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Reggae Sumfest is the largest music festival in Jamaica and the Caribbean, taking place each year in mid-July in Montego Bay. [1] Sumfest started in 1993. It attracts crowds of all ages from all over the world, and has featured a variety of Jamaican reggae artists such as Damian "Junior Gong" Marley and Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Bunny Wailer, The Mighty Diamonds, Toots & the Maytals ...
Reggae Sunsplash was a reggae music festival held annually in Jamaica from 1978 to 1996, with additional events in 1998 and 2006. The festival expanded to include international tours in 1985 and was revived as a virtual event in 2020 by Tryone Wilson, Debbie Bissoon and Randy.
Christopher George Palmer (born 11 May 1974), better known as "Mr. Lexx", "Lexxus" or simply "The Prince" is a Jamaican dancehall artist from East Kingston, Jamaica.He is known for the success of his debut album entitled Mr. Lex on the Billboard Reggae Chart and for his collaboration with Wayne Wonder on a track titled "Anything goes" which also featured American rap duo Capone-N-Noreaga for ...
With their popularity steadily growing the group began performing at various events locally. Featuring at Spring Fest 2004, Fully Loaded and at Reggae Sumfest in 2004 and 2005. Voicemail by now had cemented their name in Jamaican Music history as the group to watch with their ever-evolving dance routines, permissive lyrics and keen fashion sense.
In the summer of 2010, Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R&B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest. The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour. This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artists may be unaware of
The Dancehall kings and others honor Dave Kelly at Reggae Sumfest 2022 in Montego Bay, Jamaica
The group have performed at several of Jamaica's major festivals, including Rebel Salute, Reggae Sumfest and The National Grand Gala. In an April 2013 Rolling Stone magazine article Chris Blackwell , founder of Island Records , stated "There's a band called the No-Maddz who are more like theater than a group.
In 1999, Capleton headlined Reggae Sumfest's dancehall night, to much fanfare. [8] The performance, which led to a subsequent headliner placement the following year, is credited with "re-bussing", or creating a comeback for, his career. [9] The 1999–2000 period elicited a string of hits, many of which can be found on the album More Fire. [10]