The 2021 Florida edition of Reggae Rise Up Festival will be held at Vinoy Park (701 Bayshore Drive NE) in St. Petersburg, Florida, from October 21st through to the 24th. The event organizers are promising four days of amazing music, food, merchandise, art, activities and overall good vibes.

Among the headlining acts are Stephen Marley, who is slated to perform on Thursday, October 21 and Damian Jr. Gong Marley, who will do his set on Friday, the 22nd. Tickets for this festival can be purchased HERE.

Veteran reggae band, The Skatalites, is among the list of confirmed acts slated to perform at Moe’s Alley in September. They are booked for Sunday, the 26th, with a starting time of 7PM. Moe’s Alley is located at 1535 Commercial Way in Santa Cruz, California.

This is a twenty-one and older event; and tickets, which starts at $25 USD, are now available online.

Last week Ziggy Marley, world renowned Jamaican musician and philanthropist, shared the official video for his single Lift Our Spirits, Raise Our Voice. The song was officially released on May 7th of this year via Tuff Gong Worldwide.

While sharing the link to the video on his social media platforms, Ziggy said the following: “So joyful to share this with everyone today. We woke up one and said hey let’s do a video. Shot this at my home and kept it nice and simple.” Click here or on the image above to check out the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.

Lovers of reggae and dub music were caught off guard on Sunday, August 29th, when news about the death of one the genres founding father began circulating on social media.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the legendary Jamaican producer, singer and dub pioneer, has reportedly died at the Noel Holmes Hospital in western Jamaica. An actual cause of death has not yet been revealed.

After much hype and anticipation, the brand new studio album from veteran U.S. Virgin Islands’ reggae artist Pressure Busspipe is out now. The project, titled Heights Of Greatness, has fifteen tracks and two features: Kabaka Pyramid (No Man Is An Island) and Malica (Searching).

Heights Of Greatness comes to us courtesy of Pressure‘s own Busspipe Records label. Click here to stream and download the full album from your preferred music platform.