It is mars 1 of July, like every year, will be celebrated International Reggae Day with several events taking place in more than 30 countries from all continents.
And in Chile, since Reggae Chalice We invite you to be part of our celebration “Sweet Reggae Party”, which we will do on Saturday 5 of July at Roots RestoBar, located in Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 195, in the Bellavista neighborhood, from 20:00 hours.
The history of International Reggae Day
The International Reggae Day is celebrated since 1994 locally in Jamaica following the speech of Winnie Mandela and 1992, and Kingston, in which the activist and wife of Nelson Mandela highlighted the capacity that Reggae music had to give breath, inspire and unite the people of South Africa in their fight against apartheid, giving people hope.
In fact, artists like Bob Marley y Peter Tosh They have several songs supporting the liberation of African peoples and nations such as “Zimbabwe”, “Africa Unite” Y “War” by Bob and “Apartheid”, “Equal Rights” Y “400 years”, de Peter Tosh, in addition to the unforgettable “Get Up, Stand Up”, co-written by both.
The producer Andrea Davis was inspired by the aforementioned speech and promoted this holiday and remains in charge to this day, a 31 years of its establishment.
The original idea was to encourage Jamaican radio stations to publicize the roots and ramifications of the genre., promote quality standards in music and media, create the Jamaican Music Hall of Fame and help the people of the country fight for social equality and show the best of society.
Nevertheless, from 1996 the celebration became international with the aim of “bind, inspire and give encouragement” to the global genre community through the power of music, media and technology.
The other events in Chile
In Chile we will also have other events for reggae lovers so you can celebrate this holiday and we will mention them here
Santiago
This Tuesday 1 of July, from 12:00 to 19:00 hours, the clothing store RudeBoys, located in the Eurocentro will celebrate International Reggae Day with a fine selection of 100% vinyls by the selectors Chelektah Tfly; Lake Serdj; Harold Dub Y Oh Zeta.
That same Friday 4 of July, from 21:00 hours, the singer Prior will perform with a full band at the traditional venue Comadre Lola, located in of. Manuel Antonio Matta 1269, in the commune of Quilicura, with entry released.
Regions
The south will also have celebrations. In the case of Pucón and surroundings, Ayni Soundsystem will also celebrate the DIR 2025 with a special session to be held on 4 from July to The Tinka, located in C1 170, Freedom population.
This event promises 7 continuous hours of soundsystem with the controls Yolotzin Dub, who will arrive from Mexico, and of Dantesque Fresco, who prepared a special selection for this occasion loaded with reggae, stepper and a lot of bass.
Individual entry costs $4.000 y 2x $7.000.
While in Valparaíso, The appointment will be on Saturday 5, from 20:00 hours on Cerro Los Placeres, with the sound system Sonidos del Ghetto organizing this celebration within the framework of International Reggae Day.
It will be a special cassette session, CDs and vinyl, in charge of the selectors Vivy de la Motta, Mr. Darren, KeenRootz, Mongolia, O Zeta y BomboAttack.
While the microphones will be Chinitafari, Last Loreh, Smal Lion, Last Yovi, Jessai bitter, Naomi Sound, Para Trooper, Sakuete, Raggagyal.
The suggested contribution to access the event is $2.000.
