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SummerJam Festival (Germany) is finally back for its 2022 Edition

One of the biggest Reggae and Dancehall Festivals in Europe, SummerJam, is finally back after the Covid-19 pandemic from July 1st to 3rd. It will

One of the biggest Reggae and Dancehall Festivals in Europe, SummerJam, is finally back after the Covid-19 pandemic from July 1st to 3rd. It will take place in Cologne, Germany surrounding the lake as always. Reggae and dancehall lovers should not miss this opportunity as long as there is an extraordinary line up.

Reggae and dancehall lovers should not miss this opportunity as long as there is an extraordinary line up.

The most prestigious Artists who will touch the main stage are:

Sean Paul, Seeed, Shaggy, Gentleman, Milky Chance, Patrice SDP, Stefflon Don, Ziggy Marley, alongside other great international names such as Bay-C, Brushy One String, Christopher Martin, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Guacáyo, Hollie Cook, Horst Wegener, I-Fire, Inner Circle, Jahfro, Jahneration, Jugglerz, Juju, Julian Marley, K.ZIA, Katchafire, Kelvyn Colt, Konshens, Ky-Mani Marley, Lila Iké, Majan, Marcus Gad, Martin Jondo, Max Romeo, Megaloh, Memoria, Mike Love, Miwata, Nkulee Dube, Powpow Movement, Protoje, Rote Mütze Raphi, Sampa The Great, Sara Lugo, Serani, Spice, Stylo G, Third World &
Tóke.

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Reggae Jam Festival goes to London for its new UK 2022 Edition

Big news from famous Reggae Jam Festival out of Germany: Reggae Jam goes to London this August for the first time.

From the Rivers of Bersenbrück (Germany) to the Heart and Soul of UK’s Reggae scene, one of the most popular reggae festivals in Europe is finally coming to London. Since 1994, the superstars of reggae have been doing the honours and filling the sacred walls of the monastery garden in the small northern German town with Caribbean “joie de vivre”.
For the first time in its 28-year history, Reggae Jam is celebrating its out-of-town premiere – and not just anywhere, but in the London borough of Brent, the nucleus of Jamaican vibes. Bob Marley lived in this multicultural melting pot in the 70s. From Brent, stars made in Britain like Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs or Gappy Ranks carried reggae from here into the worldwide panorama.

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Reggae Land UK 2022 Launch / Julian Marley, Shaggy, David Rodigan, Chaka Demus & Pliers and many more acts

After the pandemic, finally huge festivals are scheduled again for summer 2022. Reggae Land Festival seems to be one of this summer UK’s biggest Reggae Festival. Everything is getting ready to offer an incredible weekend, full of the best live reggae, dub, and dancehall artists around the World. Save the dates: July 30th and  and 31st

There will be three main stages: The Bowl, The Valley and an entire Carnival Float stage along with dancers and a live authentic steel pan band.

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Interview with Tanya Stephens during Jamaica Music Conference Summit in Italy

We met Tanya Stephens in Lecce after the first “Jamaica Music Conference” summit in Italy. The international recording Artist has retraced her career of over twenty years with us. She expressed her satisfaction on seeing a lot of new successful female singers. Tanya’s suggestions for the upcoming artists are to don’t be afraid to make music, to enjoy it because is a great job and they will have the opportunity to connect with a lot of souls around the Globe. Mrs. Stephens is currently planning to release a new album in the next few months.

Interviewer: Eugenia Conti Shooting: Joan Nanook Webley Editing: Drummstudio Special thanks: Jamaica Music Conference

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Interview with Stonebwoy: “Here is someone who has incredible pride, but a very little ego. That’s the key.” (Rototom Sunsplash 2019)

Gege Vibes met the Ghanaian super-star Stonebwoy for a video interview in Rototom Sunsplash 2019, Spain, after his first performance on the Lion Stage of the Festival. The talented afro-pop, dancehall and reggae singer, winner of several awards such us BET AWARDS (2015), Ghana Music Awards (2015), Ghana Music Awards UK (2016), Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (2017), All Africa Music Awards (2018) and many more, announced to our microphones the release of his fourth album in the early 2020 and the musical collaboration with Rihanna produced by Dj Khaled. The career of the Artist is actually on the rise. He is also well known because of the special combinations with famous names of the international jamaican scene such as I-Octane, Beenie Man, Mavado, Kabaka Pyramid and Chi Ching Ching. As he revealed, we are waiting for an upcoming feature with the reggae legend Buju Banton too. We talked then about the connections between jamaican and african music as two sides of the same coin. Ultimately, we focused the attention about his philanthropic projects and his independent label.

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Interviewer: Eugenia Conti Shooting: Andrew Lives Editing: P. Raw

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Gege Vibes interviews Sevana / From Jamaica to the main stage of Rototom Sunsplash 2019

Gege Vibes team met Sevana during Rototom Sunsplash 2019 after her show on the main stage of the Festival. Sevana has grown a lot in the last year recording some hits like “Nobody’s man”, sharing the stage with some great singers like Protoje, Chronixx and Romain Virgo, traveling all over the world. “It’s a blessing”, she said about her career and she kept repeating it during our interview. Sevana, alongside with Koffee and Lila Ike, is certainly the new wave of this young women’s movement from Jamaica. She also explained how important it is for females in the same business to support each other and not fight each other.

Interviewer: Eugenia Conti Shooting: Andrew Lives Editing: Drummstudio Audio e video owned by: Gege Vibes Magazine Special thanks to: Rototom Radio