Sierra Nevada World Music Festival has announced that they’ve added Vusi Mahlasela, Brigadier Jerry, The Cables, Duane Stephenson, Saritah, and Jah Love Sound System to this year’s lineup.
The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival is pleased to announce that Vusi Mahlasela, Brigadier Jerry, The Cables, Duane Stephenson, Saritah and Jah Love Sound System have been added [...]

King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has been removed from the lineup for the 2010 Big Day Out concert series in Australia and New Zealand.
Big Day Out organizers removed Beenie Man, born Moses Davis, after gay rights activists complained that his lyrics incite anti-gay violence, citing his infamous line “I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, [...]

Can’t get enough of Reggae Sumfest 2009? Good news – “the greatest reggae show on Earth” is relaunching in virtual space on WWW.REGGAESUMFEST.TV.
Basically, it’s a website for Sumfest fans (and reggae fans in general) to view clips from this summer’s biggest live reggae music festival. Think of it as a Hulu for reggae fanatics. But [...]

It’s official: Reggae Sumfest 2009 will be dedicated to the memory of recently-deceased Michael Jackson.
With just days to go before Sumfest 2009 gets underway in Jamaica, Chairman Robert Russell, at the Montego Bay Launch of Reggae Sumfest at Pier 1 on June 30th, announced that this year’s staging will be dedicated to the ‘greatest entertainer [...]

Officials and sponsors at the 2009 Reggae Sumfest launch in NYC. L-r: Upscale Crowd’s Jermaine Magras, Vice Consul of the Jamaican Consulate, Sharon Burrell-Green, Air Jamaica’s Campbell Rudder, Jamaica Tourism Minister, Ed Bartlett and Summerfest Productions Executives Robert Russell and Johnny Gourzong. Photo by Stacey Bethel for Triple 7 Entertainment LLC.
Reggae Sumfest promoters announced at [...]