Reggae and Tourism

28/03/2024

Who just want relax in the garden and have good food and drinks is welcome to Kingston Reggae Garden this Easter Weekend.

23/03/2019

Interesting read on the lasting effects of the Buju Banton Show. Read more about reggae in Jamaica on www.reggaetourist.com.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has said that Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom concert, held on Saturday, has proven that reggae music is still one of Jamaica’s main attractions. Speaking with The...

30/07/2018

21/06/2018

Later today, Kingston will join 700 cities in 120 countries to celebrate World Music Day....

19/05/2018

I love how the JTB director calls Reggae Sumfest 'one of the main pull factors' for bringing in visitors to Jamaica. I think this is indeed the recognition events like Sumfest deserve. Sumfest is now a 10 day long partytrip culminating in a two day Stage Show. The director also calls Jamaican artists important international ambassadors for 'brand Jamaica'. They sure are, and I love to hear policy makers agree.

Today you have the JTB director calling a Reggae Stage show 'one of the main pull factors' for bringing in visitors to Jamaica. I think this is indeed the recognition events like Sumfest deserve. Sumfest is now a 10 day long partytrip culminating in a two day Stage Show. The director also calls Jama

13/05/2018

Check this Billboard article on the history of SUMFEST and the man who runs it since 2016

Josef Bogdanovich, the American businessman and heir to the StarKist tuna fortune, has become one of Jamaican music's most unexpected, and fervent, supporters.

02/05/2018

Can you image paying something like 3 Euro to go to a show on the beach featuring Bugle, and then unexpectedly seeing Anthony B, Zamunda and Popcaan joining him on stage?

From Agent Sasco in Montego Bay to Sanchez in Mandeville, Appleton Signature Nights has become a well-supported concert series. With the nomadic format, the spirits brand has featured Jamaica's favourite stars all across the island.Last Thursday...

26/04/2018

We've updated our Annual Reggae Events listing. Some events gone, some new ones but all happening this year in Jamaica. Check it out on reggaetourist.com

25/04/2018

Anyone counting down to Sumfest 2018 yet?

14/04/2018

Learn more about the upcoming Tmrw.TDAY culture fest next month in Negril. Check out our event report and get on a plane to Jamaica!

04/03/2018

How great is it that Reggae is a part of so many things in Jamaica. Take for example International Women's Day. There is of course a serious symposium with panel discussion but there's also a huge free Reggae show in Kingston.

28/12/2017

This amazing 4 day event is one of the many reggae events happening in Jamaica between Xmas and New Year. House of Dancehall invites the likes of Sizzla, Kabaka Pyramid, Wayne Wonder, Yellowman, King Jammy's and many more.

27/12/2017

Rebel Salute 25th anniversary edition coming up soon >> read all about it on Reggaetourist

Rebel Salute is one of the top stage shows in Jamaica, known for its focus on roots and conscious music. Apart from its superb line-up in this subgenre it also features top dancehall artists who are programmed under their birth name rather than their stage name.

25/04/2017

Police shut down Kingston Dub Club last week at around 11.00 pm. Pepper spray was used to subdue the crowd. The (reggae) world is watching these events closely. The Entertainment Minister's words are positive. I like her remark concerning 'Carnival', indeed widely seen as an event where the upper class can dress up (sc****ly) and freak out in an accepted way, while the rasta roots parties that are gaining world wide status are disrespected by certain parts of Jamaican society. And meanwhile people from all over the world come to Kingston especially for parties such as Kingston Dub Club.

Police shut down Kingston Dub Club last week at around 11.00 pm. Pepper
spray was used to subdue the crowd. The (reggae) world is watching these
events closely. The minister's words are positive. Let's see what happens.

08/03/2017

A march to end gender based violence, happening right now on International Women's Day in Kingston Jamaica. And of course there's a free Reggae Concert as well!

06/03/2017

It's Britjam Time again. Party hard like a reggae loving college student! Live shows, beach and boat parties, cook outs and water parties. Full week of madness in Mobay!

Britjam' here again. Check the profile report

01/03/2017

Today! Held for the 4th time now, the Rainforest Seafood festival is becoming an established Jamaica Annual Reggae event. Big up to the organizers.

The fourth staging of the Rainforest Seafood Festival is coming up. We'll
discuss the setup of this Stage Show in our 'in focus' report

24/02/2017

Tomorrow! Nice Line-up for Roots by the River. Maryland lies to the north of Kingston just below the cusp of the Blue and John Crow Mountain range. Norbrook to Woodward Drive to be more specific. Just call a cabbie.

24/02/2017

Sometimes Jamaican Stage Shows just seem to pop out from nowhere. Look at this awesome line-up for the JAMLIVE festival this Saturday in Kingston. 500JMD, 'five bills' that is, will get you through the gate.

03/02/2017

A next official Reggae Month event tonite:Sippin' Live. Good food (check out that menu!) and live music by up and coming artists. All in a beautiful settings. Looking forward!

The nice tonight at Friday night, February 3rd!! Enjoy a with and live by 🎶✨ Come out and in the that is located at 1B Mannings Hill Road across from the Texaco gas station. 🍛👑 Yuh nuh haffi cook, it's Friday zeen! ❤️💛💚 A endorsed event! 🇯🇲🥘

02/02/2017

Kingston's the place to be for reggae fans in February. It's Reggae Month and events just keep on popping up. This one's surely gonna be one of the memorable ones

31/01/2017

Any soundboy happen to be in Kingston rite now can still apply! If you brought some of those 45s that is... Big up House of Dancehall.

Finally dis Friday soon reach!Sound clash a guh mad! Come out to 6 Cargill Avenue this and every Friday in February for di 45 Shootout Sound Clash! Call 665-0565/Whatsapp 868-4758 for details! Clash

31/01/2017

31/01/2017

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association just released this year's Reggae Month Calender. Kingston's the place to be in February for reggae lovers, that's for sure...

13/01/2017

We attend our first party on Wednesday night: the Red Stripe Crates session at Fantasy Beach in Priory. It's a party where people come out early and it normally ends at 2pm.  The venue is a spot right on the beach with a circular bar at its center, surrounded by walls of speakers. We enjoy a great m...

12/01/2017

Rebel Salute is coming up. High Time for a Reggae Tourist 'in focus'
special.

11/01/2017

Reggae Tourist's back. High time to update the website and we'll be doing
that in Jamaica. And we be blogging of course.

03/08/2016

Capleton's Stage Show is back on august 5 with an incredible line-up. Read
all about it on Reggaetourist