List of reggae festivals explained

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List of reggae festivals
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This is a list of notable reggae festivals by country.

This list may have some overlap with list of jam band music festivals. Reggae festivals may include classic reggae and related or derivative genres such as ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion, and drum and bass.

Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, influenced by Rastafarian culture, Jamaican dance music, traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. By the 1970s, large festivals in Jamaica were being held featuring notable reggae bands, and the Wonder Dream Concert in 1975 in Jamaica was one of the first internationally noted festivals to focus on reggae. In 1979, Reggae Geel became the first reggae festival in Europe, and these concerts soon spread to other locales, becoming popular in regions such as Northern California. With the introduction of the electronic reggae genre ragga in the 1980s, reggae began to be featured at electronic music festivals as well.

Festivals by region

Africa

Gambia West Africa

South Africa

Mauritius

Nigerian

Kenya

Mozambique

Uganda

North America

Antigua

Barbados

Canada

Mexico

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

One Love, Tauranga

South America

Paraguay

Brazil

Asia

India

Japan

Korea

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Europe

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Lebanon

Montenegro

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

Israel

See also

Related lists

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home | South Gambia Reggae & Cultural Festival 2021 | Gunjur. Musicfestgambia.com. 26 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Events | The Gambia 2019 Cultural, Reggae Festival. Hamletgambia.com. 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Barbados Reggae Festival. Barbados.org. 26 April 2022.
  4. Web site: HOME. ReggaeintheRockies. 26 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Best dating worldwide <3. Reggaeserbia.com. 26 April 2022.

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