[ April 22, 2011 8:00 pm to April 23, 2011 4:00 am. ] We just heard about the Reggae of the Earth Festival in Montclair, New Jersey.

Event details

Friday, April 22 at 8pm – April 23 at 2am
At The Meatlocker on 8 Park Street, Montclair, NJ

Current Reggae of the Earth lineup

Big Boss
Big Boss is a roots reggae band consisting of Mark Dillon on Keyboard and Vocals, Patrick Meyer on [...]

With February 6 right around the corner as Bob Marley‘s birthday, we thought you’d enjoy this video that teaches how to play guitar like the King of Reggae himself. This video includes a lesson describing how to play reggae guitar in the style of Bob Marley, including his favorite chords and rhythms.
It’s basically a free [...]

(Kingston – Jamaica 18th, January 2011) “When music is a part of you, there’s nothing you can do but share it,” so says Keera Rootz who describes herself as “eclectic.”
Keera Rootz, the upcoming roots/reggae artiste from the Kleva Roots Family Production label, believes message must be in the music and despite her desire to [...]

[ February 8, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On Tuesday, February 8, 2011, Anthony B is going to perform live at BB Kings in New York City. (Thanks to Conscious NYC for the tip.)

Additional information:

Tuesday, February 8, 2010
Doors at 6pm, show starts at 8pm
At BB Kings, 237 West 42 St., New York, NY 10036
Admission:
$20.00 in advance
$25.00 on the day of the show

Draped in [...]

The Rastafarian colors are red, gold, and green. Some people include black in that color scheme as well, but it’s role in the color scheme is sometimes disputed.
Rasta colors appear throughout reggae music and the Rastafarian world in general, whether on Rasta flags, reggae clothing, or Bob Marley posters. Any long-time dub or reggae fan [...]

[ May 2, 2010; May 21, 2010; May 22, 2010; May 23, 2010; May 25, 2010; May 26, 2010; May 28, 2010; May 29, 2010; May 30, 2010; May 31, 2010; June 2, 2010; June 8, 2010; June 9, 2010; June 11, 2010; June 12, 2010; June 13, 2010; June 27, 2010; June 28, 2010; July 1, 2010; July 3, 2010; July 4, 2010; July 6, 2010; July 7, 2010; July 9, 2010; July 10, 2010; July 11, 2010; July 13, 2010; July 14, 2010; July 16, 2010; July 17, 2010; July 20, 2010; July 23, 2010; July 31, 2010; August 1, 2010; ] Reggae royalty Damian “Junior Gong” Marley and hip hop star Nas are teaming up again for their summer 2010 Distant Relatives tour, supporting their co-created album of the same name.

Distant Relatives is the hotly-anticipated reggae / hip hop crossover album that is the result of a long collaboration between Marley and Nas. Although Nas and [...]

[ April 22, 2010; April 24, 2010; ] Looking for some reggae Earth Day events for 2010? We’ve rounded up some of the following shows. Post any others that you know of in the comments section!

The Earth Day Reggae Fest at Club Bohemia in Cambridge, MA starts at 8. Tickets are $10 and the line up features local reggae artistes King-I (11:15); Kallilah [...]

[ February 27, 2010; 12:00 am to 11:30 pm. ] The 17th annual Bob Marley Movements of Jah People Caribbean Festival and Food Drive is scheduled to take place on February 27, 2010 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

This day-long festival features a variety of international food and an arts and crafts marketplace. This years festival features: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian [...]

[ July 24, 2010 to July 26, 2010. ] We don’t have a lot of information about the Earth Rootz and Reggae Festival, except that it promises to be “a reggae Woodstock,” boasting “freedom in the vibes of Rootz reggae”. The festival includes 2 days of reggae music performances on 3 acres of of land in a 216-acre plot.

The festival organizers note that “naturallity [...]

Ghetto Youth’s International, organizers of the annual Bob Marley concert Smile Jamaica, have announced that the 2010 staging of the celebration of the King of Reggae’s birth would have to be called off, due to numerous circumstances.
 
Smile Jamaica spokesperson Norman Bryan, said yesterday that while the organization was looking forward to staging the concert after [...]