In between these pieces, we hear the traditional Samba drum opening in the distance. With Toké on guitar and vocals and Cookie on percussion, the duo takes us through own pieces and covers, including a beautiful rendition of Buju Banton's Not An Easy Road and the Ras Muhamad combination Open The World. When you stand at the junction between them, right where another new area of food stalls and a craft market are set up, you can hear both locations' music! Also, the Sandwichmaker is closer to the Riverside Disco now, and the welcoming sounds of live music make this our first stop.ĭJ Jabbar ( Riders Sound) has played a nice opening set all afternoon, and now announces the acoustic performance of Toké that is in the process of being built up and sound-checked by Fabi aka Ring-A-Ting. For one, huge letters now welcome the visitors on the river Hase - Hollywood style! The Dancehall Tent has moved to an area closer to the Dubcamp which is a great thing, because now you can switch between the two locations easily without much walking distance. Oh, the joy of reunion! After getting the mandatory organization of lodgings, passes and shopping done, we take a stroll around the festival grounds to discover what's new. Hellooooo Bersenbrück! Once we pass the city sign, the little sparks of excitement that have accumulated over the last weeks combine to a warm glow. As ususal, Reggaeville takes you to some of this Reggae Jam's highlights with our day-by-day festival report. After the post-lockdown novelty of being surrounded by and celebrating with thousands of people at other festivals has lost a little of its excitement already, coming to Bersenbrück almost feels like last time - only that this "last time" was three years ago! Thus, the anticipation is high to spend an extended weekend meeting old and new friends, experiencing some of the best artists of the Reggaeverse, and simply having a good time in this beautiful little town. Download the Spotify playlist here and I hope you enjoy the music as much as I do.Back to normal indeed! The motto of this year's 27 th edition of the Reggae Jam Festival couldn't be more fitting. If you are curious about the tunes you can download a Spotify playlist with all tracks. The list is as presented in no particular order and the cuts included are only singles or tracks taken from compilations. The cuts from Ken Booth and Kush McAnuff are sublime. And those who have missed Earl “Chinna” Smith’s acoustic project Inna de Yard will be pleased to find two singles from the upcoming Inna de Yard album. UK soul and reggae outfit Pama International is also back in fine form and Heatwave is a killer version of Martha Reeves & The Vandella’s 60s smash.Īlso very happy that Jamaican falsetto singer Courtney John is back as a solo singer and his Strangers is a beautiful slice of mellow reggae. Big Machine is a fiercely bouncy tune and a worthy follow-up to their hit Diamond Sox. You can also find a brand new collaboration between Iba Mahr and Notis aka Heavyweight Rockaz. And I’m delighted that singles from Damian Marley’s and Chronixx’ new albums have surfaced during the year. Most are from Jamaica, but a few are from Europe and the U.S. This means that some of the songs included in the half-year report were pushed out due to fierce competition.Īs usual the list collects both rising hopefuls and veterans. But from July and onwards it has been a stream of solid singles, remixes and one riddim compilation cuts. And when I wrote the half-year report in July I had difficulties finding enough highlights. The second top list in 2016 collects best songs, and just as last year the second half of the year was way stronger than the first six months.
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