1990s hip-hop MCs Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mariana “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira, and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving, collectively known as Digable Planets, will perform at The Espee on Saturday, June 21st.
Located at 1174 E Commerce Street in San Antonio, Texas, The Espee is an ATG Entertainment Venue. Additional information about this show, as well as links to tickets, is available on their website: theespee.com.
GEMC Media Group hosted its first boat ride, Praise on Water 2K18, in June 2018 with the primary vision to showcase Caribbean and international gospel ministers. This year, they are celebrating seven years, “The Super 7 Edition,” sailing from Trinidad and Tobago.
2025 will feature Jadee and Nisa, Nigela, Jahzy, Jaron Nurse, Brandon Best, Michelle Sylvester, and Blessed Messenger, as well as special guests Sean Daniel and Rev. Nicole Ballosingh-Holder. DJ Christchild, DJ Bodyroc, and DJ Blessment will also be on board.
The Terre de Blues Festival returns for its 23rd edition on June 6-9, 2025. Held in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, the event will feature various musical styles, including zouk, jazz, blues, kompa, Afro-Caribbean, dancehall, and reggae.
The reggae genre will be represented by a living legend of roots-reggae music, Jamaican Winston Rodney OD, better known by his stage name Burning Spear. His set will be on June 7th at Murat House. Visit terredeblues.com for additional information.
Magic Mann and One LoVermont, in partnership with Old Growth Vermont will present the king of conscious reggae music, Luciano, live in concert on Saturday, June 14. It will be staged at The Double E (The Essex Experience) in Essex Junction, Vermont, outside on the green, starting at 6pm local time.
Luciano has held the flame for conscious roots music for many years. He is beloved for his positive messages and original catalogue of elevating and soulful hit songs. Click here to buy tickets.
Barrington Levy, a veteran dancehall artist from the 1980s, will be going on tour in the United States on June 1, 2025. The tour is being called ‘Here I Come—A Fi Yuh,’ and it will see the Kingstonian doing approximately 34 shows in various cities across the country.
For additional information, including exact dates, locations, and links to purchase tickets, visit Barrington Levy‘s official website: barringtonlevy.com.
Flavors of Real Christian Expression (FORCE) presents Grammy-nominated, Stellar, and Dove Awards winner Melvin Crispell III live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Praise and worship leaders Pat Russell and Nana Ama Ofori are also on the program.
The location is the Peel Pentecostal Tabernacle, which is at 2005 Countryside Drive in Brampton. Doors will open at 6pm, and early bird tickets are now being sold on Eventbrite for CAD$35. It will be CAD$50 at the gate.
Celebrate the Arts Institute of Middlesex County’s inaugural FolkLIVE series, with performances by gospel giant Hezekiah Walker and rising sensation Jekalyn Carr, as well as some local talents.
This is a free, all-ages event that will take place at Monument Square Park (2 Livingston Avenue) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday, June 29th. Running time is 2pm-6pm.
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