DULUTH — Since its inception 17 years ago, the Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival has grown from 660 attendees to 3,500 in 2022, tripling its overall budget and bringing in high-profile artists ...

On the night of October 12, 2023, Jamaican musician and educator Michael “Ibo” Cooper, who played a seminal role in the development of reggae music, helping to create the sunny, accessible, ...

Third World made a name for themselves back in the early 1970s, when roots reggae was first hitting the music scene. They started as a small group in Kingston, Jamaica and quickly garnered acclaim ...

Forrest is a Toronto based playwright and songwriter. He begins by giving some background about himself and his family, who were West Africans brought to Jamaica in the slave trade. Forrest explains ...

Every surface-level reggae fan seemingly only listens to Bob Marley. To an extent, there is no shame in that, as the man did introduce the genre to the mainstream. However, in addition to Marley, a ...

International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with the theme “One Love, One Voice, One Day.” It calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism. As part ...

Where: The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington St., Cost: $14 Info: (509) 863-8098, www.bigdipperevents.com Nattali Rize shares the same beliefs as such icons as Bob Marley, John Lennon and Bono that music ...

As the music heated up, so did the temperatures Saturday afternoon during the 15th annual Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. Crowds came prepared with ...

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After 47 years, nine Grammy nominations, and countless concerts, the Jamaican reggae group Third World signaled its continued passion for music with the 2019 album: “More Work to Be Done.” “That’s ...

Chris “DeRoc” DeBose, leader and lead singer of local reggae/world beat/funk band the Revealers, served 10 years in the Marine Corps. His tours of duty included a violent hitch in Beirut and a stint ...