001

"... it's Fete Caribe ... Garnet Challenger's show at Hartwell's ..."


 

Let's Talk
Black History Month - Let's Talk
by Bill Ranklin

"... Garnet Challenger, reggae recording artist and Rastafarian, is a man on a mission ... "


 

CD Reviews
by Stephen Neale

"...Ottawa's Garnet Challenger continues his tradition of releasing excellent original reggae music.  Harvest Time ..."


 

Ottawa Citizen
September 23
Candlelight walk raises raises $65,000 to fight aids
by Melanie Brooks and Allison Korn

"... Garnet Challenger performed a song he wrote "to inspire (people) to wake up to the reality of AIDS..."


 

Ottawa Express
August 1998
by Stephen Neale

"... And significantly for local fans, a reworked and remastered version of the well-known, but hard-to-find track "Let's Walk Let's Talk" by Garnet Challenger..."


 

Ottawa Citizen
February 12, 1988
Music Section
by Keith Spicer

"... the Canadian Music Awards on Sunday in Toronto's Skyline Hotel, the band is up for 2 awards ..."


 

LeDroit 
Ottawa's Soup Kitchen
Soupiere en direct Kiwanis
July 1991

"... Garnet Challenger, du groupe The Connection Band ... "
(french review)


 

Ottawa Express
July 24, 1997
by Stephen Neale

"... "Take it from here, We are taking it higher" are the opening lines of Stone and its what the Connection Band achieve on their third CD ... "


 

SOCA
December 1997

"... Garnet Challenger and his Connection Band present a reggae-fied world view with a lyrical focus on peace and unity ... "


 

Ottawa Express
August 21, 1997
by Stephen Neale

"... Garnet Challenger refers to his music as "new roots reggae" ... "


 

The Zone
December 1997

Garnet Challenger and the Connection Band - Stone


 

 

 

 

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