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List of reggae festivals

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List of reggae festivals
General Information
Related genresReggae, roots reggae, reggae rock, jazz, ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion
LocationJamaica (origin), worldwide
Related eventsCategory:Reggae festivals, list of music festivals, free festival, rock festival, electronic music festival, jam band festival

This is a list of notable reggae festivals by country.

This list may have some overlap with list of jam band music festivals. Reggae festivals may include classic reggae and related or derivative genres such as ska, dancehall, dub, hip hop, ragga, reggae fusion, and drum and bass.

Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, influenced by Rastafarian culture, Jamaican dance music, traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. By the 1970s, large festivals in Jamaica were being held featuring notable reggae bands, and the Wonder Dream Concert in 1975 in Jamaica was one of the first internationally noted festivals to focus on reggae. In 1979, Reggae Geel became the first reggae festival in Europe, and these concerts soon spread to other locales, becoming popular in regions such as Northern California. With the introduction of the electronic reggae genre ragga in the 1980s, reggae began to be featured at electronic music festivals as well.

Festivals by region

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Africa

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Gambia West Africa

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  • Gambia Cultural Reggae Festival[1] The Hamlet,[2] Gunjur, Medina Salam

South Africa

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Mauritius

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Nigerian

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  • Roaring thunder concert

Kenya

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  • Shashamane International
  • Sepetuka
  • Reggae In the Sun
  • Royal Reggae Fest

Mozambique

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  • Maputo Reggae Slam

Uganda

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  • Reggae on the Nile

North America

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Antigua

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Barbados

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Canada

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Mexico

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United States

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Oceania

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Australia

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New Zealand

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One Love, Tauranga

South America

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Paraguay

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Brazil

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Asia

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India

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Japan

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Korea

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Philippines

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Sri Lanka

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Europe

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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  • Big Big Summer Reggae Party

Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Italy

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Lebanon

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Montenegro

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The Netherlands

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Poland

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Portugal

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Serbia

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Middle East

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Israel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home | South Gambia Reggae & Cultural Festival 2021 | Gunjur". Musicfestgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Events | The Gambia 2019 Cultural, Reggae Festival". Hamletgambia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Barbados Reggae Festival". Barbados.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "HOME". ReggaeintheRockies. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Best dating worldwide <3". Reggaeserbia.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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