Reggae Sumfest is the largest
music
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festival in
Jamaica
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and the
Caribbean
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, taking place each year in mid-July in
Montego Bay
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.
[Johnson, Richard (2014)]
All Set for Sumfest
, '' Jamaica Observer'', 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014 Sumfest started in 1993.
It attracts crowds of all ages from all over the world, and has featured a variety of Jamaican reggae artists such as
Damian "Junior Gong" Marley and
Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley,
Bunny Wailer,
The Mighty Diamonds,
Toots & the Maytals,
Derrick Harriott,
Leroy Sibbles,
U-Roy,
John Holt,
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,
Leroy Smart,
Beres Hammond,
Tony Rebel,
Andy Vernon,
Frankie Paul, and
Freddie McGregor,
dancehall
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stars like
Barrington Levy,
Vybz Kartel,
Popcaan,
Spice
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,
Beenie Man,
Bounty Killer,
Elephant Man,
Capleton,
Sean Paul,
Cranky Kong and
Lady Saw as well as international artists including
50 Cent,
Beyonce,
Rihanna
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,
Destiny's Child
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,
Kanye West
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,
Chris Brown
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,
Nicki Minaj
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,
Wiz Khalifa
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, and
Usher.
Founders Summerfest Productions Limited sold the Reggae Sumfest Festival and trademark to Downsound Records in April 2016.
As is customary
Reggae Sumfestkicks off on Sunday with th
Sumfest Beach Partynow held at Tropical Bliss Beach, and followed on Monday with a free Street Dance held at Old Hospital Park on The Hip Strip, then followed b
All White Party(dress code) held on Tuesday a
Pier 1 On the Waterfront followed by the Blitz Party on Wednesday, Global Sound Clash on Thursday at Pier One Event Centre, and then two nights of the Main Festival with live performances featuring the greatest Dancehall and Reggae Artists in the world, beginning wit
Dancehall Nighton Friday (
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...
), and Reggae Night on Saturday at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex.
History
Robert Russell helped found the festival in 1993. He received an
Order of Distinction award in 2017.
See also
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Reggae Sunsplash
*
List of reggae festivals
References
External links
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Historical overviewJamaica Reggae Sumfest Festival - Streaming Reggae to the World
Reggae festivals in Jamaica
Electronic music festivals in Jamaica
Music festivals established in 1993
Rock festivals in Jamaica
Summer in Jamaica
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