The inaugural Chilling On The Illinois Reggae festival in Cave Junction, Oregon is extending its riverfront property, Earth People’s Park, to the Reggae community, with intentions of spreading love and unity through live music, camping, meditation and much more.
As such, they have added reggae and dancehall giants Sizzla Kalonji, Spragga Benz, Kabaka Pyramid, Toots and the Maytals and several others to their lineup. The event will take place on August 2nd and 3rd, 2019.
On Thursday, August 1st, Tastee in collaboration with Solid Agency will be hosting an event dubbed I-Rise. This is a conscious stage show and dance that will be held at the Kaya Herb House (Drax Hall, St Ann). There will be performances from Jesse Royal, No Maddz, Eva Flow, Skorcha, Jamila Falak and many more; with music by Yaad Core and DJ Stamma.
I-Rise is an early event that will begin at 4 PM. Tickets, which can be purchased via www.spfweekend.com, are currently available for $2,000.
Hip-hop artist Tha Vor will be releasing a five-track reggae EP on Saturday, August 3rd. The very powerful project will display Tha Vor’s deep Rastafarian roots with songs like “King of Glory,” a record honoring Emperor Haile Selassie and “Mystical Youth,” a descriptive song that focuses on the Emperor’s life from his childhood to his time as sovereign ruler of Ethiopia.
The EP, which is titled The Mystikal Yute, is on Tha Vor‘s own Ancient Tung Records label.
Though the artist will be releasing a reggae EP he is making it clear that this will not affect the hip-hop projects he’s working on. That being said, his fans can be on the lookout for the official video for Star Wars, which will be released any day now.
Mohspice Entertainment in collaboration with Across Solutions present Let Love Reign, a concert dedicated to promoting love and unity. Confirmed acts are non other than the August Town singer, Duane Stephenson, as well as the man with the silky voice, DaVille. The artists will be supported by both the Gravitti and Iklektik Bands.
This event will take place at the KICC grounds on July 27th, with a regular entrance fee of KSH 1,000 and a VIP fee of KSH 3,000.
On July 16th, reggae recording artist, Jah Mason, released the official video for his single Ain’t No Chain. On the record, which is produced by Global Flex, Mason laments on his resilient spirit, which he says cannot be chained.
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On July 27th Jamaica’s godfather of dancehall, Johnny Osbourne, will be performing at Outside Oostende (located at Koningin Astridlaan 9) in Ostend. This event, which is being dubbed ‘Kingston Beach,’ will also feature several sound systems, tropical drinks, Jamaican food and live dance acts.
On July 17th, Buju Banton released an absolutely jaw dropping tune call Steppa. If you have not done so as yet, be sure to check it out, as Gargamel is aggressively stepping on the rhythm with both his lyrics and flow.
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