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ASHER Selector / The Positive Airline Sound

This is a Positive message to All Sounds & Selectors: Remember that I'n'I are JAH MESSENGER inna di side of Jah Rastafari... So before select any Muzik be 100% sure that yu Muzik is Clean and uplift di People of Da Earth
-Only Positive Muzik will survive-
I'n'I a Di Tools of JAH to Unite Di World with Equal Rights & Justice.
JAH Love FIRE FI BUN!!!
Asher Selector

RootsMan Productions is a Rastaman Company which promotes lives shows and it has its own Sound System. The company produces Jah Muzik with the label label: RootsMan. Since 1975-1976, Asher collects and plays Reggae Muzik for the people.


9 years Asher played on Couleur 3 FM (Swiss National Radio) every Friday night from 7pm to 8 pm. The program's name is Wareika Station. In January 2001 Couleur 3 gave 2 hours of emission every Saturday night from 8pm to 10pm.

In
January 2002, Wareika Station had changed the schedule to Sunday night at 9pm. In 2004, Asher Selector played on Saturday afternoon at 5:20pm.
 

In December 2000, Asher started to play at internet radio every Friday afternoon from 4pm to 6 pm on www.basic.ch. The emission's name is Kings Muzik (check it live or the Archives). From 2004 Kings Muzik play every second Tuesday.

 

In April 2004, Asher Selector and his crew had started their own Reggae Radio. The program plays 24 hours a day non stop music 24/7.
 

Listen to ASHER Selector at :www.live365.com/stations/raspectradio.
 

In this Reggae biography, we will write about the Sound System that RootsMan put together.
 

From 1981 to 1989, Asher Selector had travelled and played muzik throughout the world (Africa, South America, Central and North America , Jamaica and the Caribbean Islands etc…) Asher Selector from RootsMan had put together and started his own Sound System in the Summer of 1989.Since that time Asher Selector and his Sound plays regularly all over the country. He is well-known for his massive collection of Rockers, Roots, Dub, Ska and fresh selections.

Asher plays strictly conscious muzik to educate people with the power of God. Asher has an exceptional talent that's means when he plays the muzik, he plays it on the right track and at the right moment. Asher makes the crowd feel the vibrations from the beginning to the end.

From 1991 to 1999 : The Sound also had performed with his full family of entertainers : mixer from Birmingham in England, like the producer and drummer Steve Clarke, the well-known DJ pon the mic Rasta Muffin style Juki Ranx from England, the singer from Jamaica Jacko Lion, Ragga DJ from Egypt Jah Couscous also pon the sampler, singjay from Geneva Dennis the Chemist, Rebel and more. Brother Braxton pon the drive (big up to the max).


Over the years, the Sound had welcomed some international artists like : Crucial Robbie, Mickey Tuff, Thriller Jenna, Mad Professor pon the mix, Daniel Ray from the Original Jah Love Sound inna Jamaica, Ossie Gad, Teddy Dan, Bernard Collins from the Abyssinians, Winston Jarrett, Jah Woosh, and many many more…

The Sound had played internationally in Zimbabwe, England, Germany, Netherlands, and France and also he performed in Milan, Italy Tribute to Garnett Silk.

 

The Positive Airline Sound, Asher Selector played since 1998 until 2001 at the Montreux Jazz Café.
 

In May 2000, Asher Selector and the Positive Airline Sound had welcomed the legendary Prince Alla and Jeffaton. They performed for a few weeks around the country. The response from the audience and the promoters were so hot that Prince Alla came back to Switzerland from Jamaica. in December 2000, they performed at the same venue and different city around the country.
 

Asher performed on the opening night at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The evening started with Earl Sixteen, Mafia and Fluxy, Prezident Brown who play with Panache Culture, Anthony B, the Star Trail Band and The Morgan Heritage Family, all those artists played at the Miles Davis Hall.

The 2000 edition of the Reggae Night at the Montreux Jazz Festival had welcomed Asher Selector to teach & preach the people with his muzik.He played before, between and after the lives performances of the Sister in Reggae, the Abyssinians, Teddy Dan and Horace Andy.
 

The 2001 edition of the Reggae Night at the Montreux Jazz Festival was a phenomenal evening for the Reggae Muzik. Asher Selector, Levi Roots, Prince Alla, Johnny Clarke, Turbulence, Sizzla and Burning Spear were part of this great festival.
 

Asher Selector had performed with the full Positive Airline Family at the Montreux Jazz Café at the 2001 edition including: Kajeem, Ossie Gad, Prince Alla, Tony Ranks.
 

Asher Selector played and selected with the Klass International Sound of Harbor View in Kingston Jamaica. He travelled to Jamaica several times a year.
 

The year 2000 and 2001, Asher Selector had been booked every week-end to play around Europe and all over Switzerland. In March of 2001, Asher Selector and Jah Shaka had shared the stage for the third time in Geneva.

In August 2001, Asher Selector went to Ivory Coast, Africa which he performed with Kajeem and Prince Alla. They spend 10 days doing sound system, radio shows and interviews.
 

In February 2002, The Positive Airline Sound, Asher Selector and Prince Alla performed for the first time in Belgrade, Serbia. They have done major TV program and radio interview. Their performances were sold out.
 

Positive Airline Sound had performed in Tel Aviv, Israel in March 2002.


In September, October and November 2002 the Positive Airline Sound, Asher Selector and Prince Alla had performed for 3 months over Europe going through France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia….


In December 27 0f 2002, Asher Selector and David Rodigan shared the stage. Their show was sold out. Asher Selector was invited by David Rodigan Radio in February 2003.

In the same year Asher Selector had performed over 50 important shows all over Europe from Sweden to Portugal. He had played in major European Festival through out the summer of 2003.

In 2004, the album Positive Airline Sound Prince Alla "Live Inna Milano" was released.
 

Asher Selector plays alone and he also plays many shows with Prince Alla over the world, city's as Munich, Abidjan, Tel A Viv, Harare, Moscow, Paris, Belgrade, Rome, Paris and many more…


Asher Selector had performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2004 and at the French Festival called The Eurockéennes. He had his own stage which he did play alongside with Jamaican, African and European artists in this special summer showcase.
 

Asher Selector was invited by the biggest Turkish Festival in August 2004 in Istanbul. There were other acts as 50 Cents, Sly & Robbie, Deus, Zion Train, Twilight Circus and many more……
 

Asher Selector / the Positive Airline Sound has been playing all over Europe and been invited to play in Colorado "USA" in 2006.

For the past 3 years he also has invited SYLFORD WALKER all over Europe and Israel to perform alongside him.
 

In 2005 Asher Selector has recorded the Black Eyed Peas (Fergie, Will. I. Am., Tippa Irie) on Dub plate.


The radio of Asher Selector: http://www.live365.com/stations/raspectradio has wan the Grammy as Best of Live365 Awards in San Francisco the 1 May 2005.
 

Every Summer Asher Selector been requested to play the major Festival as Montreux Jazz Festival, Eurockeennes Festival, Soca Festival in Slovenia, Rototom Festival etc…
 

He's been requested to back up Earl Sixteen on the Sound System while playing in Europe.
 

Asher Selector his known to entertain the people from the beginning till the end of his set, he will play the major roots foundation songs as well of the last remix hip-hop ragga tune, always in a cultural way and only with Lyrics who uplift the people of the night.
 

He has introduced a new Artist "RaldoAsher" from Switzerland all over Europe for the last 2 years.
 

Since 2000 Di Positive Airline Sound decided to step up "High Grade" with some Positive "Specials" and "Dubplates" played fresh fi di people & I'n'I collected some conscious muzik with artists like: Abbyssinians, Max Romeo, Prezident Brown, Prince Alla, Congos, Burro Banton and Chronicle, Everton Blender, Mykal Roze, Frankie Paul, Bushman, Bounty Killer, Junior Reid, Capleton, Sizzla, Beres Hammond, Ziggy Marley, Luciano, Tony Rebel and many many more.....Stay connected with Di POSITIVE AIRLINE SOUND

 

Love to Di Max....Asher Selector
Asher Selector says:


"Let the right Muzik live and kick out the Slackness and all the Muzik who say nothing".





Jah Shaka at Waireika Station
"Couleur3"
Swiss National Radio

 


Garnett Silk Tribute "Milan" Italy
 


Asher " Geneva" 1992




 

Asher Selector playing at the

World Snowboard Championship
Leysin - Switzerland
January 2002

   

Look out for The Positive Airline Sound / Asher Selector on the following dates and cities

 

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Venue / City

Others Act on the Night
       
       
   

 

 

click on the  article of the Star in Jamaica to reid the full review of Jeffaton and Asher Selector

 

Click fi Some of Di Positive Airline Sound dub Plate

     

     
 
 

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raspect@bluewin.ch

   

ASHER Selector
The Positive Airline Sound
4, BD. James-Fazy
1201 Geneva
SWITZERLAND
Tel / Fax : +41 79 377 07 10
e-mail :
raspect@bluewin.ch

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