![]() ![]() The coming of L'Entourloop is eagerly awaited. Led by David Hinds, they will deploy, in Benicàssim, their repertoire of anthems against racial injustice and in defence of human rights, present since their beginnings in the 70s. Taking the leap to Europe, the festival confirms the presence of the legendary British band Steel Pulse. This is further compounded by the presence of Ivorian, Tiken Jah Fakoly another stalwart if you want to enjoy the reggae sounds that vibrate on the Continent of Africa. He will share the stage with another of the historic figures of Jamaican reggae, singer and songwriter Don Carlos, former vocalist of the legendary Black Uhuru and with the temperamental Rasta vocalist Anthony B.Ĭonsidered one of the most relevant artists in the African music industry, the queen of Afrobeats Yemi Alade from Nigeria joins the line-up for the festival’s 28th edition in Benicàssim, offering perhaps one of the most palpable examples of the rich musical inclusivity and variety that characterises the event. Without leaving the Caribbean island, the festival welcomes Kabaka Pyramid, winner of the Grammy Award 2023 for Best Reggae Album with ' The Kalling', produced by Damian Marley.īob Marley’s mythical guitarist, the Jamaican Junior Marvin, will play at Rototom with The Legendary Wailers. Indeed it is with the most contemporary dancehall, in perfect symbiosis with roots reggae that the Jamaican Capleton bursts into this edition. Thus, the first trail for this musical adventure is blazed by Barrington Levy, one of the most renowned Jamaican vocalists of all time, creator of both reggae and dancehall hits. Without doubt, the musical programme for Rototom Sunsplash 2023 has begun, and it does so by exploring the diversity of genres that orbit around reggae and raking up the kilometres of the global journey that the festival brings us on each year. The singer Lady Lykez and Freddie Krueger lead the first immersion in Dancehall, while the Dub Academy adds to the mix, with Scientist Sound & Friends and Channel One from the UK. Representing as always, Lion Stage innovates with fifteen debuts, featuring the likes of Dub FX from Australia the Brit Vandal the benchmark reggae band on the Tunisian scene Gultrah Sound System and Geo with The Upright Ones (following in the footsteps of his father, Don Carlos), from Jamaica. It continues through Africa with Yemi Alade from Nigeria and the Ivorian Tiken Jah Fakoly and then on to Europe, with the legendary British band Steel Pulse, as well as L'Entourloop and Biga Ranx from France, and the Spanish band Zoo. The journey begins in Jamaica, with nine shows for the Main Stage, led by Barrington Levy, Capleton, Kabaka Pyramid, Junior Marvin & The Legendary Wailers, Don Carlos, Anthony B, Lila Iké, Mutabaruka, and the Inna de Yard collective. ![]() This is how Rototom begins to mould its versatile programme to fill the summer with music and culture. Established figures blend with emerging artists and projects, dealing doses of long-awaited returns together with expectant debuts. ![]() ![]() More than 40 names inaugurate a line-up that reflects the idiosyncratic journey on which the macro cultural event embarks each year through the global reggae scene, steeped, as always, in a rich range of melodic and rhythmic sound. The musical tapestry that is the 28th edition of the International Reggae Festival Rototom Sunsplash, to be held in Benicàssim (Castelló, Spain) from August 16th to 22nd, 2023, begins to come to life. Rototom Sunsplash 2023! 40 names shape the first artist announcement of the International Reggae Festival, which opens with the likes of Barrington Levy, Capleton and the most recent Grammy award winner Kabaka Pyramid along with Junior Marvin & The Legendary Wailers and Don Carlos. Rototom Sunsplash 2023 - Lineup Announcement ![]()
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