Non Returning Status Book – $69.95
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230 pages

Non Returning Status Large Poster – $24.99
sold by Cafepress.com
23″ x 35″

Non Returning Status: MP3 Album – $8.99 or $0.99/song
sold by Amazon.com
10 Tracks – 61 Minutes

Non Returning Status: Live CD – $15.99
sold by CreateSpace.com
10 Tracks – 61 Minutes
Non Returning Status: Live CD – $15.99
sold by Amazon.com
10 Tracks – 61 Minutes

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Natti Love Joys Merchandise

MP3 Albums + Songs
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(this article was originally published on May 14, 2008 by Matthew Everett for Metro Pulse)

Marla and Jahti Allen, the principals of East Tennessee reggae band the Natti Love Joys, met in New York in 1983. Marla’s group, the Love Joys, had come from London to record at Lloyd Barnes’ Bullwackie Studio. Jahti had just returned from a European tour with the Congos. (A native of Kingston, Jamaica, he had joined the group as a bassist after the release of 1977’s Lee “Scratch” Perry-produced Heart of the Congos, widely regarded as the best roots reggae album ever made.) He was also a member of the popular New York band Itiopia.

“The Love Joys was my girl group, with my two cousins,” Marla Allen says. “We had a few hits in London. But we were just kids then. We were working in New York, and Jahti wanted to work with me. First we were Abel and Allen—Abel was my maiden name. Then we were A & A Reggae, and then the Natti Love Joys.”

Click here to read the rest of the article. [Metro Pulse - Knoxville, TN]

Above, you can view all the videos from the Non Returning Status playlist on YouTube. The Non Returning Status documentary consists of a series of archival footage, viral videos, vintage concert performances, interviews, and abstract audio/visual clips, all of which are available on the web.

For more videos by Brass Knuckles Productions on YouTube, check out this URL:
http://www.youtube.com/brassknuxfilms

The introductory video montage to “Non Returning Status,” the documentary/multimedia experience about reggae band, the Natti Love Joys.. Video also available on Dailymotion.

A brief teaser for the Non Returning Status website with narration by Jah-T. Video also available on Dailymotion right here.

Non Returning Status presents the “Natti Love Joys: Camp Reggae” Photo Gallery on Flickr featuring over 150 images. Photography by George Washington Rogers, IV.

Click here to view this gallery on Flickr.com.

The Non Returning Status documentary consists of a series of archival footage, viral videos, vintage concert performances, interviews, and abstract audio/visual clips, all of which are available online. Above, you can view all the videos from the Non Returning Status playlist on Dailymotion, or you may click here to watch the videos on the Dailymotion website directly.

For more videos by Brass Knuckles Productions on Dailymotion, check out this URL:
http://www.dailymotion.com/brassknuxfilms

Photojournalist and author George Washington Rogers, IV spent over three years creating what would come to be known as Non Returning Status, a historical and philosophical look at the Natti Love Joys. Over this period of time, Rogers observed, traveled and even lived with the Natti Love Joys in order to fully study the band’s lifestyle and understand exactly who they are and what they belief. There are currently over 1,500 pictures documenting the making of Non Returning Status, all of which have been posted online. Through a series of Flickr photo galleries, you will be able to experience a taste of what the photographer and author experienced firsthand.

Click here to view the Non Returning Status Collection on Flickr.

Be sure to check out more photo galleries in the “Pictures” section.

Non Returning Status/Brass Knuckles Productions

Please use the addresses below to contact the creators of this website for more information about Non Returning Status and Brass Knuckles Productions.

Webmaster: nonreturningstatus[at]brassknuxfilms.com
Publicity: publicity[at]brassknuxfilms.com
George Rogers, Author & Filmmaker: wash[at]brassknuxfilms.com
Brian Greer, Filmmaker: brian[at]brassknuxfilms.com

You can also write to us at:

Brass Knuckles Productions
P.O. Box 24001
Knoxville, TN 37933-2001

www.brassknuxfilms.com

Natti Love Joys Contact Information

For more information about the Natti Love Joys and Camp Reggae:

Natti Love Joys: nattilove[at]gmail.com

Camp Reggae Festival & Camping Grounds
204 Calvender Rd.
Sassafrass Ridge
Turtle Town, TN 37391
USA

www.campreggae.net

With roots that stem from the legendary greats such as Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, and Jimmy Cliff, the sound of The Natti Love Joys is a dynamic blend of reggae, modern rhythm and blues, drum and bass, hip hop, and various forms of jazz. This creative style of music gives way to a unique one of a kind sound that captivates and amazes its crowd show after show.

Millennium Bug, the band’s first album, won the Atlanta Caribbean Music Award three years in a row: 2000, 2001, and 2002. Their second album, Universal Mind, brought forth even more spiritual energy, musical diversity, power and depth than the first. Their latest album, Thingz, is roots reggae at its very finest, with a little touch of R&B.

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