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.
Lava Man and Grenada Jab Jab Boss present JAB JAB J’OUVERT on Caribana Friday, August 2nd, from 11 PM to 5:30 AM at the Taj Banquet Hall & Convention Centre (4611 Steeles Ave W) in North York, Ontario.
JAB JAB J’OUVERT is not about one country, it’s about the entire Caribbean! As such, the event will feature LAVA MAN & Friends live from Grenada as well as Jab King, Wuss Ways and several other selectors and artists.
On August 9th, 10th and 11th the Outside Lands festival will be in full swing at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
Artists that will be performing are: Anderson .Paak, Childish Gambino, Blink 182, Ella Mai, Counting Crows, Paul Simon and many, many more.
In addition to the amazing lineup the event will also feature world class art, food and wine. Additionally there will be groundbreaking experiences like GrassLands and mind-expanding talks at D.A.V.E.
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 Saturday, August 3rd, King Shango, better known as Capleton, will be performing at Dream Weekend’s Yush. This event will be held at Cayenne Beach in Negril, Westmorland (Jamaica) from 10 PM to 4 AM.
General admission is $7,000 JMD, while VIP is $10,000 JMD. For more info visit: wwwjamaicadreamweekend.com
