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DANCEHALL LEGEND SIZZLA TO TOUR U.S.

NEW ALBUM, THE OVERSTANDING, HITS STORES
ON NOVEMBER 21st, 2006

(November 7, 2006) – New York, NY – On the eve of his new release, dancehall legend Sizzla, announces national tour dates. His new album, The Overstanding, is scheduled to be released on November 21st, 2006. The Overstanding will be marketed and distributed by DDMG/Kalonji Records.

Sizzla emerged during the latter half of the ‘90’s, and quickly became one of the leaders of the modern dancehall movement. Along with Buju Banton and Capelton, he helped lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influences of roots reggae, favoring organic productions and heavily Rastafarian subject matter.

Sizzla’s first success came with the release of Praise Ye Jah in 1997. Widely considered one of the top modern dancehall albums of its time, Praise Ye Jah was quickly trumped by the release of Black Woman & Child that same year. The title track was a smash hit and became something of a cultural reggae anthem. Sizzla continued to release a string of successful albums including Be I Strong in 1999, the spiritually driven, hip-hop influenced Bobo Ashanti in 2001, and Da Real Thing in 2002, where he concentrated on a softer, mellower, more romantic material. With a catalogue of over 40 albums to his credit, Sizzla remains one of the most if not the most widely respected figures in all of Dancehall reggae. The Overstanding hits stores on November 21st, 2006.

TOUR DATES:
11/24 Newark, NJ Terrace Ballroom 12/7 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
11/25 Bladensburg, MD Crossroads 12/8 Norfolk, VA The Norva
11/28 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig 12/9 Philadelphia, POA Trocader
12/2 Columbus, OH Airosa Villa 12/12 Providence, RI Lupo’s At the Strand
12/5 Wilmington, NC The Rox 12/14 Stowe, VT Rusty Nail
12/6 Winston-Salem, NC Ziggy’s 12/15 Revere, MA Club Lido

For more information contact Giovanna Melchiorre 212-252-8800 x 257 / gio@kochent.com or David Bosch 212-353-8800 x 272 / david.bosch@kochent.com or RudeGal of RudeGal Entertainment 909-227-7833 / rudegal@rudegal.com.

Sizzla Bio

Sizzla Kalonji, the crowned King of Jamaican reggae, dancehall, roots & culture returns with a brand new album ‘The Overstanding.’ scheduled to be released on November 21, 2006. "The Overstanding" will be marketed and distributed by DDMG / Kalonji Records.

Miguel Collins, aka Sizzla, was born into the close-knit community of August Town, Jamaica, in the foothills of St Andrew, Jamaica. He joined the ranks of the Bobo Ashanti faith in the early 90's. The Bobo Ashanti group of Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie I and Prince Emanuel, who was the original founder of Bobo Ashanti. Their philosophy embraces repatriation to Africa and fire burns all forms of oppression and the Babylon system which they say is unfair and unjust.

Sizzla began his musical career with Caveman Hi Fi sound system and subsequently started recording for Zagalou label. He teamed up with Bobby "Digital" Dixon for a series of singles but it was his extensive touring with fellow roots and culture artist Luciano that made people sit up and take notice. This experience allowed Sizzla to nurture his skills as a live performer, and to date fans old and new still flock to his powerful live shows, which continue to sell out world-wide.

Sizzla began working with Philip "Fatis" Burrell of Xterminator, a highly respected modern roots label. From the outset their relationship was one of mutual respect and inspiration. A run of successful singles led to the release of Sizzla's debut album 'Burning Up' (RAS). This was followed a year later with 'Praise Ye Jah' (Jetstar), which secured his position as Jamaica's top conscious reggae artist.

In 1997 he released the now classic 'Black Woman and Child' (Greensleeves), whose title track was a smash hit and became something of a cultural reggae anthem. The dancehall fused album garnered phenomenal responses from reggae and mainstream markets alike. There was more to come. In 1998 he was nominated for Best International Reggae artist at the MOBO Awards and the album found its way in various magazine's top 100 albums of the year.

Sizzla continued to release a string of successful albums including "Be I Strong" in and “Royal Son of Ethiopia” 1999, earning him his second MOBO nomination, the spiritually driven, hip-hop influenced "Bobo Ashanti" in 2001, and "Da Real Thing" in 2002, where he concentrated on softer, mellower, more romantic material. With a catalogue of over 40 albums to his credit, Sizzla remains among the most widely respected figures in all of dancehall reggae, and still shows no signs of slowing.