Austin Reggae Fest 2020

While the rollout of the COVID vaccine is promising,

the speed and scale of this rollout is not fast enough for the 2021 Austin Reggae Festival to safely occur.

 

But we look forward to seeing you at Auditorium Shores from April 22-24 for the 2022 Austin Reggae Festival.

Until then, we encourage you to donate your time, your treasure or your talent to the Central Texas Food Bank, which has taken on an even bigger role in feeding our community in light of the pandemic.

Also remember to read daily updates on the most important Reggae, Dancehall, and Afrobeat news!

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

Reggae News You Can Use For March 1, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For March 1, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 28, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Keith Richards talks about his all-time favorite reggae...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 25, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 25, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 26, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Experience NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series with Nigerian...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 25, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 25, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 25, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Busy Signal enjoys props from Kenyan politician Raila...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 24, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 24, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 23, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Mr Eazi talks to OkayAfrica about his new...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 23, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 23, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 23, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Epixode says that Stonebwoy should be credited as...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 22, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 22, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 21, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Highly anticipated collab from Lil Iké and Skillibeng...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 19, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 19, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 19, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Black Coffee from South Africa releases “Subconsciously” •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 18, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 18, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 18, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Beenie Man to launch fitness fashion line after...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 17, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 17, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 16, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Koffee marks her 21st birthday by posting three...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 16, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 16, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 15, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Fireboy DML aims to take his brand of...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 15, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 15, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 14, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Alkaline debuts at No 1 on iTunes chart...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 12, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 12, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 11, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Believe” is the new roots modern single from...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 11, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 11, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 11, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Femi Kuti and Made Kuti release impressive “Legacy”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 10, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 10, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 9, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Is This Love” finds Wyclef Jean covering classic...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 9, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 9, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 9, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • London-based Odeal aims to be the UK’s first...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 8, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 8, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 8, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • BDS organizers who forced 2015 Matisyahu cancellation acquitted...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 5, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 5, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 5, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Fimfim fuses Afrobeat, dancehall and Kpanlogo for ‘Koloma’...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 4, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 4, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 3, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • 2021 NAACP Image Awards nominees include Tiwa Savage...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 3, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 3, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 2, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Alpha P talks to Audiomack about his career...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 2, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 2, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / February 2, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Lila Iké confirms Skillibeng collab on “The Will”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For February 1, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For February 1, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 31, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “‘#7DJ (7 Days in Jamaica)” release from Maluma...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 29, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 29, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 29, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Catch up with Selah Marley’s daily quarantine routine...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 28, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 28, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 28, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Ghanaian afrobeats and dancehall artist Larruso releases video...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 27, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 27, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 27, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • British reggae architect and icon Dennis Bovell explained...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 26, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 26, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 26, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Koffee is the first artist confirmed for Virtual...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 25, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 25, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 24, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • The Daily Beast profiles Patricia Chin, the Chinese...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 22, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 22, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 22, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Amanda Gorman’s incredible inauguration poem set to music...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 21, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 21, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 21, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Dancehall Royalty” from Vybz Kartel scores top ten...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 20, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 20, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 20, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Chronixx’s “Eternal Light” featured on Biden-Harris inaugural playlist...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 19, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 19, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 18, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Black Beauty” is Ben Harper’s new song from...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 18, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 18, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 17, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Fullerton pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 15, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 15, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 14, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Akon and Davido among most followed African celebrities...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 14, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 14, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 14, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Burna Boy joins Sia on new version of...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 13, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 13, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 13, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Chronixx and Koffee featured on soundtrack to Netflix...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 12, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 12, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 11, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Dax Lion answers 10 music-focused questions for Jamaica.com...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 11, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 11, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 11, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • For 2020, top dancehall honors go to Shenseea...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 8, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 8, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 7, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Afrozons releases first weekly Afrobeats Top 10 chart...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 7, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 7, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 7, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Here Lies Man single melds Black Sabbath with...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 6, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 6, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 6, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • The graceful journey of Nigeria’s DJ Spinall •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 5, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 5, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 4, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Be Like Me” video with Shaq dancing to...
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Reggae News You Can Use For January 4, 2021

Reggae News You Can Use For January 4, 2021

By Hugh Forest  / January 3, 2021
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid find peace in Ghana...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 31, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 31, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 31, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Legend” album from Bob Marley was (again) this...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 30, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 30, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 30, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Eboh Ozioma Goodnews (aka Queenie) says Tiwa Savage...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 29, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 29, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 29, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Koffee’s “Lockdown” listed as one of the hundred...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 28, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 28, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 27, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • 2020 was a massive year for Burna Boy...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 24, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 24, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 24, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Bob Marley and the Wailers sing “White Christmas”...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 23, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 23, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 23, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • “Frenz” single from Spice quickly hits Number One...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 22, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 22, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 22, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Barack Obama’s favorite music of 2020 includes Koffee...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 21, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 21, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 21, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Dancehall artist Skillibeng signs deal with Sony/ATV •...
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Reggae News You Can Use For December 18, 2020

Reggae News You Can Use For December 18, 2020

By Hugh Forest  / December 18, 2020
Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats and Afrobeat news! • Cuppy lauded as “entrepreneur, DJ, and philanthropist” in...
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The Austin Reggae Festival believes that helping those in need in our community is a central theme of the music we celebrate every year. We also believe strongly in the Central Texas Food Bank’s fight against hunger in Central Texas. Please consider making a donation.