The inaugural Annual Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival is set for Roy Wilkins Park in New York, to be held on on Sunday, September 4th (Labor Day weekend).
Songwriter and producer Kenny Babyface Edmonds, will headline the festival , which includes acts such as Tarrus Riley and Mavado, Trinidadian socaking Machel Montano.
The Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival will bring the biggest and best names in American pop and urban music together with the top picks in Caribbean entertainment for a fun-filled outdoor festival that includes Caribbean and American food, crafts, games, and activities for the entire family.
Organizer of the event Robert ‘Bobby’ Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Media, said in a statement “Carnival weekend in New York is all about celebrating the impact of Caribbean culture in America,” says Clarke. “Jamaican Reggae and American R&B share a special kinship – from the R&B roots of Ska, to the Dancehall influenced birth of Hip Hop, both genres have molded, shaped, and defined the landscape of pop music culture on both shores. This concert represents the best of American and Caribbean music. Babyface Edmonds is the greatest R&B singer, songwriter, and Pop and Urban music producer. Mavado is the best of Dancehall, Tarrus Riley is one of the most soulful roots Reggae performers, and Machel Montano is the best Soca artist.”
