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Reggae In The Fields
Saturday August 16th, 2014 with Junior Smith
Tribute to the Montreal International Reggae Festival (MIRF)
French follows:
Montreal’s festive summer season was augmented in 2004 with the emergence of The Montreal International Reggae Festival – offering three days of “Reggae Rocking” on the Quays of The Old Port. With an aim to not only showcase the pulsating Reggae beat of internationally renown musicians, but also to highlight excellence amongst a diverse set of ‘Reggae Ambassadors’ from all corners of the world including Canadian based musicians, this festival continues to be held in high esteem. Consistently embracing the theme, “United Against Violence” the Montreal International Reggae Festival has become a significant tradition for Reggae music lovers in and outside of Canada.
The festival boasts having an audience of over 150,000 since its inception and is steadfast in its commitment to raising the profile of a musical genre best known for manifestations of powerful messages. Fostering unity is key in dually linguistic Montreal – a city that mirrors a global village; and using artistic forms generated through Reggae to achieve this goal has been the successful platform of this Festival. Derived from a list of musical forms that started with Mento – a type of Jamaican folk music, Reggae music became most popular in the 1970s when it burst onto the international scene through popular songs by artists like Bob Marley and The Wailers.
The genre took form following gradual musical transformations from Mento to Ska; to Rock Steady and then Reggae. While originating in Jamaica, a Caribbean island with many cultural influences, Reggae has been adopted and mastered by great musicians in all corners of the world. Reggae music also evolved over the years creating wide variations of what was initially an ‘up beat one drop’ sound. Today the genre is identified by the titles, Dance Hall, Dub, Lover’s Rock and Roots/Conscious Reggae – each strongly interconnected with the other. While celebrating the unique and spirited Reggae beat, the Montreal International Reggae Festival also highlights other genres like Calypso and R&B. Saluting legends in Caribbean music, the Montreal International Reggae Festival has been carefully designed to encompass many angles of the region’s musical heritage.
The festival’s stellar team of industry professionals has set the usual goals to produce a high caliber event that will fulfill the expectations of Reggae fans from all generations and ethnicities. Besides the incredible music, the Montreal International Reggae Festival provides a wonderful ambiance filled with activities for children, kiosks sporting merchandise of all sorts, restaurants and information booths. It entices one and all to return each year for a memorable fun-filled weekend.
La saison estivale des festivals à Montréal a connu un grand essor en 2004, avec l’avènement du Festival international reggae de Montréal, proposant trois jours de “roots, rock, reggae” sur les quais du Vieux-Port. Avec le mandat de ne pas que présenter les rythmes des artistes reggae internationaux de renom, mais aussi de mettre en valeur l’excellence des “ambassadeurs reggae” des quatre coins de la planète, incluant les artistes basés au Canada, l’événement s’est développé une réputation des plus enviables auprès de ses festivaliers. Toujours produit sous le thème “Unis contre la violence“, Le Festival international reggae de Montréal est rapidement devenu une tradition annuelle pour les amateurs de musique reggae au Canada et à l’étranger.
Le festival a dépassé la marque des 150,000 visiteurs depuis son avènement et poursuit son engagement de continuer à mieux faire connaitre ce genre musical qui véhicule souvent d’importants messages sociaux, ainsi que de favoriser l’unité dans un marché bilingue, dans une ville qui représente bien le village global. Le festival est fier d’avoir réussi son pari de mettre de l’avant toutes les disciplines artistiques reliées au reggae pour faire avancer cet engagement: dérivé d’un courant musical qui avait débuté avec le son folklorique du mento, le reggae a explosé sur la scène internationale durant les années 70, popularisé par des artistes tels que Bob Marley & The Wailers.
En effet, le genre musical entreprit une transformation du mento au ska, pour ensuite ralentir le tempo pour introduire le style rocksteady, qui fit finalement place à la naissance du reggae. Ayant vu le jour en Jamaïque, une île antillaise aux influences culturelles multiples, le reggae fut rapidement adopté et développé par les meilleurs musiciens à travers le monde. Depuis les années 70, donc, le genre a aussi beaucoup évolué vers d’autres styles que son “one drop” initial; on retrouve maintenant du reggae dans les genres lover’s rock, dancehall, dub, roots “engagé”. Tout en célébrant fièrement ses racines reggae, le FIRM tient aussi à mettre en vedette des artistes de R&B ou de soca, afin d’exposer la musique populaire dans toute cette région des caraïbes.
Pour chacune de ses éditions, une équipe expérimentée et chevronnée, composée de professionnels de l’industrie, met la barre au plus haut, afin de produire un événement de calibre international, pour plaire au delà des attentes des amateurs de reggae, de toutes générations et de toutes provenances. En plus de son volet musical, le FIRM propose chaque année une superbe ambiance, sur un site rempli d’activités pour les enfants, de kiosques offrant toutes sortes de produits culturels, des restaurants et de l’information. D’année en année, les amateurs sont de retour en nombre, pour un weekend des plus mémorables!
The Good Word Rev. Jacob Afolabi - Spoken Word |
Tribute to the Montreal International Reggae Festival (MIRF)
Featuring the artists appearing at the festival, August 16 and 17, 2014 Vieux-Port de Montreal/ The Old Port of Montreal. Gate opens at 2:00 each day show at 3:00 pm. Saturday: Kiprich, Kaledo, QQ, Demarco, Alison Hinds, Sean Paul Sunday: Marcia Griffiths, I-Octane, Sanchez, Luciano |
Cash Fi Gold Kiprich - single |
Mi a Check in and She a check in Kiprich - single |
Joe Grind Kiprich - single |
Baby Mama Drama Kiprich - single |
Telephone Ting Kiprich - single |
The Letter Kiprich - single |
Badness a kick Kaledo - single |
Pree money Gyal Kaledo - single |
Endure Evil Kaledo - single |
Tek Dem to School Kaledo - single |
You mi need Kaledo - single |
Good good bring life Kaledo - single |
Same Seed QQ - single |
Same Gun QQ - single |
Everything has changed QQ - single |
Poverty QQ - single |
See you again QQ - single |
We di gyal dem waan QQ - single |
Step to my lue QQ - single |
Boble bobble QQ feat. Venomus - single |
Nuff gal Demarco - single |
Steady wine Demarco - single |
Wine go down low Demarco - single |
The Gal den love me Demarco - single |
Love my life Demarco - single |
Rags Up Alison Hinds - single |
Thubdah Alison Hinds - single |
Sweetest wine Alison Hinds - single |
Soca in mi body Alison Hinds - single |
Dis is Jouvet Alison Hinds - single |
The more you get Alison Hinds - single |
Roll it Gal Alison Hinds - single |
In the Mean time Alison Hinds - single |
wukkin cray Alison Hinds - single |
Bruk out Sean Paul - single |
Daddy's home Sean Paul - single |
Hoy Gyal today Sean Paul - single |
Gimme the light Sean Paul - single |
Private party Sean Paul - single |
Send it on Sean Paul - single |
Watch Dem roll Sean Paul - single |
Wine Baby Wine Sean Paul - single |
Evening ride Sean Paul - single |
Tiger Bone Sean Paul - single |
Ever Blazin' Sean Paul - single |
She doesn't mind Sean Paul - single |
Get busy Sean Paul - single |
Give it up to me Sean Paul - single |
Like Glue Sean Paul - single |
Hold my hand Sean Paul - single (20 sec cue) |
Got 2 Luv U Sean Paul - single |
The Sea of love Marcia Griffiths - single |
All my life Marcia Griffiths - single |
Dreamland Marcia Griffiths - single (25 sec cue) |
I shall sing Marcia Griffiths - single |
Land of Love Marcia Griffiths - single |
Sweet bitter love Marcia Griffiths - single |
The first time ever I saw your face Marcia Griffiths - single |
If you knew Marcia Griffiths - single |
Tide is high Marcia Griffiths - single |
Truly Marcia Griffiths - single |
feel like jumpin' Marcia Griffiths - single |
Mama you alone I-Octane - single |
My life huh easy like 1 2 3 I-Octane - single |
no frighten we I-Octane - single |
nuh let den kill me I-Octane - single |
Who wanna see I fall I-Octane - single |
Study Yuh Fiend I-Octane - single |
Real friend I-Octane - single |
No love inna them I-Octane - single |
Walk with jan Jah I-Octane - single |
Nuh ramp wid wi I-Octane - single |
Yuth dem soul I-Octane - single |
Buss a blank I-Octane - single |
Missing you I-Octane - single |
Love you I-Octane - single |
Love di vibes I-Octane - single |
Neve dis the man Sanchez - single |
Fall in Love Sanchez - single |
Banby Can I hold You Sanchez - single |
I believe I can Fly Sanchez - single |
Wherever I lay my head Sanchez - single |
Brown eye girl Sanchez - single |
Sad song Sanchez - single |
I am missing you Sanchez - single |
Lonely won't leave me alone Sanchez - single |
One in a million Sanchez - single |
praise him Sanchez - single |
Amazing Grace Sanchez - single |
knocking on heaven's door Luciano - single |
Good God Luciano - single |
God is my friend Luciano - single |
its me again Jah Luciano - single |
Never give up my pride Luciano - single |
No evil Luciano - single |
Call on Yahweh Luciano - single |
Oh Father Luciano - single |
Lord give me strength Luciano - single |
Sweep over my Soul Luciano - single |
Serve Jah Luciano - single |
Your World and mine Luciano - single |
There is no love in the world Luciano - single |
I remember when Luciano - single |
Empress Love Luciano - single |
The Final Word Hyacinth Mason - Spoken Word |
Hi Junior, Reggae is just what we need on a cold, rainy afternoon in August!
3:30 PM, August 16th, 2014