On Saturday, December 7th, BunFireSquad & Bushdoctor will host the 2019 staging of the One Love Festival – Winter Edition. It will be held at WUK (Währinger Straße 59, 1090) in Vienna, Austria from 5:30 PM to shortly after midnight.
This year’s headliners are the soulful Rasta man Fantan Mojah and one of Britain’s best known reggae artist, Macka B. The lineup will also include Uwe Banton, Coalman, Freemeyend, Jahvolution, Roots Ragga Band, House of Riddim and Baba Sound.
Rastafari Rootzfest was established as part of the ongoing lobby in Jamaica fighting for the political legitimacy of the ganja plant and its use by Rastafarians. Their current goal is to produce a comprehensive, educational and entertaining event which honors Rastafari livity, while celebrating the decriminalization of ganja in Jamaica.
The day and night event will take place from December 20th through the 22nd at Long Bay Beach in Negril, Jamaica. There will be performances from reggae artists: Chronixx, Warrior King, Ken Boothe and Samory I.
Trinidad’s queen of reggae, Queen Omega, will be releasing a new album in April 2020. In an effort to promote the project, her team has announced that she will be returning to Europe in the new year for a slew of public appearances.
Once Maria Jackson Magazine gets all the confirmed dates and locations we will be sharing them, so stay tuned.
On Saturday, November 30th, the ‘Republic of Reggae,’ an event dedicated to the celebration of reggae music, will be held at Wet’n Wild (Avenida Luís Viana, 41820-725) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
The event will feature a host of top-tier reggae acts, namely: The Gladiators, Max Romeo, The Congos, Sine Calmon, Clinton Fearon, Israel Vibration, Balance Point, Black Adam and Edson Gomes.
One of the groups known for creating Ska and Reggae music, The Skatalites, will return to Nandas Barrio Antiguo (Padre Mier 875, 64018 Monterrey) in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, as they celebrate their 55th anniversary in the industry.
The full band will be on hand to perform a lively set on Thursday, November 14th, from 8:00 PM (local time) to 1:30 AM the following day.
Unity Music Festival is set for Saturday, November 9th at the Festival Village (Soualiga Road) in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (in the Dutch region). They have added reggae legend Buju Banton as their official headliner, and he in turn is adding the event to his ‘Long Walk to Freedom Tour.’
It is important to note that Banton will be performing with his own Shiloh Band, so patrons are in for a treat, as he is expected to deliver a powerful set.
Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae legend, Sister Carol, will make her long awaited return to Santa Cruz on Sunday, November 17th. She will be performing at Moe’s Alley (1535 Commercial Way) at 9:00 PM local time.
Sister Carol will be supported by Kava Jah and The Remed. This is a 21 and older event and there is an entrance fee of $20 USD.
