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Reggae On The Rocks – August 25th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Post Author By Brian Turk
Post Date September 4, 2012
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This year was the 25th Anniversary of Reggae on the Rocks, and the enthusiastic crowd was a mass of colors, smoke and smiles. There aren’t many opportunities for Reggae fans to gather here in Colorado, but man, did they come out of the woodwork for this one! Jamaican colors were worn by those not from Jamaica, and brightly colored shirts, knit caps and guerilla bush fighter fatigues worn by those who were. Reggae is revolutionary music, a music that talks of pain as well as joy, a music that is also a form of prayer. Reggae is spiritual music.

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Barrington Levy Talks Medical Marijuana and The End of Dancehall

Post Author By Brian Turk
Post Date April 20, 2012
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Dancehall reggae began to take shape in the late seventies, and Barrington Levy has been in the scene since the beginning. When he was just 14 years old he began performing and recording this more stripped down version of reggae, and he literally grew up in the Dancehalls of Jamaica. Listen Up Denver! had the honor of speaking with Barrington Levy, and he gave us his thoughts on where dancehall has come from, and where it is headed.