Austin Reggae Festival 2019

Thanks to all the local music fans and out-of-towners who attended the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival at Auditorium Shores.

With a lineup that ranged from Don Carlos to Jah9 to Etana, this year’s event was one of the strongest ever in our 25 year history! How strong you ask? The 2019 event raised $160,868.77 for the Central Texas Food Bank to help feed hungry families in Travis County and surrounding areas.

Also, please mark your calendar for Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19, the dates for the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival. Tickets for the 2020 event will go on sale on Monday, February 3.

Your daily dose of international reggae news for Wednesday, September 18!

• “Bakosó” documentary focuses on hottest new sounds from Cuba 
• Kosi YNot says free your mind on his new single “Kanewu”
• Vybz Kartel’s “Any Weather” heads list of best summer dancehall hits

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families. But we can do even better on this total next spring!

The exact dates for the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival are April 17-19. Tickets for next year’s event go on sale on Monday, February 3, 2020.

The write stuff

Your daily dose of international reggae news for Tuesday, September 17!

• 10 best feel-good reggae tracks of all time
• Koffee talks about being added to Barack Obama’s playlist
• Majek Fashek is still alive says his manager

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families. But we can do even better on this total next spring!

The exact dates for the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival are April 17-19. Tickets for next year’s event go on sale on Monday, February 3, 2020.

Why we wank

Your daily dose of international reggae news for Saturday, September 14!

• Black-Am-I continues his rise with “Living Dread” EP
• Lexikon releases “Repatriate” single in support of “Year of Return”
• Wizkid surprises fans with unexpected video for “Ghetto Love”

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families. But we can do even better on this total next spring!

The exact dates for the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival are April 17-19. Tickets for next year’s event go on sale on Monday, February 3, 2020.

Bigger vote

Your daily dose of international reggae news for Friday, September 13!

• Koffee regaled in the New Yorker for modernizing reggae
• Naira Marley teases her new Afro-Beat single “Puta”
• YALA releases 22 minute video with 33 unheralded dancehall acts

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families. But we can do even better on this total next spring!

The exact dates for the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival are April 17-19. Tickets for next year’s event go on sale on Monday, February 3, 2020.

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