Once again, we are back at summer and this one is special. This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of CPR... It was the summer of 2005 that Sharon Gordon and I brought together a coalition of reggae industry practitioners to plan and stage the first Reggae Culture Salute to mark the 75th anniversary of the November 2nd, 1930 coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Mennen of Ethiopia, an event that would set in motion a sequence of events that include the emergence of the Rastafari Movement and ultimately reggae music. Reggae Culture Salute honors the unique relationship between reggae, Rasta, Emperor Selassie and Jamaica and the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music strives to raise the bar in reggae music, elevate the profile of the purveyors of reggae and research, codify, curate and disseminate information about the reggae genre so as to increase understanding of its development, its significance, and its influence around the world.

 Today, CPR is a reggae lovers organization and as we advance into our second decade of existence, we continue to hold dear our motto and practice of working together to make things work and implore you to be a part of the next decade of preserving reggae music. This summer begins with the final forum of the seventh season of our Community Conversation Series, a groundbreaking series of forums that began in 2009 and has provided immense community education over the seven years, spawning several initiatives in the process. Join us on Thursday, June 25 for Who Mash Up Reggae - Part V when Christina Grand of Reggae Embassy will join us to explore education imperatives for the industry in a conversation titled, "What You Don't Know Could Hurt You" (see Who Mash Up reggae Part V below).

On June 27th, CPR marks the 4th anniversary of CPRLive, the broadcast platform of CPR, with a memberthon broadcast to launch the 2015 Summer Memberthon campaign to garner membership support for CPR. The broadcast which begins at 3:00 PM on CPRLive provides an excellent opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with CPR, its programs and its plans for the future, and to pledge your support for making things work. Log on to www.cprreggae.org between 3:00 PM and midnight and be a part of the 2015 summer memberthon (see 2015 Summer Memberthon below).

For the third year running, CPRLive will broadcast live from the International African Arts Festival. Make plans to visit the festival which takes place from 10:00AM to 9:00 PM each day from July 2 through July 5 rain or shine, but if you can't be there, CPRLive will broadcast from the main stage each day from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM so you don't have to miss it all together. Be sure to stop by the broadcast booth and say hello when you visit the festival. We are located directly in front of the main stage on the grass.

We look forward to you joining us in getting summer underway and to your steadfast participation in working together to make things work as we pave the way to another decade of preserving the soundtrack to the movement of Jah people.

Once again, we are back at summer and this one is special. This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of CPR... It was the summer of 2005 that Sharon Gordon and I brought together a coalition of reggae industry practitioners to plan and stage the first Reggae Culture Salute to mark the 75th anniversary of the November 2nd, 1930 coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Mennen of Ethiopia, an event that would set in motion a sequence of events that include the emergence of the Rastafari Movement and ultimately reggae music. Reggae Culture Salute honors the unique relationship between reggae, Rasta, Emperor Selassie and Jamaica and the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music strives to raise the bar in reggae music, elevate the profile of the purveyors of reggae and research, codify, curate and disseminate information about the reggae genre so as to increase understanding of its development, its significance, and its influence around the world.

 Today, CPR is a reggae lovers organization and as we advance into our second decade of existence, we continue to hold dear our motto and practice of working together to make things work and implore you to be a part of the next decade of preserving reggae music. This summer begins with the final forum of the seventh season of our Community Conversation Series, a groundbreaking series of forums that began in 2009 and has provided immense community education over the seven years, spawning several initiatives in the process. Join us on Thursday, June 25 for Who Mash Up Reggae - Part V when Christina Grand of Reggae Embassy will join us to explore education imperatives for the industry in a conversation titled, "What You Don't Know Could Hurt You" (see Who Mash Up reggae Part V below).

On June 27th, CPR marks the 4th anniversary of CPRLive, the broadcast platform of CPR, with a memberthon broadcast to launch the 2015 Summer Memberthon campaign to garner membership support for CPR. The broadcast which begins at 3:00 PM on CPRLive provides an excellent opportunity to become thoroughly familiar with CPR, its programs and its plans for the future, and to pledge your support for making things work. Log on to www.cprreggae.org between 3:00 PM and midnight and be a part of the 2015 summer memberthon (see 2015 Summer Memberthon below).

For the third year running, CPRLive will broadcast live from the International African Arts Festival. Make plans to visit the festival which takes place from 10:00AM to 9:00 PM each day from July 2 through July 5 rain or shine, but if you can't be there, CPRLive will broadcast from the main stage each day from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM so you don't have to miss it all together. Be sure to stop by the broadcast booth and say hello when you visit the festival. We are located directly in front of the main stage on the grass.

We look forward to you joining us in getting summer underway and to your steadfast participation in working together to make things work as we pave the way to another decade of preserving the soundtrack to the movement of Jah people.