Dancehall.Mobi events update – The 50th Anniversary of Reggae Music Festival, celebrating 50 years of Jamaican music since the release of one of the more notable of the first identifiable Ska tunes “Oh! Carolina” by the Folkes Brothers (1960), was recorded in Kingston. A launch party will be held at Island Village in Ocho Rios in February (2010), Reggae month. The two day festival will be held at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St. Mary from Friday March 5th to Saturday March 6th.

The two day music festival will be will the first of its kind in Jamaica, with every communication medium being used to broadcast it – the festival will be available for mobile download, and viewing via the Internet and television worldwide. “The mission of the 50 Anniversary of Reggae Music Festival is to expose and entertain a diverse audience of Reggae aficionados, young Reggae enthusiasts and musical artists to the rich heritage and variety of Reggae as an authentic form of traditional music. We intend to present Reggae music as a positive and viable force in the music industry that it truly is” said Frank Thornton, CEO of Gloss Entertainment Media Services, organizers of the event. The show’s line up and television broadcast details will be announced in January 2010.

A percentage of the revenue from the festival will go towards the construction of a Trauma Unit and various other projects at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay. There is also a non profit in the works called “Back to My Roots”, which aims to supply music instruments for Jamaican school music programs.

The 50th Anniversary of Reggae Festival is endorsed by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, and in Summer 2010, it will hit the road with concerts in select cities worldwide. More soon.

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