Plantation, Florida – On Saturday, February 10, 2024, in celebration of Reggae Month, the story of the Caribbean’s most prolific music style might be introduced to South Florida in a daring new manner. The inaugural historic retrospective and live performance occasion “Reggae Genealogy – The Origins, Evolution and Affect of Jamaican Music”.
A Mix of Leisure and Training
“Reggae Family tree” is produced by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum. It will likely be introduced within the metropolis of Plantation, Florida. This occasion will showcase dwell performances, archival video parts and up to date narratives for a totally immersive expertise.
The three-hour showcase will hint the early beginnings of fashionable Jamaican music, previous to Jamaican independence from Britain in 1962, to the current. Bearing on mento, ska, Nyabinghi, rocksteady, lover’s rock, dub, reggae and dancehall. The showcase can even spotlight the affect of Jamaican music on genres equivalent to hip hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats.
Reggae Family tree Companions
This occasion is introduced in partnership with Broward Mall. As well as, it’s made attainable partly by the assist of the State of Florida, Division of State, Division of Arts and Tradition, the Florida Council on Arts and Tradition, the Institute of Museum and Library Companies, and the Broward County Cultural Division. Plus, “King” George Jograj, Dr. Lydia Malcom of Genuine Behavioral Well being LLC, and her husband, Mr. Waynewright Malcolm, and the next funds on the Neighborhood Basis of Broward: Judith Cornfeld Fund for the Arts, Helen and Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund, The Frederick A. DeLuca Basis Broward Neighborhood Fund and Samuel F. Morrison Neighborhood Influence Fund.
To execute the inaugural staging of Reggae Family tree, Island SPACE has assembled an skilled crew of consultants. Specialists in reggae music historical past, occasion manufacturing and enterprise. The crew consists of Lloyd Stanbury – one of many founders of Reggae Month and of the primary Jamaican all-reggae radio station, IRIE FM, and Calibe Thompson and David I. Muir – the previous producers of The Style the Islands Expertise culinary competition, and co-founders of Island SPACE. Different crew members embody authors, documentarians, tv and video producers and radio personalities.
Reggae Family tree will happen within the northeast parking zone of the Broward Mall, 8000 W Broward Blvd, Plantation.
The gates open at 3 p.m. with showtime at 6 p.m. Afternoon attendees can get pleasure from a panel dialogue and excursions of Island SPACE Caribbean Museum contained in the Broward Mall. Discover common, sponsorship, vendor and volunteer data at www.reggaegenealogy.org.