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January 9, 2020
reggae festival guide
Volume 17/Issue 2
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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS
News Flash
New CDs in the Mix
Reggae Airplay Charts
Upcoming Reggae Festivals
Featured Videos
In Jah´s Name We Pray
Ital Statistics
About
News Flash
The Ambassadors of ‘Aloha’, The Green, Plus Ka’ikena Scanlan Will Be Performing at The UC Theatre in Berkeley on Saturday, February 1 For All Ages Reggae Show
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The ambassadors of Aloha, The Green, are performing at the The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall in Berkeley on Saturday, February 1 at 8 p.m as part of their 10-year Anniversary / 60 City Tour. They will be playing their first album in its entirety. This is an all ages venue. Tickets are $35 and are available online at Eventbrite.com.
 
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Black Uhuru and Etana headline the 75th Bob Marley Birthday Celebration on Friday, February 7 at Longboard Margarita Bar in Pacifica, CA
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Longboard Margarita Bar presents a 75th Bob Marley Birthday Celebration with Grammy Award-winning and five-time Grammy Award-nominated reggae legends Black Uhuru plus Grammy-Award nominated Etana, plus Onesty, and DJ Silverback (Burial Ground Sound) on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH at Longboard Margarita Bar in Pacifica, CA!
 
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The 39th Annual TRIBUTE TO THE REGGAE LEGENDS / BOB FEST
AT WORLDBEAT CENTER IN SAN DIEGO
Saturday, February 15 & Sunday, February 16, 2020
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WorldBeat Cultural Center
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Saturday $35 | Sunday $45
Doors 4pm - 11:30pm.
 
 
 The UC Theatre in Berkeley Presents Reggae Icon Tarrus Riley with
Dean Fraser and The Blak Soil Band, Long Beach Dub Allstars, and
Landon McNamara on Friday, February 7
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Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser and the Blak Soil Band, also Long Beach Dub Allstars and Landon will perform at the UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall in Berkeley, CA on Friday, February 7 for an all-ages reggae extravaganza. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the music starts at 9 p.m.
 
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Jamaican Reggae Star Koffee set to perform at Super Bowl
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Reggae singer Koffee has been added to the line-up of performers for Super Bowl weekend. The announcement comes after her Coachella confirmation. Koffee will join previously announced dancehall artistes Shenseea and Squash. The Jamaican acts will join international artistes Cardi B, Chris Brown, Migos, DJ Khaled, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, and Safaree. Super Bowl weekend in Miami, takes place January 31 to February 1 at Marlins Park. Super Bowl 54 will take place on February 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.  Shakira and Jennifer Lopez will headline the halftime show.
 
Barbados Reggae Festival has announced their 2020 Line Up: Third World, Sizzla, Koffee & more this April
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OUT OF MANY ONE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
29th Annual Peter Tosh Salute
Reggae Music Festival
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Saturday, January 18, 2020 
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA
 
Prezident Brown, Kulcha Knox,
Reggae Angels, Bobby Tenna
Kurrency King, Jah Warri,
& DJ Young Fyah plus Spliff Skankin (Massive Sound Int'l)
 
Doors 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20 advance | $25 DOS |
All ages
 
 
Out Now New Single from Akae Beka / RASTAR Records from the album: DEFEND JAH, out on 1/14/20
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"411 Psalms 114 -
The Reasons"
Produced by Vaughn Benjamin &
Ras Elyment Records for Rastar Records

Pre-Order The Album DEFENDJAH
Releases January 21 , 2020
and receive new single instantly
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Vaughn Benjamin Radio Tributes
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We give thanks and honoration to the family of Reggae Radio DJs & Selectas who have aired their own tributes from all corners of the globe since his passing on November 4, 2019. 
 
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO RADIO TRIBUTES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
 
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BILLBOARD – REGGAE ALBUMS – The week of January 11, 2020
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Website
Reggae Rise Up Florida Festival 2020!
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3 full days of amazing music, food, merchandise, art, activities and good vibes, March 20th - 22nd at Vinoy Park! 
Featured Videos
New Reggae Single & Video Premiere "Not Just in Memories" from I-TAWEH
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Lady G - Nah Sell Out Me Soul (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)  Prod. by GT Muzik (Lady G SMILE EP)
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Artiste Name : Lady G
Song Title : Nah Sell Out Me Soul 
Producer : GT Muzik
From Lady G EP : 'SMILE'
 
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Tanto Metro & Devonte - Love Song [Official Video]
 
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New CDs in the Mix
STUDIO ONE TO REISSUE JAMAICA ALL STARS
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Iconic Reggae Label’s First-Ever Reissue Of Out-of-Print Jamaica All Stars Vol. 1 (1972) and Vol. 2 (1974) Available on Compilation February 14 
 
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Introducing New Songs from 9Million: Beautiful Sabrina
- Free MP3 Download
 
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Nigerian singer/songwriter 9Million to Release New Single ‘BEAUTIFUL SABRINA’  
Nigerian singer/songwriter, 9Million (formerly 9 Euro) started singing at the age of nine years old as a choir singer in an apostolic Church of Christ. As a young adult, his first group was called Fiesta One and they released his first single album titled ‘Black & White One Family.’ During the years 1998 to 2000 he also published an album single titled Liberian War is Over. He won the West African Peacekeeping Concert Award. In the year 2004, he released a new single album called Free Africa.
 
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Controversy Surrounds Safira Mono's New Release “Tunback Blow” Because of OBEAH Subject Matter
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Reggae artiste Safira Mono is getting a lot of flack from several individuals in various countries including Jamaica, Haiti and Ghana following the release of her recent single “Tunback Blow,” produced by James Lord.
 
 
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SEEFARI'S NEW EP "RESIST" RELEASES 11/22/2019
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Foundational american reggae artist Seefari's latest release, the politically-charged "Resist" EP features seven tracks including a cover of the Marley/Tosh classic "Get Up Stand Up". The title track quotes Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Haile Selassie.
 
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New release “Ganjaman”
Pressure, Turbulence, Lutan Fyah
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Reggae Artists Bescenta & Fiyaneer's New Single "Heart String" Addresses Jamaica's Noise Abatement Act
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A few weeks ago Kenrick Burke, CEO and owner of Burkieboys Production, released the single "Heart String," performed by emerging reggae artists Bescenta and Fiyaneer. 
 
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Reggae Airplay Charts
Jamaica Music Countdown January 10-16, 2020
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Top 25 Dancehall Singles, Top 25 Reggae Singles and Top 10 Albums/CD Chart.
 
Full Chart
Ital Statistics
On This Day in Reggae - January 9th
1911: South Africa outlaws marijuana.
 
1922: Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first President of the Republic of Guinea (1958-84) and a leading African politician, is born in Faranah, French Guinea (now Guinea).
 
1973: Sean Paul (Sean Paul Henriques) is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
 
1976: Red Rice [Shonannokaze] is born in Fujisawa, Japan.
 
2001: Shaggy's album "Hot Shot" [MCA] is certified Multi (2.0) Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).
 
Source
 
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Upcoming Festivals
Bright Side Festival
Jan-09-2020 - Jan-13-2020, Runaway Bay, Jamaica
Goa Sunsplash
Jan-10-2020 - Jan-12-2020, Goa, India
Rebel Salute
Jan-17-2020 - Jan-18-2020, St. Ann, Jamaica
Peter Tosh Salute
Jan-18-2020, Berkeley, California, USA
One Love
Feb-01-2020, Broadwater Parklands, Australia
Bob Marley Birthday Celebration 2020
Feb-07-2020, Pacifica, California, USA
Reggae Mekka Jamaica:Vision 2020
Feb-13-2020 - Feb-16-2020, Kingston, Jamaica
JAMAICA MUSIC CONFERENCE
Feb-13-2020 - Feb-16-2020, Kingston, Jamaica
Wake The Town And Tell The People Festival
Feb-29-2020, Groningen, Netherlands
Stepping High Festival
Mar-20-2020 - Mar-21-2020, negril, Jamaica
Reggae Rise Up Music Festival
Mar-20-2020 - Mar-22-2020, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Jamming Festival
Mar-21-2020 - Mar-22-2020, Bogota, Colombia
Reggae Rise Up-Vegas
Apr-18-2020 - Apr-19-2020, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Havana Reggae Festival 2020
Apr-25-2020 - Apr-26-2020, Havana, Florida, USA
Barbados Reggae Festival
Apr-27-2020 - Apr-30-2020, Bridgetown, Barbados
Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae 2020
Jun-12-2020 - Jun-13-2020, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Reggae Sumfest
Jul-12-2020 - Jul-18-2020, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Caribbean Festival
Jul-18-2020, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Caribbean Afr'am Festival
Aug-01-2020, Killeen, Texas, USA
Celebrating 25 years as reggae industry leaders
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The 25th anniversary issue of the annual Reggae Festival Guide magazine – 110 pages packed full of reggae news and lifestyle. Click or swipe on your devise and enjoy!
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This keepsake edition is 110 pages chock-full of entertaining and educational editorial about reggae lifestyle, legends and industry updates by reggae's top aficionados, plus new music releases and tour dates from artists, reggae-related book reviews, videos, and dozens of reggae festivals with full line-ups so that reggae fans can plan their summer.
 
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