Soca Reggae Riversplash
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Soča Reggae Riversplash is a music
festival
in Tolmin
, Slovenia
at the confluence of the Soča and the Tolminka rivers. It mainly features reggae
music by international musician
s.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
in Tolmin
Tolmin
Tolmin is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Geography:Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area , is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley , as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
at the confluence of the Soča and the Tolminka rivers. It mainly features reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music by international musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s.
1st Soča Reggae Riversplash 2000 (July 13 - July 15), Tolmin (confluence)
2nd Soča Reggae Riversplash 2001 (July 12 - July 14), Tolmin (confluence)
3rd Soča Reggae Riversplash 2002 (July 11 - July 14), Tolmin (confluence)
4th Soča Reggae Riversplash 2003 (July 10 - July 13), Tolmin (confluence)
- Zion Train (United Kingdom)
- B.R. Stylers (Italy)
- Dubblestandart (Austria)
- Radical Dub Kolektiv (Croatia)
- Mikey DreadMikey DreadMichael George Campbell , better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music...
Mikey Dread (Jamaica) - Gentleman (Germany)
- Terrakota (Portugal) www.terrakota.net
- Irie Vibes (Slovenia)
- Sly Asher & The Rooters (France)
- Del Arno Band (Serbia & Montenegro)
- Sista (United Kingdom)
- Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
http://www.benjaminzephaniah.com/ & Sista (United Kingdom) - Djambi (Brazil)
- EyesburnEyesburnEyesburn is a Serbian hardcore punk/crossover thrash band with influences of reggae music.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1994, and the original line-up featured former Dead Ideas guitarist Nemanja "Kojot" Kojić , who simultaneously worked as trombonist in Del Arno Band and bass guitarist in...
(Serbia and Montenegro) - Superhiks (Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
) - Paprika Korps (Poland)
- Red Five Point Star (Slovenia)
5th Soča Reggae Riversplash 2004 (July 15 - July 18), Tolmin (confluence)
- Brain Holidays (Croatia)
- Siti hlapci (Slovenia)
- Headcornerstone (Germany)
- CultureCulture (band)Culture was a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples.The members of the trio were Joseph Hill , Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes ....
feat. Joseph HillJoseph HillJoseph Hill was the lead singer and songwriter for the roots reggae group Culture whose other members were Kenneth Dayes and Hill's cousin Albert Walker, most famous for their 1977 hit "Two Sevens Clash", but also well known for their "International Herb" single... - The Pokerheads (Slovenia)
- HUMb (Belgium)
- Go Lem System (Argentina / Spain)
- Natural Black (Jamaica)
- Artikal Crew (France)
- R.A.S.M.C. & Mutant DanceRambo AmadeusRambo Amadeus is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia...
(Serbia and Montenegro) - Fake Orchestra (Slovenia)
- Djambi (Brasil)
- Julian Marley & The Uprising (Jamaica)
- Dub Rebellion (Bosnia and Hercegovina / Jamaica)
- Dubital & Bomba Bomba (Italy)
- Dubians (France)
- B.R. Stylers (Italy)
- Prince Alla (Jamaica)
External links
- Soca Reggae Riversplash
- Soca river