prominent reggae artist born and raised in new zealand, who first came onto the scene as the lead singer of dssda soul sound. this year, he released the ep "love process" and we'll start the "love process" tour on july 27 with samu and latasha lee. and also with us, fresh from his job with san jose, our old friend, the organizer of the seventh annual island reggae festival, danny osi perez, the driving force behind this unique cultural event. welcome and welcome back, good to see you. sammielz: thank you for having us. robert: give me an idea, we've been followingfesta. what's in store this year? danny osi perez: we kept it more back home. some of the other parts of the world. this year, we're going to keep more of the artists back home in the south pacific islander artists that are out there. robert: very good. sammielz, kind of a good time, this festival? sammielz: yeah, it's a blessing to be out here, you know, and just thankful to be a part of, you know, something amazing that, you know, that danny and the team put together for only us musicians, but for the people that love the music as we