The 26th Annual Tribute to the Reggae Legends Festival
(formerly Bob Marley Day)
Get your tickets before the general public!
Tickets to the 2007 Tribute to the Reggae Legends
go on sale to the public
December 16, but you can get tickets before the general public. This year's
Tribute to the Reggae Legends Festival
will visit the ipayOne Center
(formerly the San Diego Arena)
President's Day. Monday, February 19th.
Get presale tickets!
To Take advantage of this special presale offer enter the code
"REGGAE" in the Promotions and Special Offers Box.
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Bunny Wailer, also known as Bunny Livingston (born April 10, 1947), was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Bunny Wailer, a singer songwriter and percussionist, was born Neville O'Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947 in Jamaica. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh continued recording as the Wailers during the period of time that Marley was in Delaware.
Bunny Wailer toured with the Wailers in England and the United States, but soon became reluctant to leave Jamaica.
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It is not only Eek-A-Mouse's 6 feet 6 inches height that make him one of Jamaica's most individual talents. He has created a style all his own, and gone on to become something of an international phenomenon quite apart from the rest of the world of reggae. Hylton's unusual name was originally that of a racehorse upon which he frequently lost money; when the horse finally won a race, he had, of course, refused to back it.
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Junior Reid found himself in a difficult spot when he joined Black Uhuru in 1986. He replaced Michael Rose, who had become quite popular as a longtime Uhuru contributor. Though essentially a good vocalist, Reid's style was so close to Rose's that he didn't establish his own identity. Reid departed in 1990 and began struggling as a solo artist to fulfill his considerable potential, with releases like 1991's Long Road, 1993's Big Timer, and 1996's Listen to the Voices.
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It was 1992 when the world first heard about off-spring, ready to take up the mantle their father wore as music-maker, songwriter and Rastafarian. That they would be called Morgan Heritage, sing reggae music and play instruments, signaled a new dawn for the genre. At the time, the children were taking on the great stages of Jamaica. The biggest concert of the time, Reggae Sunsplash, would prove to be the launch-pad for the band’s relationship with the hottest record label of the time, MCA Records.
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Midnite's founders are ñGaindeî Ron Benjamin, keyboardist and musical director and his brother, Vaughn Benjamin, lead vocalist and principle songwriter. Together they have created a musical entity that has transformed reggae music and how we think about it. St. Croix, in the US Virgin Islands, is not necessarily American, and not at all Jamaican, but close enough to both coasts that the influences of each land is apparent upon first listen. Midnite does not "try" to be a reggae band, but instead they succeed where many others have not and that is in their originality and their determination to stay true to roots music.
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Cultura Profética se formó en 1996 por la necesidad de expresarse musicalmente. Su primera producción discográfica "Canción de Alerta" sobrepasó las 60,000 unidades vendidas solamente en Puerto Rico. El grupo compuesto por 12 músicos entre las edades de 18 y 25 años, logran una excelente fusión musical muy pegajosa y con una base liderada por un ritmo de reggae tradicional que se mezcla con acordes de salsa, jazz, electrónica, trip hop, ska, mento y bossa nova entre otros.
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For over three decades, Albert Griffiths and his Gladiators have been a major force within Jamaican. Born in 1946, in St. Elizabeth parish, he grew up in poverty in Trench Town, and trained as a mason. However, music beckoned, and linking with David Webber, brother of the popular Webber Sisters, the pair auditioned around the studios, but to no avail. Thus it was back to masonry, where Griffiths was now working alongside the Ethiopians' Leonard Dillon under a foreman, Leebert Robinson, also looking to enter the music industry.
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The Twinkle Brothers hail from the north coast of Jamaica in the ghettos of Falmouth, the Parish of Trelawny. The two brothers, Norman and Ralston Grant, were baptized in the church of Anglican Diocese. They started singing in the Sunday school choir and concerts at the age of six and eight respectively. At that time they started to make their own instruments since they could no afford to buy them. They made guitars and drums from various tin cans (garbage can, sardine, milk, etc.) and fishing line.
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The Godfather of Dancehall" is the well-deserved moniker for Johnny Osbourne describing his contribution to reggae music as it evolved from the local Jamaican community to the international arena. A string of hits dating from the late sixties through the nineties defines Johnny's longevity and artistic ability.
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OOKLAH THE MOC is at its best live and direct in concert and has played crazy shows all over Hawai`i, California, and Arizona. Ooklah has also opened for many international artists such as Midnite, Yellowman, Apple Gabriel, Bambu Station, Iba, Eek A Mouse, Don Carlos, Wadi Gadd, Bunny Wailer, Luciano, Mikey General, Dean Fraser, Michael Rose, the Marley Ohana, Steel Pulse, ASWAD, Lucky Dube, Yami Bolo, John Brown's Body, Soldiers of Jah Army, Wailing Souls, Freddie McGregor, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailers, Groundation, Long Beach Shortbus, Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, and many others.
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Masterful Minds have come up with innovative concepts that are having an impact on generations past, present and future. Those of African descent have masterfully changed the tone of music for decades. From native tribal music, to spirituals, to blues to R&B. All of these musical elements have produced some of the greatest talents the world has seen. It is rare that you find a talent that embodies the evolution of music and speaks to the multitudes of generations both past and present. Della Grant is one of those innovators; her masterful mix of reggae, soul and gospel music has marked her territory in the world of music.
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Described as one of today's top female modern roots reggae vocalists, Zema (pronounced zay-MAH) began her musical career at the tender age of seven with piano and creative dance lessons. As a youth, her interest prompted her to pick up several other instruments in addition to singing. She has performed and recorded reggae, R&B, rock and pop music in numerous bands.
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The life and times of Elijah Emanuel permeate with the stink of the earth and the sweetness of heaven, covered in the perspiration of living truth without compromise. It creates a fertile ground work that’s birthed an amazing collection of songs – revelations sown in deepest of sorrow and reaped in the extremes of joy. The harvest of material from the last 2 years is greater than many produce in a lifetime, and with a new album and fresh group of players, Elijah takes to the stage once again to boldly express truths few can bare witness.
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