Dub & Reggae

Hepcat headlines ska, reggae Haiti relief concert

[ February 6, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] In response to the recent devastating earthquakes to hit Haiti, KCRW is hosting a Haiti Relief Concert at El Rey Theatre, Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010, featuring Hepcat, Dengue Fever, Joey Altruda, The Lions, Be Very Careful, and The Tuffington. Ticket proceeds from this night will be donated to Operation USA’s Haiti relief efforts.

The worldly line-up [...]

Smile Jamaica 2010 Bob Marley concert canceled

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 [...]

Embarrassed Pepsi denounces Beenie Man’s gay bashing in Uganda

Dancehall star Beenie Man is again under fire for his anti-gay lyrics, this time from corporate sponsor PepsiCo. Contact Music is reporting that PepsiCo spokespeople are criticizing Beenie Man for performing an anti-gay song at a reggae concert in Uganda on Saturday, December 5th.
Uganda’s Monitor reports that “The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of [...]

Wailers tour benefits hungry families

The Wailers played at Martha’s Vineyard today to support the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the largest humanitarian organization in the world. Proceeds from the concert went to hungry people in Ethiopia. Read more info about The Wailers‘ “I Went Hungry” campaign, including upcoming tour dates for the Wailers and Slightly Stoopid.

Free Sean Paul performance, July 24th in NYC at 830am

[ July 24, 2009; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ] Sean Paul, the dancehall star famous for his hit singles We Be Burnin’ and Temperature (both from his 2005 dancehall album The Trinity), will perform on Friday, July 24th in New York City’s Central Park. The free concert is part of ABC’s Good Morning America Summer Concert Series.

It probably needs to be free, since [...]

Reggae Rising 2009 returns to Piercy, California

[ July 31, 2009; August 1, 2009; August 2, 2009; ]

Reggae Rising Music Festival is THE summer festival to “Get Psyched For” and will take place on July 31 – August 2 in Piercy, California. Reggae Rising 2009 offers 3 full days of music and on-site camping, continuing a festival tradition, with the same production team and same legendary live reggae music performances.

“I love the [...]

Hepcat announces September ska tour dates

[ September 10, 2009; 6:30 pm; September 11, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 15, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. September 16, 2009; 7:45 pm; September 17, 2009; 6:15 pm; September 21, 2009; 7:00 pm; September 24, 2009; 8:00 pm; September 25, 2009; 6:45 pm; September 26, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] LA-based ska / rocksteady band Hepcat is getting back together again and going on tour with Flogging Molly in September. The legendary crossover ska act has recently announced the following performance dates…

Hookahville Spring 2009 (Hookahville 31)

[ May 23, 2009 to May 25, 2009. ] Looking for some Ohio reggae music? Start with live music performances from The Wailers and more at the Spring 2009 Hookahville is a 3-day jam, world, and reggae music and camping event. Hookahville 31 will be held at Frontier Ranch Music Center, on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 through May 25. Music is Friday through [...]

Sean Kingston Labor of Love concert

[ April 26, 2009; 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Sean Kingston has also announced that he will join hip hop artists Flo Rida, Pitbull, Rick Ross, and Trick Daddy for a charity concert, Labor of Love, in Miami to support treatments for 6 year old Jasmina Anema, who is suffering from leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Jasmina previously made headlines when pop [...]