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Published by RBa Publishing & Publicity inc. Reggae Festival Guide
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@ReggaeFestivalGuide I am a festie. I love festivals and I love
reggae music. Twenty-five years ago, I was
@ReggaeFestGuide inspired to publish the Reggae Festival Guide
www.ReggaeFestivalGuide.com magazine as a tool to promote festivals and
further reggae industry and culture.
PuBlisHeR
Kaati Over the last 25 years, I have watched
Kaati@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com the landscape of reggae festivals change.
There have been challenges – bigger
editOR
Irene Johnson promotional companies buying up smaller
Irene@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com mom-and-pop festivals, festivals forced to
postpone or cancel due to organizational
desigN aNd PROduCtiON/
WeBsite/e-guide editOR problems or because they plain old can’t
Goran Petko/Aqua Design afford it, growing resentment over the
Goran@ReggaeFestivalGuide.com success of “non-Jamaican” reggae bands
editORial CONtRiButORs and festivals, Jamaican artists having a
Dan David, Jessica Farthing, Chuck Foster, Matt harder time getting VISAs to the U.S., the
Jenson, Irene Johnson, Joana LeRoque, Anthony fading away of marijuana-money-fueled
Postman, Carter Van Pelt
PHOtO aNd aRt CONtRiButORs
© Lee Abel Photography, Courtesy California Roots
Music & Arts Festival, depositphotos.com, Courtesy
Great Blue Heron Music Festival, Courtesy Jamaican
Music Conference, Courtesy JazzReggae Fest, Matt
Jenson, Courtesy Levitate Music and Arts Festival,
Roslyn Parker, Courtesy Sunrise Reggae & Ska
Festival, Courtesy Trojan Records, Allison Usavage,
Courtesy VP Records, Marcus Wilson
adveRtisiNg sales
Joana LeRoque, Tom Andrews, Sean Bookman
adMiNistRatiON/Festival CaleNdaR
Heather Penrod-Rudd Cham, Warrior King, Big Mountain, Lutan Fyah, Safira Mono and many other artists,
The opinions of the contributors are not necessarily say & sing CONGRATULATIONS to Reggae Festival Guide on our 25th anniversary!
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