List of reggae festivals

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.

Main articles: Reggae and List of music festivals
List of reggae festivals
General Information
Related genresReggae, jazz, ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion
LocationJamaica (origin), worldwide
Related eventsCategory:Reggae festivals, list of music festivals, free festival, rock festival, electronic music festival, jam band music festival

Festivals by region

Africa

Gambia West Africa

The Hamlet, Gunjur, Medina Salam

South Africa

Mauritius

Nigerian
  • Roaring thunder concert

Kenya
  • Shashamane International
  • Sepetuka
  • Reggae In the Sun

Mozambique
  • Maputo Reggae Slam

Uganda
  • Reggae on the Nile

North America

Canada

Caribbean

Jamaica

Antigua

Barbados
  • Reggae On The Hill,

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand
See also: New Zealand reggae § Festivals

One Love, Tauranga

South America

Paraguay

Colombia
  • Jamming Festival, Bogota, Cundinamarca

Brazil
  • Maranhão Roots Reggae Festival, São luis, Maranhão

Asia

India
  • Goa SunSplash, Goa

Japan
  • [Yokohama Reggae sai], [Yokohama]

[Shibuya Reggae sai], [Tokyo][HIGHEST MOUNTAIN], [Osaka]

Korea

Indonesia
  • Indonesia Reggae Festival, Jakarta
  • Bali Reggae Star Festival, Bali
  • Mari Berdanska Festival, Bandung

Philippines

Sri Lanka

Europe

Austria

Belgium
  • Reggae Geel, Geel
  • Dubyard, Blanden
  • Irie Vibes Roots Festival, Kortemark

Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Una Riversplash, Bihać

Bulgaria
  • Big Big Summer Reggae Party

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark
  • Silkeborg Reggae Festival, Silkeborg

France
  • Garance Reggae Festival, Bagnols-Sur-Cèze
  • No Logo Festival
  • Reggae Sun Ska, Pauillac
  • Verjux Saone System, Verjux
  • Ida y vuelta - festival, Perpignan
  • LA FEE ESTIVAL - festival, Chatelneuf Jura

Germany

Italy

Lebanon

Montenegro
  • MontenegroSun ReggaeFest, Petrovac, Budva

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Serbia
  • Reggae Serbia Fest, Pančevo[1]

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland
  • Plein-les-Watts Festival, Geneva, GE
  • Lakesplash, Twann BE
  • Reeds Reggae Festival, Pfäffikon ZH
  • Enter the Dancehall Festival, Rote Fabrik, ZH

Turkey
  • Unite in Paradise Reggae Festival, Olympos

United Kingdom

Middle East

Israel
  • Reggae In The Desert, Ramat HaNegev Regional Council
  • Sunsplash festival 2012
  • Nowa Reggae
  • Sunbeach
  • Train to Roots live
  • Ky-mani Marley
  • Chiemsee Reggae Summer
  • Stage at Chiemsee Reggae Summer '13
  • Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Max Herre & Afrob
  • Dub Brazil
  • Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Ska-P

See also
  • Category:Jazz festivals
  • Category:Music festivals
  • Category:Reggae festivals
  • Category:World music festivals

References
  1. Reggae Serbia Fest, Pancevo
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