NORTHWEST REGGAE FESTIVAL AUGUST 7 - 8 - 9 IN OREGON USA
| Headlining Friday night is Queen Omega from Trinidad. She will be backed by the all female group Zili Misik, voted best world band in Boston. Zili Misik will also perform their own set of high energy world music. Additionally, Friday nights lineup includes LoCura with mixed grooves and melodies from Flamenco, Reggae, Cuban Son, & American folk into high energy music with the poetry of Spainish revolutionary, Federico Garcia Lorca. Closing the night will be J Ross- Parrelli with DJ JuneBugg doing a late night set of reggae-soul-funk sure to have us dancing into the night. Opening act is Eugene's own I-Chelle and the Circle of Light. Join the gathering beforehand with a sacred singing bowl ceremony! Gates open at 10 AM Friday. Show starts at 4 PM. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDER TICKETS! |
| SATURDAY HAS DOUBLE HEADLINER! MYKAL ROSE AND JUNIOR REID! |
Only one Jamaican singer can lay claim to lifting that music up from its underground status and placing square in the greater arena of rock & roll Mykal (Michael) Rose Reggae has its Holy Ghost, Bob Marley, but only one Jamaican singer can lay claim to lifting that music up from its underground status and placing square in the greater arena of rock & roll. That's Mykal Rose, formerly known as Michael Rose, a veteran artist who is dominating this year in reggae with his "Shoot Out" megahit. In 1980, pop music's fabled "riddim twins," Jamaican bassit Robbie Shakespear and drummer Sly Dunbar took over the musical backing of Black Uhuru, a group created in 1977 by harmony singer Ducky Simpson. Uhuru had previously released albums and singles, but it wasn't until Sly & Robbie came on board and brought in Michael Rose, a young and gifted singer from the rough Waterhouse section of Kingston's downtown, that Black Uhuru became an international force to be reckoned with, a reggae group with something more- rock & roll thunder, lighting, and menace, deepened by Rasta-reggae cultural enlightenment. As the galvanizing lead vocalist and chief creative force for Black Uhuru, Rose took no prisoners, stampeding stages all over the world and mesmerizing countless fans with his flashing eyes and dreadlocks and stunningly supple vocals capped by Rose's trademark "Waterhouse" "Yoi, yoi, yoi's," a style he'd forged on the hardships of a tropical ghetto upbringing, where the only way out is via a microphone. Rose intimidating yet winning synthesis of the Rastaman's rock & roll-equal parts One Love advocate and fierce warrior for equal rights and justice-led the legendary band all the way to the top of international charts in short order. Michael Rose conquered the world with anthems like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," (which Rose had recorded previously, as a solo artist) "Sinsemilla," "Shine Eye Girl," and many others, and Uhuru's Anthem won the first ever Reggae GRAMMY in 1985's. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDER TICKETS! |
| Junior Reid remains a roots artist of great power while maintaining an already burgeoning international reputation. |
 Co-Headlining SaturdayJunior got his initial inspiration from a tough upbringing in West Kingston's notorious Waterhouse district. It was there in the politically turbulent mid-'70's that he recorded his first-ever single "Know Myself" at the age of 14 for the late Hugh Mundell, released in the U.K. by Greensleeves. He then went on to form his own band, the Voice of Progress, and after a local hit with "Mini-Bus Driver" the group scored local success with an album of the same name. He was then commissioned by the great Sugar Minott to record a number of tunes on Minott's Youth Promotion Label, enjoying considerable popularity with tracks such as "Human Nature," "A1 Lover," and the evergreen "See How Me Black See How Me Shine," an uplifting and proud statement which became an anthem to the ghetto youth whom Junior increasingly championed. Junior moved on transferring his talents to King Jammy's stAudio on St. Lucia Road where his fast-growing success rose yet another notch. "Boom Shacka Lacka" was his first UK hit and led to another exceptional album. After a number of fine singles - which included "Youthman," "Bank Clerk," "Sufferation," "Give Thanks and Praises" and "Higgler Move" - his chance of a wider audience came with the offer of replacing Michael Rose in Black Uhuru. Always a strong follower of Black Uhuru, and with a similar vocal style, Junior slipped into Rose's shoes with ease and the collaboration on his first Uhuru-period album "Brutal" was well received by all. Two years and two albums later Junior's interest to produce material for himself drove him back into the solo arena and back to King Jammy's Studio where he recorded and released this title in the early '90s. With his incisive, prophetic lyrics and unstinting support for the ghettoman cause, Junior Reid remains a roots artist of great power while maintaining an already burgeoning international reputation. "Big Timer" is a vital catalog reissue that captures Junior at his best. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND TO ORDER TICKETS! |
MICHAEL ROSE
JR-REID
GROUNDATION
QUEEN OMEGA
PABLO MOSES
CHEZIDEK
TUFF LION
LADY PASSION
MESSENJAH SELAH
PAULA FUGA
OOKLAH THE MOC
ASHEBA
ZILI MUSIC
LOCURA
ZELLY ROCK
J ROSS-PARRELLI
MIC CRENSHAW
INDUBIOUS
EVERYDAY PROPHETS
MARKO
I-CHELE
PAAPA WASTIK
XACTCHANGE
MT-LION-HIFI
WEEKEND SELECTAH’S
MC JAGGA CULTURE
DJ JUNEBUGG
KAL - EL
SMALL AXE SOUNDZ
MOST HIGH SOUND
BRIMSTONE SOUND
ZION GATE SOUND
SHOCK OF SHEBA
RAGZ 2 MUFINZ HIFI
TICKET OUTLETS:
Portland, Oregon:
Jackpot Records
203 SW 9th & Burnside 503-222-0990
3736 SE Hawthorne 503-239-7561
Nomads Crossing
3959 SE Hawthorne Blvd 503-239-8009
Eugene, Oregon:
CD World
3215 West 11th & Seneca 541-383-6902
House of Records
258 East 13th & High 541-342-7975
Cornerstone Glass
1068 West Second Avenue 541-341-1788
Roots Organics/Aqua Serene
2836 West Eleventh Avenue 541-302-9073
BEND, OREGON:
Cosmic Depot
342 NE Clay
ASHLAND, OREGON:
Phoenix Organics
4543 South Pacific Highway 541-535-1134
Olympia, Washington:
Rainy Day Records
2008 Harrison Ave NW 360-357-4755
Ticket Prices
$110 Friday - Sunday
$90 Saturday- Sunday
$50 Sunday
Camping included!
Kids 14 and under, Free!