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The highly anticipated sophomore studio effort from reggae crooner, Gyptian, is set to hit stores worldwide on October 21, 2008. Gyptian will be live and unplugged in New York City to celebrate the launch of I Can Feel Your Pain (VP Records), at the exclusive Club Element in Manhattan, starting at 8PM.
The album boasts [...]

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I’m sure he’s [...]

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Gyptian is celebrating the release of his sophmore album, “I Can Feel Your Pain” in New York on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Club Element. Best of all it’s free, so be there if you can!