Riddim Colony @ Sziget 2014 2014 line up May 15, 201412 Hungarian reggae band Riddim Colony is the latest band to self-confirm its presence at Sziget 2014. According to this list of tour dates, they will play Sziget 2014 on August 12. (thanks go to SkaPanda!)
Toots and the Maytals @ in the Sziget 2010 lineup 2010 lineup sziget sziget 2010 sziget festival April 24, 2010July 27, 20136 The Sziget 2010 lineup now includes a new reggae act that confirmed itself. It seems that a reggae Zero-Day is starting to seem plausible. We are talking about Toots and the Maytals that have self-confirmed their presence on their official MySpace page, as well as their official website. They are announcing their presence for August 10, or Day Zero. (thanks go to Mellowmaniac again) P.S.: We're sorry we were down for a while today, our hosting had some problems.
Easy Star All-Stars in the Sziget Festival 2010 lineup 2010 lineup artists confirmed live news reggae self-confirmed sziget sziget 2010 sziget festival April 6, 2010July 27, 20132 Another interesting name for this year's Sziget Festival, that we know about from our friend Mellowmaniac. Easy Star All-Stars, a very interesting New York-based reggae band, is set to play Sziget Festival 2010, according to their agency's website and MySpace page. Easy Star All-Stars usually do cover albums in a reggae / dub style. Their Pink Floyd cover album is probably their most famous work to date. According to their agency, they will play Sziget Festival 2010 on August 11.
More reggae for Sziget 2009: Tiken Jah Fakoly confirmed artists confirmed island line-up links live news reggae schedule sziget 2009 sziget festival March 19, 2009July 27, 20131 More good news for reggae fans coming to Sziget Festival 2009 - Tiken Jah Fakoly, one of the important artists of African reggae music, has confirmed his presence at the Festival. Tiken Jah Fakoly comes from the Ivory Coast and his music speaks about the injustices done to the people of his country and to people all over Africa. He has been living in exile, especially in Mali, for the last few years and has been declared persona non grata in Senegal for criticizing president Abdoulaye Wade. Tiken Jah's presence at this year's Sziget Festival is officially confirmed on his MySpace.
Ras Jumbo confirmed for Sziget Festival 2009 artists confirmed news reggae sziget sziget 2009 sziget festival March 18, 2009July 27, 20131 Here's some good news for all of you reggae fans coming to Sziget Festival this year. Veteran reggae bass player Ras Jumbo will play Sziget Festival this year. His presence is confirmed on his MySpace page. Ras Jumbo will play Sziget on August 16.