EVENTS

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Observer senior writer---    Richie Stephens --- AFTER a chaotic end to last year's show, promoters of Best Of The Best vow there will be no recurrence

BY SADE GARDNER Observer writer---    Protoje -- Protoje will become the first Jamaican act in 35 years to grace the main stage at the Reading & Leeds Festival in

By CHRISTIAN WINTHROP--- The Newport Folk Festival announced Friday that legendary reggae artist Toots and The Maytals will perform at the 2810 Folk Festival in Newport, RI. Toots Hibbert is one

Rapper Nicki Minaj performs with dancers during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ---By NAN

(From left) Eddy Edwards, CEO of Jamaican Jerk Festival USA; Richard Lue, event coordinator and business development manager of VP Records; Andrea Dubidad-Dixon, charge d'affairs, Embassy of Jamaica; Elda Devarie,

By Kevin Jackson Observer Writer---    Cocoa Tea ---   Veteran reggae singer Cocoa Tea headlines the inaugural Chicago Jerk Festival, which is scheduled to take place on June 24 at

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL--- Observer senior writer    Boris Gardiner ---   Fifty years after he played the bouncy bass line for Nanny Goat (reputedly the first reggae song), Boris Gardiner remains active as an

 Tarrus Riley --- Reggae singer Tarrus Riley will headline this year's staging of Reggae in the Park, one of the key entertainment events at Antigua Sailing Week on May 1. The

By Howard Campbell Observer senior writer--  Busy Signal performing at Groovin' In The Park in New York last year.-- ONE year after his set was controversially cut at Groovin' In

 www.austinreggaefest.com Celebrating 25 years of positive vibrations and community unity, the 2018 Austin Reggae Festival runs April 20-22 at Auditorium Shores. Bands for this year's event include the Wailers, Black Uhuru, Collie