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Megan & Meryl To Perform At Tirohana

Sisters Megan Alatini and Meryl Cassie (Java and Ebony from The Tribe!) will perform at Tirohana Estate in November with Contagious. The news appeared exclusively on Tribeworld.com.

The Tirohana Estate is owned and ran by Raymond Thompson and family. The concert by the sisters will be on Sunday November 18th 2012 as part of the Toast Martinborough Wine Festival which is held annually. If your in NZ make sure you head down!

Visit TirohanaEstate.com for more information about visiting the vineyard, dining there and also staying at the accommodation provided by the estate.

To buy tickets to the Toast Martinborough Wine Festival, click here.

New Music For The Tribe!

Cloud 9 revealed a new demo track on their official The Tribe YouTube channel (subscribe to it!).

The song ‘Lost In You’ is by Raymond Thompson and John Williams and is performed by Sarah Nahshieneth and will be one of the new ‘The Tribe’ inspired music tracks to be released. The song is still in the works in progress. Have a listen below, it is introduced by Dwayne Cameron (The Tribe’s Bray).

Meryl Cassie : Tirohana Estate Gig

Meryl Cassie - Live Performance at Tirohana Estate

Meryl Cassie is set to entertain at, The Tribe creator, Raymond Thompson’s vineyard on November 20th 2011.

As part of Toast Martinborough, a wine, food and entertainment festival, Raymond Thompson will be hosting a party at his vineyard Tirohana Estate. Kudos to Raymond Thompson for booking Meryl to entertain the attendees. Also performing at the event are Livewire and Drew Neemia, who had a guest role in The Tribe as Fisheye.

Meryl Cassie and Drew Neemia have previously performed together in The Jono Project and Christmas In The Park 2008.

For more info on the Tirohana Toast party, click here.

The Tribe Movie : IMDB Listing

The Tribe 2014 Movie Raymond Thompson Cloud 9

The Tribe movie, previously announced globally by Variety, has now got a listing on IMDB.

Click here to check it out, at this moment in time there is not much information on the production, only that Raymond Thompson is the writer of the film. Although the article by Variety stated the movie would have the title Tribes, it looks like it has the working title of ‘The Tribe’.

The description given for the movie is:

A group of young people struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where there all of the adults have been killed by a deadly virus.

Are you excited? It definitely looks like things are shaping up.

Raymond Thompson : Keeping The Dream Alive

Raymond Thompson - The Tribe - Keeping The Dream Alive

Raymond Thompson, as well as writing a screenplay for a movie based on The Tribe, is writing a special book entitled Keeping The Dream Alive.

The book has been described as a memoir of how The Tribe came to fruition from an idea Raymond Thompson had to being developed into a TV series that has captivated viewers worldwide. Definitely a must for all die-hard Tribe fans out there and those interested in the film/tv industry.

You can pre-order copies of the book from Tribeworld.com.
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Raymond Thompson Invites You To A Tribal Gathering…

On Saturday 25th June at 9PM through to Sunday 26th June 9AM (UK Time) there will be an official gathering of fans of The Tribe happening on Facebook.

Here’s a message from Raymond Thompson, the shows creator, on the event.

The online gathering will feature quizzes, giveaways and the latest news relating to the show. The 12 hour duration is to allow fans worldwide to participate, either for the whole event or by popping in and out. For the latest info on the gathering and other up-to-date Tribe news check out The Tribe’s Official Facebook page.

Screenshot of The Tribe gathering from Tribe Leader.

The Tribe Soundtrack : Volume 1 @ Amazon

The Tribe Soundtrack - Volume 1 - Cloud 9

Okay if you’re a fan of The Tribe you’ll know already the official soundtrack has been released by Cloud 9 for download on iTunes.

Well, you can now buy it on Amazon’s mp3 service, which is cheaper than iTunes and has the advantage of being in the mp3 format. Check out the links below to buy it…

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Aswell as the classic incidental music featured in The Tribe series, the album also features Tribe Spirit, which has vocals by the talented trio Meryl Cassie, Monique Cassie and Megan Alatini; aka Tribe Sister. Aswell as Tom Hern.

Cloud 9 have also released soundtracks for their series Atlantis High and Revelations and also Raymond Thompsons Spirit Symphony. The links for the album downloads on amazon are in the table below, enjoy!

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To buy a physical copy of the above downloads, click here and check out Tribeworld’s store. The CD’s being sold on the site are signed by The Tribe’s creator Raymond Thompson – bonus!

The Passing Of Bob The Dog, Our Four Legged Friend

Sad news today, Bob the dog who played Bob the dog in The Tribe passed away today. The news was announced on The Tribe’s Official Facebook page:

“We are so sorry to report that we have heard from HQ that Bob The Dog passed away today. He was special. A loyal and true friend of Ray and his family as well to all Tribal brothers and sisters and will be sadly missed. RIP Bob (: Click or leave a comment as a tribute. He loved the attention of all his fans”.

Raymond Thompson, who was owner of Bob said the following on his Facebook; “RIP Bob the dog. A true friend. I will miss you (:”

Bob was 16 years old. He lived his retirement out at Raymond Thompson’s winery, The Tirohana Estate at the home of Raymond Thompson’s daughter Saranne James.

Bob appeared in episode one of The Tribe as Patsy and Paul’s pet dog his last appearance in The Tribe was in episode 19, where his character died after accidently drinking some poison Ebony had planted intended for Tai-San. His funeral was held in the following episode (season 2, episode 20) and was the only animal character in The Tribe to receive a burial/funeral service.

Comments from some of the cast of The Tribe (from Facebook):

Jennyfer Jewell (Ellie – The Tribe 2-5)
“Oh no! :(”

Kelly Stevenson-Amir (Dee – The Tribe 4)
“So sorry about Bob :( Hope you and your family are ok. Pets become such lovely family members and he seemed like such a loyal member if the family x”

Lukas Hayward (Sammy – The Tribe 4-5)
“R.I.P bob!”

Ashwath Sundaresan (Dal – The Tribe 1-3)
“Oh..am so sorry to hear that :(”

Megan Alatini (Java – The Tribe 4-5)
“Hi Ray, sending love to the entire family. I know how much Bob meant to you all! So glad i had that quality time with you recently! Mwhahs
He will be missed by fans of The Tribe, those who worked with him and of course Raymond Thompson and family who he grew old with”.

Photos from Raymond Thompson/Tirohana Estate.
Screenshots of The Tribe from Tribe Leader.
YouTube video by Iconic09 (Michael).

Megan & Pita Alatini Visit Tirohana Estate

There’s a cute pic of Megan Alatini (Java in The Tribe 4 & 5) with her husband Pita when they made a visit to Tirohana Estate in Martinborough. The estate and vineyards are owned by Raymond Thompson and is the home of Bob the dog.

The photo of Megan and Pita can be viewed here, you can ‘like’ the Tirohana Estate Facebook page to keep up to date with the latest goings on over there, there’s also a few pics of Bob the dog dotted!

Raymond Thompson On Tribes The Movie

Raymond Thompson, creator of The Tribe, spoke to Variety magazine about his movie Tribes which is based on the TV series.

Raymond Thompson, who is penning the movie, said the following:
“I always wanted to do a movie version and work with a bigger canvas… With the right director, it would be exciting to explore the themes of kids building a new society.
“It speaks to young people, what’s inherent in all of us is this idea about young people changing the world.”

Names already lined up for the movie are Alan Gasmer (William Morris agent) and entertainment lawyer Eric Feig who will co-produce the film with Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment. Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop have already agreed to do the movies design and special effects.

You can read the full article, by Marc Graser, online here (also pasted below).

According to the article the movie will be predominantly aimed at the American market. The news about the movie has spread to New Zealand with articles, covering the same story, appearing in The Dominion Post (Story: ‘The Tribe migrates to big screen’) and 3 News (Story: ‘The Tribe heading to the big screen’). A draft press release for The Tribe movie was already shared by Cloud 9 to The Tribe fans via Facebook (click here) on 8th February 2011. With thanks to Nick W for The Dominion Post article.