This years 3rd Annual Truckee Reggae Fest is locked and loaded and the line-up has been announced!
You will not be disappointed as we stay "True to the Roots" of Jamaican Reggae Music with Julian Marley & the Uprising, Mykal Rose (from Black Uhuru), Mighty Mystic, Lizano, El Dub as well as DJ's, Vending Village, Live Local Art and lots of Food and Drink for the entire family!
We look forward to seeing you beautiful people again on Saturday June 24th as we celebrate outdoors
Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae legend whose soundsystem influenced generations of artists, producers, and DJs, died on Wednesday, April 12, his management has confirmed. A cause of death was not provided.
Born in Jamaica in the mid-20th century, Jah Shaka, also known as Zulu Warrior, began working as a soundsystem operator in the 1970s. He became a major player in the second wave of British soundsystems—alongside the likes of Dennis Bovell’s Sufferer’s HiFi—playing roots reggae to a young, primarily Black British audience. The soundsystems represented a righteous, “‘home-grown’ rebel stance” at a time of encroaching American influence, Lloyd Bradley wrote in Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King.
In 1980, Jah Shaka starred in the landmark film Babylon, playing himself in a climactic soundclash with the fictional crew Ital Lion. “To this day you can go to a Jah Shaka show and that is what you will see,” singer Brinsley Forde told The Guardian in 2008, for a Babylon retrospective. “You get the soundsystem in its natural form.”
In the ’80s and beyond, Jah Shaka continued to work as a composer, musician, singer, mixing engineer, producer, and label owner of Jah Shaka Music. As dub’s influence morphed alongside explosions of rave, jungle, and trip-hop, he released solo LPs (starting with 1983’s Revelation Songs) and collaborated with Horace Andy and Mad Professor. He also founded the Jah Shaka Foundation, providing educational and medical supplies to children in Jamaica, Ethiopia, and Ghana. His soundsystem was a London fixture until his death; to earn a play remained a point of pride for aspiring artists.
Israel Vibrations and Roots Radics in Sacramento
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Harlows, Sacramento
Israel Vibration originated from Kingston, Jamaica. They all overcame adversity in the form of childhood polio and went on to be one of the most successful roots groups to form in Jamaica in the late 1970s. The trio initially met at a rehabilitation center.
After going their separate ways, and each converting to the Rastafari movement, they reunited in Kingston and formed a vocal group. Funding for their first album came in the form of a grant from the Twelve Tribes of Israel branch of Rastafari after Hugh Booth, a member of the Twelve Tribes, had overheard the three men singing in a wooded area outside Kingston. Apple and Wiss were living in the area, which they had converted into a home.
Israel Vibration recorded three albums; "The Same Song", "Unconquered People", and "Why You So Craven" before temporarily disbanding in 1981 after recording sessions for the latter were left incomplete. The three men moved to the United States to seek professional health care and escape the growing Dancehall movement in Jamaica. In 1988, Gary "Dr. Dread" Himmelfarb, founder of RAS Records, urged the trio to reunite and record an album. Skelly, Apple, and Wiss were flown to Washington, D.C. to record a new album at Lion and Fox Recording Studios. "Strength of my Life", the group's fourth album and first of 18 CD releases on the RAS label, was met with great praise and is considered one of the few post-golden era touchstones of the roots reggae genre.
Sacramento, CA - The Holo Holo Journey continues....Holo Holo Sacramento on September 9 & 10 at the Old Sacramento Waterfront.
The Holo Holo Journey continues....
Good Vibez Presents in partnership with JMF presents are thrilled to announce this incredible lineup for the inaugural Holo Holo Sacramento on September 9 & 10 at the Old Sacramento Waterfront.
Kolohe Kai • J Boog • FIJI • Rebel Souljahz • Mike Love • Ka'ikena Scanlan • Chris Boomer • Common Kings • Steel Pulse • Maoli • Three Plus • Koauka Eli Mac • CRSB
Hosted by Western Conference. We're going to be bringing those island vibez to Sacramento for 2 days of wonderful music, delicious food, and of course, nonstop good vibez!
Set your alarms.... Tickets & Travel packages by fuse to go on sale Tuesday, March 28 at 10 am PT
Boonville, CA - Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Kabaka Pyramid, more!...Get your tix for SNWMF music and camping festival today.
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival Mendocino County Fairgrounds Boonville, CA June 16, 17, and 18, 2023. Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Tarrus Riley, Derrick Morgan, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, Cocoa Tea, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Lila Iké, Soul Syndicate, The Clarendonians, Wesli, Norma Fraser, Rory Stone Love, and Warrior Sound International, with more artists still to be announced. Family-friendly vibe ~ a positive, respectful, conscious community of music lovers. This event has live music on two stages; a late-night DJ dancehall; an eclectic food court and an international marketplace, as well as on-site camping. The Kids Zone offers activities such as parades, and drumming. Percussion workshops and yoga classes as well as other exciting programming, are available for the adults.
The Mendocino County Fairground is located on Highway 128 in Boonville, CA in the picturesque Anderson Valley less than three hours north of San Francisco. Three-day tickets and camping passes are available via snwmf.com
(Single-day tickets will be available closer to the event). Kids 12 and under are free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. For more information, please visitwww.snwmf.com or contact info@snwmf.com.
The Marley Brothers - Red Rocks - Colorado - April 19 + 20 - 420 Soul Shakedown Celebration!!
The Marley Brothers - Stephen, Ziggy, Damian, Julian, and Ky-Mani join together for an unforgettable debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre performing classic songs from Bob Marley's catalog as well as Marley Brothers originals.
The 420 celebration will also feature Sean Paul and Protoje (4/19) + Steel Pulse and Lee “Scratch” Perry Memorial set ft. Mykal Rose and Subatomic Sound System (4/20).
LAS VEGAS, NV - REGGAE IN THE DESERT 2023 - MAY 6 - CHECK THIS ROOTS LINE-UP!
May 6. Legendary Reggae Artist(s) Morgan Heritage, Eek-A-Mouse & The Wailers Bring their Roots Rhythm to the 20th Annual Reggae in the Desert
Legendary Reggae Artist(s) Morgan Heritage, Eek-A-Mouse & The Wailers Bring their Roots Rhythm to the 20th Annual Reggae in the Desert Downtown Las Vegas transforms into a Roots Reggae paradise with authentic fare, vendors and live performances!
Las Vegas’ largest Roots Reggae festival Reggae in the Desert returns to the Clark County Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 6th for its 20th year.
For one day, Downtown Las Vegas embraces the Jamaican culture with island-inspired food and craft vendors as well as live performances from top reggae artists such as headliners 2x Grammy Award Winner Morgan Heritage alongside legendary reggae superstar Eek-A-Mouse, making his first U.S. appearance in over 15 years.
Other performances include The Legendary Wailers, Romain Virgo, Hempress Sativa, Junior Toots performing a Tribute to Toots & The Maytals, local superstars Bonafide and our host DJ Ramma.
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the event concludes at 11 p.m. General admission tickets are on sale and start at $59.99(thru March 31st), $79.99 day of show.
For a complete list of performance times and additional information, visit the event website a WEBSITE
Solana Beach, CA : REGGAE SHOWS COMING UP at The Belly Up Tavern
THU,MAY 4
Arise Roots
8:00PM(Doors: 7:00PM )
$18.00 - $32.00
From the heart of Los Angeles rises a powerful movement known as Arise Roots. Steadily becoming a household name around the globe, the group of six veteran musicians united their talents in order to bring a unique and refreshing interpretation of Roots-Reggae with the common goal of preserving its true message.
Finding inspiration in everything from the streets of LA to situations surrounding everyday life and social injustices throughout the world, Arise Roots instinctively brings all that attitude and energy directly to the stage and music. Their fresh and powerful, yet smooth delivery has earned Arise Roots praise from some of the biggest names in both International and American Reggae.
The success of their last two albums, Moving Forward (2013) and Love and War (2014) which proved to be a solid foundation for the band as they began to tour heavily on the west coast while also reaching new markets in areas such as Canada and across the entire United States. After extensive touring and festival appearances in 2015, Arise Roots recorded two new singles in 2016, “Rootsman Town” featuring Capleton (Jamaica) and “Crisis.” The releases were heavily supported on the Rootsman Summer Tour, which totaled 4 weeks of Arise Roots hosting their first headlining campaign.
Arise Roots newest full length record is set to be released June 19th, 2020 and features some heavyweight artist including; Eric Rachmany of Rebelution, Kyle Mcdonald of Slightly Stoopid, Lutan Fyah, Nattali Rize & Turbulence. The true essence of their music is caught in their live performances, so make sure to keep an eye out for Arise Roots coming to a city near you!
After multiple major world tours in 2022, in support of their new album One Rock, Groundation returns to California in April 2023 on the Hebron Gate 20th Anniversary Tour. Groundation has released 10 studio albums and has performed in over 35 countries on 5 continents. Their album Hebron Gate, which was released in 2002, has been critically acclaimed as a reggae classic around the world. This was the album that catapulted the band to international acclaim. On this tour they will be performing the album in it’s entirety along with other classics from their catalogue. Come out and experience Hebron Gate live and direct.
GROUNDATION feat. Israel Vibration & The Abyssinians - Original Riddim https://youtu.be/bln3YprjQ6g
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ISRAEL VIBRATION & ROOTS RADICS - The Roots of The Roots - Live & Give US Tour - April 2023 - Float with the Note
ISRAEL VIBRATION & ROOTS RADICS toured the Western US in March 2022. They performed on The Reggae Campout Festival and The Republica Do Reggae Festival in Salvador Brazil.
The turnouts on their Western US tour were consistently strong. Fans were enthusiastic to come out and enjoy the best true classic roots reggae of the early days, the first generations. ISRAEL VIBRATION & ROOTS RADICS are scheduled to tour the US again in April 2023 and are scheduled to perform on the Dallas Reggae Festival.
With the passing of Skelly and Apple, the other two original singers in the group, Wiss is now the last man singing. Wiss is holding it strong, successfully fronting ISRAEL VIBRATION with his own many classic hits as well as covering some of Skelly and Apple's favorite songs. The vocals are ever strong with Bunny Brissett and Steve Golding singing background vocals.
Israel Vibration works with The Roots Radics band who are some of the best reggae recording musicians in the business. These are some of the same musicians who recorded with Dr. Dread of Ras Records and Jim Fox of Lion and Fox recording Studios.
Their live music is rock solid like their albums. ISRAEL VIBRATION has an impressive catalog of music with many classic hits such as Ball Of Fire, Get Up & Go, Cool & Calm, Why Worry, Vultures, Licks & Kicks, The Same Song. Their music spread out worldwide before the album paradigm shift. Ras Records and Jim Fox of Lion and Fox recording Studios in Washington DC were instrumental in building their catalog as one of the greatest legacies in the history of reggae music. All over the world you will hear their songs floating through the air in the streets, out of people’s houses and cars and in the dance halls. Their music lives forever.
Mention the name ISRAEL VIBRATION in reggae music circles and watch the warmth of recognition and appreciation of those who recognize this very special vocal group. The positive vibrations emanating from the music of ISRAEL VIBRATION have been spellbinding audiences, critics and DJs for over three decades. The lead vocalists cast a harmonious musical spell, weaving traditional roots reggae with a mesmerizing sound and deeply spiritual message. ISRAEL VIBRATION have been touring very strong worldwide for many years. They are regularly featured internationally on most of the major Reggae Festivals.
Be sure to come out and witness - THE ROOTS OF THE ROOTS - on this Live & Give US Tour, April 2023. Float with the Note.
Copeland Forbes was there and saw it all…He is a legend in world of Reggae and Jamaican music industry and culture.
In 2017, he received one of the highest commendations given out by the Jamaican government and people, The Order of Distinction.
Copeland in his storied life and career was dealing and working with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, the Wailers, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, Toots & Maytals, Gregory Issacs, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Chris Blackwell, Don Taylor, Richard Branson, Don King, Mark Zuckerberg, and virtually every pivotal artist and player in the history of Reggae and the Jamaican music industry….much of it filled with high drama, high risks, and a lot of conflict….tales that need to be told, and constitute important history.
There are only a few on this earth with this level of knowledge and experience in the world of Reggae and Jamaican culture.
The book was 10 years in the making with Copeland and his collaborator, Clyde McKenzie. Downsound Books, formed by Joseph Bogdanovich and Clyde McKenzie, has teamed up with Rare Bird out of Los Angeles to bring this important memoir to the world.
Downsound Books is an affiliate of Downsound Entertainment Ltd, the producer of Reggae Sumfest.
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Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae legend whose soundsystem influenced generations of artists, producers, and DJs, died on Wednesday, April 12, his management has confirmed. A cause of death was not provided.
The Holo Holo Journey continues....
The Marley Brothers - Stephen, Ziggy, Damian, Julian, and Ky-Mani join together for an unforgettable debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre performing classic songs from Bob Marley's catalog as well as Marley Brothers originals.
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After multiple major world tours in 2022, in support of their new album One Rock, Groundation returns to California in April 2023 on the Hebron Gate 20th Anniversary Tour. Groundation has released 10 studio albums and has performed in over 35 countries on 5 continents. Their album Hebron Gate, which was released in 2002, has been critically acclaimed as a reggae classic around the world. This was the album that catapulted the band to international acclaim. On this tour they will be performing the album in it’s entirety along with other classics from their catalogue. Come out and experience Hebron Gate live and direct.
ISRAEL VIBRATION & ROOTS RADICS toured the Western US in March 2022. They performed on The Reggae Campout Festival and The Republica Do Reggae Festival in Salvador Brazil.
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