SOUTH FLORIDA – Ian Lewis, co-founder of Internal Circle, says Reggae Month in South Florida exhibits progress annually and expects it to be greater in 2025. The veteran bass guitarist was concerned in a number of occasions all through the area in February.
It was the second straight yr that noticed the Grammy-winning band promoting events together with the Jamaica Reggae Trade Affiliation (JaRIA). It included a gospel present that includes Minister Marion Corridor, and an occasion saluting former Internal Circle lead singer, Jacob Miller.
Abebe Lewis and Ian Lewis of Internal Circle
“We’re very happy, final yr was constructing, this yr we discovered the lanes and we plan to increase subsequent yr. Jamaica is a various nation…we’ve the gospel, we’ve Rastafari, we’ve the tradition after which we’ve the music. Its completely different lanes we need to mix and make it turn out to be one,” Lewis advised South Florida Caribbean Information.
Dennis Brown Tribute
Mykal Rose performing on the Blue Martini nightclub in Fort Lauderdale as a part of Reggae Month actions in South Florida in February.
Internal Circle’s Reggae Month actions kicked off on February 4 with a tribute occasion at Blue Martini in Fort Lauderdale to Dennis Brown, who died in 1999. That was adopted by the Miller tribute on February 14 at Nomi Village in Miami. The charismatic vocalist died in March, 1980 at age 27 in a motor accident.
5 days later, it was Reward On The Inexperienced on Shirley Branca Park in Miramar. Reggae Month Jam, the ultimate occasion, passed off at Fort Lauderdale Seaside Boulevard. It featured Internal Circle, Ernie Smith and Wayne Armond.
For 2025, Lewis hopes to teach People of Jamaican descent in regards to the tradition of their household’s homeland.
“We plan to have a lecture day the place we invite African-People, all people, to see what we’re making an attempt to do. It’s not by coincidence that it takes place in Black Historical past Month, so hopefully we are able to mix with the African-American group to trade cultures, and increase cultures,” he stated.
Reggae Month in South Florida formally launched on February 1 in Miramar by that metropolis’s vice mayor Alexandra P. Davis. Occasions included Reggae Family tree and the Icon Awards.
The JaRIA first staged Reggae Month in Jamaica in 2008. It debuted in South Florida 5 years in the past.
