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List of reggae festivals
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Category:Reggae festivals ,
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electronic music festival ,
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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
Gambia Cultural Reggae Festival
[1] The Hamlet,
[2] Gunjur, Medina Salam
South Africa
Mauritius
Nigerian
Kenya
Shashamane International
Sepetuka
Reggae In the Sun
Royal Reggae Fest
Mozambique
Uganda
North America
Antigua
Barbados
Canada
Mexico
United States
California Roots Music and Arts Festival ,
Monterey, California ("Cali Roots")
Cali Vibes, Marina Green Park,
Long Beach, California
Chicago Reggae Festival ,
Chicago, Illinois
JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA ,
Los Angeles, California
Midwest Reggae Festival ,
Nelson, Ohio
Reggae on the River ,
Humboldt County, California
Reggae Rising , Humboldt County, California
Reggae Rise Up,
Saint Petersburg, Florida ,
Las Vegas, Nevada and
Baltimore, Maryland
Reggae on the Way,
Tacoma, Washington
Reggae in the Rockies,
Alpine, Wyoming
[4]
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
Big Big Summer Reggae Party
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Bababoom ,
Fermo
Castello Reggae ,
Alvito
Gusto Dopa Al Sole ,
Salento
One Love World Reggae Festival ,
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Meridional Reggae Reunion ,
Metaponton
MedioJamaicano Reggae Festival ,
Pabillonis
Positive River Festival ,
Mezzani
Reggae Train Sun Fest ,
Catanzaro
Rora Roots and Culture Fest ,
Rorà
Salento Summer Festival ,
Salento
Sardinia Reggae ,
Nulvi
Sikula Reggae Festival ,
Rosolini
Venice Sunsplash ,
Venice
Zion Station Festival ,
Ferrara
Dubstone ,
Cilento
Manuel Dub ,
Sicilia
Lebanon
Montenegro
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Plein-les-Watts Festival ,
Geneva , GE
Pachamama Connexion Festival ,
Lancy , GE
Lakesplash ,
Twann , BE
Reeds Reggae Festival ,
Pfäffikon , ZH
Enter the Dancehall Festival ,
Rote Fabrik , ZH
Turkey
United Kingdom
Notting Hill Carnival ,
London , England
One Love Festival ,
Essex , England
Positive Vibration ,
Liverpool , England
Reggae Land ,
Milton Keynes , England
Simmer Down Festival ,
Birmingham , England
Middle East
Israel
Gallery
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
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