Luv Afrika Festival, the cultural and music affair that was created to highlight the best in Gambian traditional customs and lifestyle, is promising that the forthcoming festivities will be nothing short of electrifying. The 2024 staging is set for Saturday, March 2nd at Manjai Park in Serrekunda, Gambia.

Organizers – BZion Productions – have already begun curating performers, local and international, to join the lineup. One of the first artists that they’ve tapped is forty-plus-year reggae veteran Mikey General, who is fresh off his UK tour. Mikey is currently promoting several new releases, one of which is the now  trending track, Up & At Them, which is featured on the Survive Riddim, shared earlier in the spring.

The team at BZion Productions will be announcing more performers in the coming weeks. They’re also making it clear that in addition to the live music, the festival will offer Rastafarian classes, a market place with arts and crafts memorabilia, a food court with domestic and foreign cuisine, and many more features and attractions. 

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On October 19th, Julian Marley will head out on the road for his fall tour, which is being executed in support of the Colors Of Royal album, released earlier this year. Backed by Uprising Band, Marley will do four shows in the UK, and twelve in France. For the complete itinerary (dates, cities, venues etc.) visit his official website: julianmarley-dot-com.

Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival promises three days of delicious cuisine, live reggae music and beautiful sceneries. From November 10th through 12th various locations on Jamaica’s south coast will come alive with both day and night activities.

It all starts on Friday at 6pm with Richie Spice live in concert at Lovers Leap. The following day, on Saturday, attendees will be invited to tour local farms and partake in boat excursions while enjoying the culinary skills of local and visiting chefs. In the night they will be treated to another live show; this one will be at Jack Sprat, and it will feature Jesse Royal.

The festival will wrap up on Sunday with a cricket match in the day, and a massive show at Breds Sports Park in the night. Luciano will perform.

On Sunday, November 12th, 2023, between the hours of 1 and 10pm, the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival – which is being presented in association with Publix – will take place at Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida.

The event will feature performances by local and international artists, with Morgan Heritage confirmed as the headline act. Additionally, there will be lots of food, kids activities, exhibitions, and culinary pavilions. Passes can be purchased on caribtix-dot–com.

Long after it was first shared as a single, Thank You, the lead track on Causion‘s latest EP is still garnering great reviews. What’s more, all the positive assessments are now coming from actual reggae selectors who are active in the industry. 

Here is what DJ Shaun Fisher of The HillTop Radio Show had to say about it: “This track is fire, has a old school reggae feel from the 90s. This is also a cross over to R&B radio. I’ve loaded up on my streaming radio station.”

The above statement was bolstered by Master K (RG2 Radio), who added: “This tune can be played in any setting, it can be used for when you want to give thanks, also when anyone does good for someone and we all need to give thanks at sometime or another.”

Finally, Tracy Moore, the host of Reggae Shack on KWNK 97.7 FM, wrote the following: “Thank you” delivers the credit to Jah, but also calls for a positive and resolute approach to adversity. Causion’s smoky yet gently forceful vocal style rests comfortably on top of the cheerful yet unrelenting backing riddim, adding up to a track you’ll want to take in and apply to your own challenges.”

Several other top-tier ratings were collected from radio, mixtape, and club deejays located in various parts of the world. The consensus is that this song has all the ingredients to be a massive breakout hit; and most importantly, it’s timeless. If you have not done so as yet, stream this and other amazing songs on Causion‘s EP, The Mission Is In Progress.

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