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Reggae Festival Guide
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Goran@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com Our editor Irene has gathered educational
and entertaining articles to absorb. Our
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS editorial is purposefully Peter Tosh-heavy
Dutty Bookman, Ras Sean Bookman, this year due to the opening of the Peter
Ryan Dobby, Chuck Foster, Irene Johnson,
Tim Parsons, Ihi Tochi Tosh Museum in Jamaica and the launch of
his cannabis brand Peter Tosh 420. This suits
PHOTO AND ART CONTRIBUTORS me just fine; I always tell my friends "Legalize
Jahvtz Blanton, Kevin Chung, depositphotos.com,
Joachim Maquet, Ryan Robert Miller, It" is my favorite reggae song. Cannabis is
Yannick Reid, April Steyert, Jessica Witfield also a common thread that runs through
several of our feature stories. The landscape
COURTESIES
Colorado Rastafari, Peter Tosh Estate, of legal cannabis is new, but the ceremonial
Peter Tosh Museum, © World A Reggae – Creatah sacrament of it is as old as the hills – central
to much of Rastafari and reggae.
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Tom Andrews, Sean Bookman, Joana LeRoque It's reggae festival season! Plan your festie
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The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily festival’s website for more details and to
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