Dub & Reggae

Sanchez live reggae: Now and Forever Tour hits New York City

[ May 5, 2010; May 15, 2010; May 16, 2010; ] Sanchez is continuing his 20-year reggae, lovers rock, and gospel singing career with his Now and Forever tour, which celebrates his recent album of the same name. Sanchez will perform in a 3-borough tour from May 7 through May 17. The Now and Forever tour features Sanchez and friends and is sponsored by JAMROCK Magazine [...]

Earth Rootz and Reggae Festival

[ 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 [...]

Reggae Grammy campaign underway amongst reggae music producers

Cristy Barber, VP Records‘ Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, has finally taken action to end the uneven representation of reggae acts at the Grammy awards. As an example, Barber notes that Tarrus Riley wasn’t nominated for Contagious, this year’s wildly popular lovers’ rock reggae album, nor was Queen Ifrica nominated for Montego Bay.
Billboard [...]

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 [...]

Jamaica Reggae Film Festival 2010

[ February 25, 2010 to February 27, 2010. ] The Reggae Film Festival, in only it’s 3rd year of existence, is already building up steam. This year’s lineup includes reggae film entries from all over the world, ranging from cult classics to world premiers, features and documentaries to short reggae films. An expected highlight of the 2010 Reggae Film Festival is the “Make a [...]

Yard! Dub and Reggae on Film at ACMI

[ January 29, 2010; 7:00 pm; January 30, 2010; January 31, 2010; ] The Australian Centre for the Moving Image is presenting a film festival dedicated to the history of dub and reggae! From Kingston to Brixton, rocksteady to reggae, roots to revolution – the heat is on. Deeply embracing social justice, politics and sonic experimentation, ACMI’s series explores the streets, identities, roots and impact of reggae’s dynamic [...]

Rockers Revolt January 2010 CD sale final days

The Rockers Revolt label has announced the final 3 days of our their reggae CD sale, which includes several great offers:

Buy any 4 CDs for £20
Buy any 10 CDs for £40
Buy any 14 CDs for £50

This offer includes the critically acclaimed brand new CD from Pama Intl, Outernational, featuring Lynval & Horace from The Specials)! [...]

Mountain Jam 6 tickets on sale today

[ June 4, 2010 to June 6, 2010. ] Although Mountain Jam is more widely known as a jam band event, there will be some reggae stars shining in the Catskill Mountains air on the evenings of June 4-6! The Mountain Jam 6 lineup includes performances by

Reggae rocker Michael Franti & Spearhead
Reggae legends Toots and the Maytals
Reggae hip hop Hasid Matisyahu

Tickets [...]

Bob Marley posters – why are they popular?

Bob Marley’s popularity has outlived his reggae music, his tour dates, and even his life. Some people think that a musician’s career ends when they stop recording, or perhaps when they pass from this world, but Robert Nesta Marley, the great Jamaican reggae singer, has proven them wrong, even though his death was a tremendous [...]

Ras Dumisani mangles South African national anthem (video)

In a moment described as “the South African anthem destroyed,” rastafarian singer Ras Dumisani sang the the South African national anthem before a rugby test match between South Africa’s Springboks and France’s team. South Africa went on to lose 20-13, claiming that the artiste stole their inspiration.
Springbok vice-captain Victor Matfield said “it was a joke [...]