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Reggae Festival Guide
Publisher’s Letter
festivals with legalization – and yet, the
reggae festival is still surviving. All over the
world, reggae festivals pop up every year.
Reggae festivals are a microcosm of the
greater reggae community and culture,
and will continue to evolve.
In this year’s magazine, we reach back to the
dawn of reggae with VP Records and Trojan
Records, learn about the green initiatives
festivals are currently implementing,
look forward with the Jamaican Music
Conference and more. Join us as we
remember the past, live the present and
glimpse the future of reggae. FRONt COveR
One Love, For our 25th anniversary issue, we wanted
to assemble several images of reggae
Kaati, Publisher icons through the years, and are thrilled
to feature Jah Sunny’s renditions of just a
handful of reggae’s powerful artists: Peter
Tosh, Rita Marley, Don Carlos, Steel Pulse,
Dennis Brown, Joseph Hill, Queen Ifrica
and Lee Perry.
FRONt COveR aRtist
Jah Sunny is a Rasta artist from the Detroit
area. He is heavily influenced by world
travel and living off the beaten path. He
seeks to express the beauty in mankind
by creating art with soul – the sacred
geometry of the human body, the play of
light and personality conveyed through
Cham, Warrior King, Big Mountain, Lutan Fyah, Safira Mono and many other artists, the eyes. Find out more about his art
at jahsunnyarts.com and connect via
say & sing CONGRATULATIONS to Reggae Festival Guide on our 25th anniversary! Instagram and Facebook.
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