Austin Reggae Fest 2020

2021 Dates Are April 16-18

Tickets sales for the 2021 event
begin on Mon, Feb 1.

Get excited for the 2021 Austin Reggae Festival by reading daily updates on the most important Reggae, Dancehall, and Afrobeat news!

Also learn from thought leaders in this genre by listening to the new Austin Reggae Festival podcast!

Reggae News You Can Use For December 3, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 3, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 3, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Emmerson Bockarie lobbies for a better Sierra Leone •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 2, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 2, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 2, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Carmen Amaka launches debut single “Lean On My Shoulder”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 1, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 1, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 1, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Buju Banton and Popcaan nominated for Music of Black...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 30, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 30, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 30, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • ComplexUK lauds Tiwa Savage as the Queen of Afrobeats...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 25, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 25, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 24, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Skip Marley heads Best Reggae Album nomination list for...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 24, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 24, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 24, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Megan Thee Stallion combines with Popcaan and Mustard on...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 23, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 23, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 23, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Dancehall's new face is definitely Popcaan, says Bounty Killer...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 20, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 20, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 20, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Former reggae star Bobi Wine aiming for a presidential...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 19, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 19, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 18, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Jimmy Cliff commends The Voice UK finalist Hutton •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 18, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 18, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 18, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Catch the three-hour Wizkid livestream special on Thursday, November...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 17, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 17, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 16, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Pharrell talks about working on new Rihanna album in...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 16, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 16, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 16, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Bob Marley ranked 8th highest-paid of dead celebrities of...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 13, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 13, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 12, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Davido’s new album “A Better Time” generates huge buzz...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 12, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 12, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 11, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Jada Kingdom predicts she will be “one of the...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 11, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 11, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 10, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Burna Boy to perform exclusive show on MelodyVR •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 10, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 10, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 9, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Billboard honors Koffee in their "21 Under 21" list...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 9, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 9, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 8, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Biden-Harris victory fills Jamaica with pride • Kelvyn Boy...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 6, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 6, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 6, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Davido talks to Rolling Stone about the power of...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 5, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 5, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 5, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Esquire explores the complicated history of dreadlocks • Niambe...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 4, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 4, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 3, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Amaarae is expanding the sound of Afropop • Chuck...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 3, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 3, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 3, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Guitar legend Dalton Brown had died at 64 in...
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Reggae News You Can Use For November 2, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For November 2, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / November 2, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Busy Signal and Omarion team up on infectious “Goddess”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 30, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 30, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 29, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Kelvynboy says “Black Star” will tell Ghana’s Afrobeats story...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 29, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 29, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 29, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Aaron Nigel Smith reveals how listening to “Natty Dread”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 28, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 28, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 28, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • BET Hip Hop Awards will feature Beenie Man, Bounty...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 27, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 27, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 26, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Kimiko Versatile featured in the Netflix documentary series “Move”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 26, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 26, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 26, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • The Expanders pay tribute to iconic reggae legend with...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 23, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 23, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 22, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Ari Lennox and Tiwa Savage amongst must-see acts at...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 22, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 22, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 21, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • New words are needed for “Dancehall” and “Reggae” says...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 21, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 21, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 21, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Koffee releases video of Buju Banton's remix of "Pressure"...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 20, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 20, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 20, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Davido talks to Complex about "A Better Time" plus...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 19, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 19, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 19, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • DJ Hol Up is the face behind Triller’s Afrobeats...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 16, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 16, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 15, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Kwamz shakes the UK Afrobeat scene with “Ronaldo” •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 15, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 15, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 15, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Finding positivity amidst brutality is Wizkid’s message to his...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 14, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 14, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 14, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • DJ Mukambo releases compilation album "Global Afrobeat Movement" •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 13, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 13, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 13, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Elephant Man revives the Soul Train vibe for his...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 12, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 12, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 12, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • BBC’s “Later With Jools Holland” features Koffee performing “Pressure”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 9, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 9, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 9, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Beenie Man boasts that he is still the king...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 8, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 8, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 8, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Bad Boy Timz is hailed as the next big...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 7, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 7, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 7, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • “I Can See Clearly Now” singer Johnny Nash dead...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 6, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 6, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 6, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Celebrate World Wizkid Day on Tuesday, October 6 •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 5, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 5, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 5, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Olamidé brightens his sound with Afrobeats-leaning "Green Light" •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 2, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 2, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 2, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Jada Kingdom says she wants more props for her...
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Reggae News You Can Use For October 1, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For October 1, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / October 1, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Collector's book of rare Bob Marley photos goes on...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 30, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 30, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 30, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • New “Three Little Birds” animated video features Toots, Ziggy...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 29, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 29, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 29, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Bamzy Richies set to return to music scene with...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 28, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 28, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 28, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Afrobeats is the future says international broadcasting star Sheila...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 25, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 25, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 25, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Feel-good video for WizKid and H.E.R. summer single “Smile”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 24, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 24, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 24, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Mastercard picks Koffee as new brand ambassador in Jamaica...
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Reggae News You Can Use For September 23, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For September 23, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / September 23, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news! • Burna Boy’s “African Giant” first Nigerian album to gain...
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