The 2024 SunSka Festival will be held on August 2-4 at Sun Ska Village in Vertheuil, France. This is an all ages family event that allows camping, and will feature lots of live reggae performances.
The headlining act is Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician Burning Spear, who will be joined by The Wailers, Niska, Deluxe, The Congos, Tiwony, Blacko, David Cairol, and several others. For additional information and links to tickets, visit sunska.fr.
The Exaltations, Da Wolf, Mesha Steele, Luv Smith, Steve Stunner, Reggae Vibration and Peter Blacks will join Beres Hammond and his Harmony House Singers on the Pennsylvania leg of the Forever Giving Thanks Tour.
Presented by Jamaican Dave Productions and Rising Sun, the show will be at the Keswick Theatre (291 N Keswick Ave.) in Glenside on Thursday, August 8th. Starting time is 6:00 p.m., and the entrance fee at the door ranges from US$59.00 to US$149.00. Buy tickets here.
The artist frequently referred to as the original dancehall king, Yellowman, is set to perform at the Jazz Cafe (5 Parkway Camden Town) in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday, August 4th. This is an early show that will run from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. local time.
Yellowman will be supported by The Upper Cut Band, one of the UK’s most proficient reggae ensembles. Tickets, which can be purchased via the event’s website, start at £30.
Every year, reggae lovers in Maine gather at the Culture Reggae Festival to celebrate the genre and all it has contributed to the world. This year it will be at the Worumbo Riverfront Event Center (1 Canal Street) in Lisbon Falls on Saturday, the 3rd of August, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Attendees will be treated to some of the best Caribbean cuisine and music, with live performances by Turbulence, Warrior King, Mighty Mystic, Nate Winter, and Maine’s premier reggae band Stream Reggae. Click here to buy tickets.
Gospel Fest Toronto 2024 will take place on Saturday, August 17 at the ESP Worship Centre (869 Progress Avenue) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The organizers are promising an evening filled with amazing gospel music, and inspiring speakers.
There will be performances by urban contemporary gospel recording artist Londa Larmond, Jamaican Christian deejay Prodigal Son, Trinidadian gospel singer Jaron Nurse, and others. Click here for tickets.
The July edition of 90s Joyride will be staged on the 27th at Pier 1 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This event is all about highlighting the best music from the 90s and early 2000s. Ever since the series started, they’ve always featured one major act from that era, and this time around it will be Baby Cham.
Cham‘s career began in the early 1990s. The Miami New Times referred to his debut album, Wow… The Story, released in 2000, as “the most anticipated album in years from any reggae artist.” He is mostly known for his 2006 single “Ghetto Story,” a song which was remixed by several artists.
Jamaican producer and singer Higher Purse has just released two new singles from his record label, Russcuttaz Music. One is a dancehall track titled For Di Goal, which is performed by Ras Index, and the other is a remix of one of his – Higher Purse‘s – previously published songs, Bitter Sweet Love.
Ras Index is an independent artist who is known and respected, especially in the streets of Kingston (Jamaica), for the unique way in which he writes and performs his songs. His somewhat eccentric style can be heard on this new record, which is all about him forcefully pursuing his dreams. He cleverly goes back and forth between rapping and chanting and does it in such a way that commands the attention of the listener.
Higher Purse‘s Bitter Sweet Love was initially shared many years ago. As the name implies, it’s a love song, and one that did very well for the recording artist turned producer. Having been away from the music industry for some time, Higher Purse opted to remake Bitter Sweet Love and use it to reintroduce himself upon his return.
Both songs went live on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms at the end of June, and as such, they are now available for download.
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