Reggae Ark Festival South Africa

14/01/2024

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11/01/2024

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09/01/2024

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30/10/2023

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30/10/2023

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10/10/2023

We inviting artists, and companies interested in the Reggae Ark Festival 2023 to please inbox us.

14/09/2023

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29/08/2023

Who is your favourite reggae artist from Southern Africa?

11/08/2023

Let us meet on the airwaves one more time between 10:00 am and 12h00 CAT time. Date 12th August 2023 on Mam's Radio 92.9 FM. We will be punching the airwaves with some hot reggae tunes

18/05/2023

We looking for artists that would like to be interviewed on our sister programme Reggae Cuisine on Mam's Radio 92.9.

03/02/2023

Reggae music has become a part of the African culture that it becomes difficult to tell if it was really of Jamaican origin or African origin. Well, the preference is not far-fetched from its inspiring, mind-opening, and revolutionary lyrics that teach, not only virtues but also essence.

Reggae music, just like other musical genres, has undergone tremendous growth since it arrived in Africa.

Reggae first penetrated South Africa in the 1970s. As early as 1977, Kori Moraba released the album Sotho Reggae on the RPM label. Another early reggae release was by the Dread Warriors, who put out their self-titled album on Gallo in 1983. In the band were the Khoza brothers Gary and Punka Khoza, who had previously played in the multiracial punk band National Wake. The white band Kariba also put out cover albums of popular international reggae hits in the early 1980s. Steve Kekana recorded the reggae song ‘Sound of Africa’ as early as 1981 and wrote ‘Reggae Music’ for the abovementioned Dread Warriors’ album.

These and other early reggae artists were influenced by the Jamaican originators of the genre, some of whom they had been able to see perform live in the early 1980s. Jimmy Cliff was the first Jamaican reggae star to visit South Africa, performing to a multiracial audience at Orlando Stadium in Soweto in May 1980. Bob Marley performed that year at Zimbabwe’s independence celebrations, while Peter Tosh performed in neighbouring Swaziland in December 1983. These performances helped inspire musicians and turned local listeners on to reggae (Djedje, 2012:interview; Siluma, 2010:interview).

Even though it was a ‘foreign’ genre, South Africans quickly adopted reggae as their own. By the late 1980s, artists such as Carlos Djedje, Colbert ‘Harley’ Mukwevho, Lucky Dube, Jambo and the band O’Yaba had become reggae stars. There were also numerous other known reggae artists, such as Izakka, Pongolo, The Slaves, Prince & The Buffaloes, The Rasta Kids, Angola & The

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14/10/2022

Are we ready for Reggae Ark Festival 2022?