Reggae News You Can Use For August 6, 2020

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall and Afrobeats news!

• Burna Boy profiled by lead New York Times music writer Jon Pareles
• Popcaan will release a new dancehall mixtape “Yiy Change Fixtape” on Friday
• Shaggy, Marcia Griffiths, and Ken Boothe receive 2020 Reggae Icon Awards

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.

While the 2020 Austin Reggae Festival was canceled due to COVID-19 health concerns, please mark your calendar now for April 16-18, 2021 when the event will make a triumphant return.

Finally, learn more about the Austin Reggae Fest community by listening to our new podcast.

“It is what it is”

News
News