The first stop on Etana‘s mini UK stint will be at the multi-award-winning historic music venue Band on the Wall. Located at 25 Swan Street in Manchester, United Kingdom, the venue will host Etana and the Full Cxrcle Band on Friday, October 4th.
Respected deejay, radio presenter, and voiceover artist Doctor C, who is affectionately referred to as The Dancehall Surgeon, is also on the program, as well as Mix Master J. Click here or on the image above for tickets.
Play for the Vote, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to amplify voter turnout through the power of music, is seeking to enlist over 5,000 musicians across the U.S. to perform on Election Day 2024. The idea is to use the power of music to inspire civic engagement and make Election Day a celebration of democracy.
If you’re a musician or artist interested in performing, visit playforthevote.org/perform to sign up.
The organizers of the 2024 World-A-Music Festival have announced the full lineup. They are promising over 15 live bands, with approximately 25 individual sets. Some notable names on the program are Lutan Fyah, Queen Ifrica, Common Kings, Lion Heights, The Expendables, etc. The names of all confirmed acts can be viewed at world-a-music.com.
World-A-Music Festival 2024 will take place at Grimes Park (501 E Wintergreen Road) in DeSoto, Texas. It’s a three-day event that will run from October 18 to the 20th.
Veteran reggae artist Echo Minott is booked for Denmark’s popular roots party, Rub-A-Dub Sundays. He is scheduled to perform on Sunday, October 27th, and will be joined by his equally talented son Jahnny Minott.
Rub-A-Dub Sundays are held at H15 Lounge (Halmtorvet 15 Grå Kødby 1700) in Copenhagen, Denmark; admission is 150 Kr.
African reggae artist Empress Pro, by way of her foundation with the same name, will host U.S. Virgin Islander Pressure Busspipe in South Africa on Saturday, September 28th. The occasion is a benefit concert that will hopefully raise funds to help local communities through various initiatives: education, empowerment, and economic development.
It will be presented at the Enos Mafokate Equestrian Club in Soweto, and in addition to Pressure Busspipe will also feature a slew of local acts. General admission tickets are R50, while VIP is R200. Young people under 18 years of age and the elderly will be allowed free entrance. Click here to buy tickets.
Next month, on Saturday, October 19, Capleton will perform at Untold Heroes, the ultimate 90s and 2000s party happening at Fort Charlotte in Lucea, Hanover (Jamaica). King Shango will be supported by the Big Bad Little Richie and Choice Movements sound system. Tickets can be purchased online via Touchstone Link.
Shashamane International and M.S.S.C., in partnership with Standard Media Group, present The Africa Bound Reggae Summer Fest 2024. Scheduled for Saturday, October 19, this event will be staged at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (K.I.C.C.) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Veteran reggae artist Glen Washington will headline the show with support from the State of Emergency Band. It will be hosted by Q-tee Lady Njosh from Radio Citizen. Tickets can be purchased on tikiti.co.ke.
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