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Big Day Out organisers say they were aware of reggae artist Beenie Man's controversial past when they booked him for the 2010 festival.

Torbin Harding producer, Lo-Z Records What's on Harding's iPod : 1. Johann Sebastian Bach's 'The Well-Tempered Clavier' Books One & Two Complete , performed by pianist Joao Carlos Martins 2. ' Simplicity ,' by Sizzla 3. ' Hotness ,' by Yami Bolo & Capleton 4. ' Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune, L86 ,' by Claude Debussy 5. First Quartet, Opus 7 , ...

When concert promoter Carol Bruno and nightclub owner Gil Miracle announced on Monday that a planned concert by dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton was canceled, it wasn't the first time a reggae show got the axe because of an artist's gay-bashing lyrics -- and if you look at reggae history, you know it won't be the last.

Charlie Chaplin - File Reeewind! Irish and Chin is bringing an unforgettable night of reggae dancehall and sound system entertainment, dubbed Reeewind, The Past Meets The Present , to New York on Saturday, October 3. Reeewind is a once-in-a-lifetime event featuring the legendary King Stur Gav sound, Mighty Crown and top artistes U-Roy, Charlie ...

2. Thomas Carter helps a customer at the Fuente Nueva Charter School tamale booth at the Reggae Rising music festival Sunday.

A St Mary Mi Come From . 'Sell-off' By Yasmine Peru Entertainment editor peruy@jamaicaobserver.com Monday, August 10, 2009 Despite there being close to 100 acts advertised for Capleton's annual charity showcase, A St Mary Mi Come From, surprisingly, it didn't need two full days for all the artistes to get through their performances.

2. Thomas Carter helps a customer at the Fuente Nueva Charter School tamale booth at the Reggae Rising music festival Sunday.

Everything is in place for the eighth staging of A St Mary Mi Come From, the annual stageshow hosted by deejay Capleton.

What better way to spend a hot summer night than listening to live reggae beats in a park? This Saturday, Levitt Live! will be hosting a Reggae Festival at the Levitt Pavilion in Reservoir Park in Harrisburg.

In the world of entertainment, reggae festivals are big business. Some 60 reggae festivals will be held worldwide in the month of July, but Jamaican acts make up only about 25 per cent of the line-up, with the other 75 per cent being foreign acts who have made their name doing reggae music.

Since the last time ASD checked in on Reggae Rising , some new acts have been added to the Humboldt County music festival, including fiery rootsman Capleton .

For a quarter of a century, he has been top dog in the ganja-scented, bass-heavy atmosphere of Britain's reggae dance-halls, where mighty sound-systems battle until dawn to bring the crowd to a frenzy.

COME, SING WITH ME: German reggae singer Gentleman beckons the audience to sing along at the Zen Nightclub, while below, he sings "Intoxication". At right, Jahcoustix, another German reggae artiste, opens for Gentleman.