about Raggamuffin Whiteman – Ragga Sound International Share

style: reggae – ragga – hiphop – raggahiphop – rnb – soca – jungle – 2step – funk in the mix
outta: gent/belgium
birth: 1977
started: 1994

parties:

Ragga Sound International / DJ Raggamuffin Whiteman
Jamaica Harry’s Bar (Kingston, 1999), various other events
UK 2x at Home Bar (London, 1999)
2x at Old Asian Centre (London, 2000 & 2001)
Brazil 2x at Mood Club (São Paulo, 2002)
Susi in Dub (São Paulo, 2002)
Spain Down Beat Reggae Club (Barcelona, 2003)
Macedonia Club La Fabrique (Skopje, 2004)
Czech Republic Club Akropolis (Prague, 2005)
Club Bonanza (Prague, 2005)
Cross Club (Prague, 2005)
Inspiral (Plzeň, 2005)
Matrix Club (Prague, 2005)
Reggaemeeting Festival (Plzeň, 2005)
Belgium Resident at Decadance (Gent)
Resident at Bardot (Gent, 2003-2004)
Regular at City Queens (Gent)
Dour Festival (Dour, 1998, 2004 & 2005)
Reggae Geel Festival 2002 (Geel, 2002)
Esperanzah Festival (Floreffe, 2004)
Hove Live Festival (Hove, 2004)
Polé Polé Beach (Duinbergen, 2003)
Winner of the Golden Throne 2003 + regular guest at VK (warming up for artists as Wayne Wonder, Anthony B, Capleton, Lady Saw,…) (Brussels)
7 Days Festival (Gent, 2004 & 2005)

Raggamuffin Whiteman (live)
Spain Down Beat Reggae Club (Barcelona, 2002)
Rasta Valls Festival (Tarragona, 2003)
Club Gruta (with Pastizal Sound, Morodo,…) (Madrid, 2003)
Brazil Dustfloor (with Yellow P, Zulu & Black Alien) (São Paulo, 2002)
France L’Aéronef (warming up for David Rodigan, longside various French artists) (Lille) + other shows in Lille (with Sista G)
Germany Boomblast (with Daddy Freddy & Small Axe Sound) (Aachen)
Holland Reggae ANC Night (with Runn Sound & Small Axe Sound) (Vaals)
Belgium Reggae Geel Festival 2003 (with Sista G, backed by Calabash band)
VK* (warming up on regular basis for artists as Ce’Cile (with Sista G & Calabash), Ward 21, Mr Vegas (with DJ Fella),…) (Brussels)
N9 (longside Lokos) (Eeklo)
Brussels Cologne Reggae Bash (with Small Axe & Exodus) (Brussels)

MC Raggamuffin Whiteman (jungle/uk garage/breakz)
Brazil Megavonts 2002 (with DJs Darko Stepik & Tukatz) (São Paulo, 2002) Guest-MC during DJ Storm’s set at Vibe Club (São Paulo, 2002)
France Zamac (with Bazzheadz Kru) (Paris)
Belgium Couleur Cafe Festival 2003 (as part of Future World Funk Orkestra and as MC for DJ Protesta) (Brussels)
Recyclart Festival (with Future World Funk) (Brussels, ‘03 & ‘04)
Euritmix Festival (with Future World Funk, Brussels)
Bi-monthly Future World Funk sessions at Recyclart (Brussels)

about:
For Raggamuffin Whiteman aka Ragga Sound International, it all started when he went on a 1-year student exchange to Jamaica in ‘94 when he was only 17 years old.
That’s where he started mixing & where he really learned about reggae, dancehall & soca and was taught the skills from his friends at Innocence Disco.

Once back in Belgium he continued mixing reggae, dancehall, r’n’b & soca and also started writing his own lyrics and performing them whenever he’d mix at parties.

In ‘99 he went back to Jamaica for 5 months where he mixed at some gigs, won 2 DJ-battles on Irie FM and cut his first dubplates.
Once back in Belgium he really started working hard promoting reggae music and the Jamaican culture by organising parties (More Fire on the Coastline, etc), hosting his own radio show (’Yard Style FM’ on Radio URGent, since 2001), performing live, writing lyrics, mixing at various gigs (as Ragga Sound International or DJ Raggamuffin Whiteman), MC-ing for the Bazzheadz Kru (jungle) & Future World Funk, etc.

In November 2002, Raggamuffin Whiteman attended the Red Bull Music Academy in São Paulo, Brazil, where he linked up with a whole lot of other DJs & vocalists to discuss music and where he also got lots of gigs mixing & performing at hiphop clubs & reggae parties, MC-ing at drum ‘n’ bass raves and even mixing on Brazilian radio.

Raggamuffin Whiteman is now a well respected DJ mixing at urban clubs, underground events & major events & festivals like Reggae Geel Festival & Dour Festival.
Resident at Club Decadance (Gent), mixing regularly at VK (Brussels) & you’ll also find him mixing at lots of parties through the country and even across the borders.
He’s mixed & performed in France, Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Spain, Jamaica, Brazil, Macedonia & Czech Republic, sharing stages with people like David Rodigan, Capleton, Lady Saw, Mr Vegas, Ward 21, Anthony B, Wayne Wonder, DJ Storm, Madlib,…