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Ragga Muffins Festival

Feb 20 2010 - Feb 21 2010  •  Long Beach CA  •  Long Beach Arena
Genre(s): reggae

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Phone: 310-515-3322
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Category: R&B
Region: Golden West
Type: Festival Tour

"Recognized as the premiere and largest Reggae Festival in the US! It features North America’s largest International Crafts and Food Fair jammin’ each day during the ten-hour Saturday and Sunday Festivals. This family-friendly event offers free admission to children 12 years and under when accompanied by a paid adult."—Description by festival




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Capleton kicked out of Ragga Muffins due to hate speech claims
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 13:47

After LGBT support groups such as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation made petitions to festival co-producer Moss Jacobs, the Ragga Muffins festival, which has shows up and down California, has decided to drop the artist Capleton from its roster. Jacobs cited complaints by the petitioners that the artist's lyrics promote violence against homosexuals in explaining his decision to the San Diego Press-Telegram. 

Capleton's manager denies the existence of anti-gay sentiments in the singer's lyrics. In 2007, Capleton, along with Sizzla and other high-profile performers, signed a petition called the "Reggae Compassionate Act," a resolution expressing zero tolerance for anti-gay lyrics.

The festival, now in its 29th year, will still present all concerts as planned, and artists still in the lineup include Cocoa Tea, Barrington Levy and Gregory Isaacs.

For more information about the festival, go to raggamuffinsfestival.com.

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Alborosie set to conquer California
Reggaeville.com

As the liner notes of Alborosie's (Alberto D'Ascola) new supreme set of tracks state:"The greatest Journey of your life starts inside of you. If you do not take that trip, you ain't going nowhere.  Escaping from Babylon...Zion will be there..."  As an American with Italian immigrant grandparents,it was indeed a great day when the discovery of Alborosie's music happened. I listened with glee to track after track of fire blazing from the 7 inches on the Forward label and his first album,  the limited-edition Soul Pirate.  Take a look and give listen to the East. Look through eyes that remind us of the sculpture and paintings of the ancients, an old soul, a real revolutionary.

Sun, 02/14/2010 - 15:27
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