Jamaica's reggae festival,Jamaica,Greater Antilles

Jamaica is the birthplace of raggae.Born of the Rastafarian religion,and with a deep-rooted spirituality evolved form centuries-old slave songs,the music is a blend of African-influneced percussion,contemporany pop instrmentation,lyriks that give voice to everything from religious to political and social commentary.
The annual Sumfest festival showcases star performers jamming nonstop from dusk till danw,and highlights the music's most influential mouthpiece,something of a national folk hero,the late Bob Marley.Sumfest runs for aproximately five days at the bigining of August,usually in Montego Bay,when hotels are booked to overflowing and the hot summer nights reverberate with music that includes hip-hop,rap,soca, and calypso.
More information on: www.reggaesumfest.com
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