The 2024 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for two weekends: April 12-14, and 19-21, is once again welcoming the Heineken House stage. This is where hip-hop music lovers can catch the likes of Lupe Fiasco, T-Pain, Fat Joe and others.
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The full lineup is available on their website.
On Saturday, April 27th, lovers of 80s/90s reggae-dancehall music are invited to Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston, Jamaica, as this era will be celebrated at the Ruggu Dat! 14K Golden Mic Awards.
Professor Nuts, a veteran dancehall lyricist who rose to prominence in the eighties, will be recognized for his contribution to the genre. Additionally, there will be performances by Agent Sasco and Lady G, with appearances and mic presentations by Beresford Hammond, Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley, and Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell. Click here for tickets.
Legendary reggae artist Sister Carol will be passing through Moe’s Alley – 1535 Commercial Way – in Santa Cruz, California, on Sunday, April 28. This is a notable reggae show that will also feature special guests Honey B and Ay Que Linda.
Sister Carol is an electrifying Grammy nominated, award winning veteran in the sphere of reggae music. Also known as the Black Cinderella, she has produced nineteen albums over the past 40 years, toured the globe extensively, and appeared in several movies.
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will host the JaRIA Honour Awards on Wednesday, March 27th, 2024, at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel – 81 Knutsford Boulevard – in Kingston. The formal proceedings will begin at 7:00 p.m., however, the red-carpet media entrance will commence one hour earlier at 6:00 p.m..
There will be performances by Sevana, Joan Flemmings, Naomi Cowan, Kumar Fyah, Kevin Downswell, Ras I, Kuzikk, Bella Blair and Miguel. Click here for tickets.
4:20 Fest is a music and cannabis focused festival in Santiago, Chile. This year, it will take place at the Teatro La Cúpula (Fábrica 1503, Santiago, Región Metropolitana), and will feature artists that promote and endorse marijuana use for recreational and medicinal purposes.
The headlining act is international reggae-dancehall artist Capleton, who will be backed by his own Prophecy Band. Shamanes, Tiro De Gracia, Tianobless, Aflora, Boomer, Jose Dolores, Jah Sito, Mistah Dijah, Eterno Pakto, and Chakana Sound System are also on the program. Click here for tickets.
On Sunday, April 21st, The Bob Hope Theatre – located at 242 East Main Street – in Stockton, California, will be filled with praise and worship as the 2024 Gospel Fest will be held there.
Presented by About My Father’s Business and Heaven Bound Entertainment, the event will star Kierra Sheard, who will be joined by Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Charles Jenkins, and Vicki Yohe. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Moja Love TV is bringing back The Moja Easter Gospel Festival on Saturday, March 30th. This is the second annual staging of what many are calling a gathering of some of South Africa’s most beloved gospel artists.
The show will be held at Big Top Arena, Carnival City, and will feature Benjamin Dube, Solly Mahlangu, Winnie Mashaba, Lebo Sekgobela, Dumi Mkokstad, Xolly Mncwango, Zaza Mokhethi, Ayanda Ntanzi, Teboho Moloi, and Rising Sun Choir.
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