Last year, Jimmy Cliff beckoned reggae fans to Central Park during this same period.
This year to kick-off the 235th anniversary birthday of the USA, Brooklyn fired back, corralling thousands to see and hear Birmingham, England’s finest -- Steel Pulse.
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Mahima Benefit 2011 – Music for Life Con…
IRD Press Release: October 4, 2011 – Kingston, Jamaica Sunday on the lawns of the Jamaica Pegasus, the Mahima Benefit - Music for Life rang out under a clear starry Kingston...
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International Reggae Day was celebrated across the Globe according to Billboard.biz "International Reggae Day Celebrated Across the Globe" as parties, concerts and tree plantings were hosted from Jamaica to Brasil, New...
Read moreInternational Reggae Day Celebrated Acro…
The anti-Apartheid movement in the 1980s was spearheaded through numerous consciousness raising initiatives, which included reggae music's unrelenting attention to the plight of South Africans (notably the late Peter Tosh's...
Read moreJune 25 Open House - CPR celebrates six …
We are pleased to invite you to join us on Saturday, June 25th as we celebrate six years of preserving reggae music with an open house and ribbon cutting. The...
Read moreThe Iration Ites - Vinyl Series, July 1 …
IRATION ITES - VINYL SERIES was created to preserve the essence of our music culture through actual vinyl playing, vinyl production and sales and the dancehall as it was intended.
Read moreCPR EXAMINES REGGAE'S INFLUENCE ON URBAN…
Brooklyn, N.Y., June 13th ... As celebrations flourish to honor Black Music Month and Caribbean Heritage Month, the June forum of the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR) scheduled for...
Read more'Bambas Dois' launches July 1 in Sao Pau…
Brazilians Eduardo 'Bid' Bidlovski and Gustah Sola came to Jamaica last October with 13 Brazilian rhythms, on a mission to match this music with a wish list of top Jamaican...
Read moreIRD produces TV special and hosts virtua…
June 18, 2011 Kingston, Jamaica -- International Reggae Day’s 24 hour online media festival is the virtual launch pad for several new singles including two from Bombrush Records featuring TOK and...
Read more"LOVE SCARS" New single from Tarrus Rile…
Bombrush Records CEO Roshaun 'Bay-C' Clarke and Tarrus Riley have teamed up again for the second time in 2011. With the last mega hit 'Shaka Zulu pickney' still growing internationally...
Read moreJuly 1 Launch for Kush-i.net live Reggae…
On July 1, 2011 Kush-i.net will launch Jamaica’s first live reggae web series featuring personal yet powerful acoustic performances by top reggae artists, keeping the focus on love, unity and...
Read moreBrand New Single from TOK - Launching Ju…
TOK's new single, "Likkle But Tallawah" will be available for Free Download from midnight on June 30 to midnight on July 1. The term 'Likkle but tallawah' refers to the 'little'...
Read more24 HOUR GLOBAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR REGGAE…
June 1, 2011 Kingston, Jamaica – Launched on July 1, 1994, International Reggae Day is the first ever calendar event to be officially proclaimed and dedicated to Reggae music, receiving its official proclamation from...
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IRD invites you to celebrate July 1 as an Honorary Yaardie.Show off your colours and rev up your morning with some Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee while you revel in the...
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IRD invites you to participate in the IRD 24 hour Global Online Media Festival. Once registered you can download new releases, access the IRD archives, request interviews and promote your special programme for July 1 through the IRD network.
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Mahima Benefit 2011 – Music fo…
IRD Press Release: October 4, 2011 – Kingston, Jamaica Sunday on the lawns of the Jamaica Pegasus, the Mahima Benefit - Music for Life rang out...
Read moreIRD Press release #4
International Reggae Day was celebrated across the Globe according to Billboard.biz "International Reggae Day Celebrated Across the Globe" as parties, concerts and tree plantings were hosted...
Read moreInternational Reggae Day Celeb…
The anti-Apartheid movement in the 1980s was spearheaded through numerous consciousness raising initiatives, which included reggae music's unrelenting attention to the plight of South Africans...
Read moreJune 25 Open House - CPR celeb…
We are pleased to invite you to join us on Saturday, June 25th as we celebrate six years of preserving reggae music with an open...
Read moreThe Iration Ites - Vinyl Serie…
IRATION ITES - VINYL SERIES was created to preserve the essence of our music culture through actual vinyl playing, vinyl production and sales and the...
Read moreCPR EXAMINES REGGAE'S INFLUENC…
Brooklyn, N.Y., June 13th ... As celebrations flourish to honor Black Music Month and Caribbean Heritage Month, the June forum of the Coalition to Preserve...
Read more'Bambas Dois' launches July 1 …
Brazilians Eduardo 'Bid' Bidlovski and Gustah Sola came to Jamaica last October with 13 Brazilian rhythms, on a mission to match this music with a...
Read moreIRD produces TV special and ho…
June 18, 2011 Kingston, Jamaica -- International Reggae Day’s 24 hour online media festival is the virtual launch pad for several new singles including two from...
Read more"LOVE SCARS" New single from T…
Bombrush Records CEO Roshaun 'Bay-C' Clarke and Tarrus Riley have teamed up again for the second time in 2011. With the last mega hit 'Shaka...
Read moreJuly 1 Launch for Kush-i.net l…
On July 1, 2011 Kush-i.net will launch Jamaica’s first live reggae web series featuring personal yet powerful acoustic performances by top reggae artists, keeping the...
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International Reggae Day Awards are given to legends of Jamaican music who have, through their creative life's work, professional integrity and humanity, positively impacted on global culture, while sharing the spirit of reggae music: revolutionary, uplifting, unifying.
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