As you all know by now, Sunsplash will, for the first time this year, be hosted in Spain, a fascinating and complex land, rich in history and culture with great international propensity. To assist us in this new and exciting journey we will have with us two exceptional companions: Ramon Chao, the great writer and journalist for Le Monde and Le Monde Diplomatique, formerly exiled by the Anti-Franco front, proud opponent of globalisation (and father of Manu Chao).
An interesting meeting in Kingston between RS and the Spanish Ambassador for Jamaica, Dr. Jesús Silva, to present the 17th edition of the Festival taking place this year for the first time in Spain. Dr Silva said that they will do their best to be there and meet the Jamaican Minister of Culture, Mrs. Olivia Grange, his personal friend.
Now on you can reserve your transfer to reach Rototom Sunsplash from the nearest airports at this link.
Confirmations of Spanish artist for the Lion Stage continue: active since 1992 Mandievus & Los Naturals in 1996 had the opportunity to record at Studio One working with musicians such as Roland Alphonso and Larry Marshall. They will be in action on the Lion Stage on Saturday 21st August. Meanwhile on Monday 23rd August it's the turn of Mediterranean reggae-dub crew Microguagua, the band was formed in 1996 in the Barrio del Raval in Barcelona.
This year Rototom offers again to the audience, the area "Living Energy", with the aim of creating a tribal village which will be hosting some activities stricktly bounded to ancient traditions and ancestral knowledge, with a project that takes up and develops the activities of the previous editions, in collaboration with Dharma Village (Italy) and Un Altre Espai (Castellon). Living energy is an area dedicated to the well-being, where professional operators of the holistic sector will be offering bio-energetic treatments of balance, massages, seminars on physical exercise and dance workshops.
It's time to to announce some big news regarding Ska Club: the artistic park of this particular space, dedicated to the "historic" sounds of Jamaican music, has the privilege to host the legendary Jamaican vocalist Dave Barker, the Italian trombone-player Gigi "T-Bone" De Gaspari, and the German Yellow Umbrella. The ones familiar with reggae history should already know Dave Barker, at least from his mega-hit from 1971 "Double barrel", accompanied by the keyborder Ansel Collins,if not for his numerous singles recorded for Lee Perry.
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