REGGAE SUNSPLASH PRESERVATION SOCIETY
About Us
CURATE
DIGITIZE & STREAM
CATALOGUE
We are curating and preserving the Reggae Sunsplash audio-visual assets in an attempt to protect and avoid further deterioration in quality of the Reggae Sunsplash footage. Reggae music has gone international and is pervasive in contemporary popular music and culture, embracing and blending with all music genres globally.
CATALOGUE
DIGITIZE & STREAM
CATALOGUE
We are cataloging, and developing proper finding aids, metadata and procedures in conjunction with the Collins College of Professional Studies and the Department of Library & Informational Sciences at St. John’s University, Queens New York. The Reggae Sunsplash audio-visual assets will be made accessible for historical, educational and informational purposes to all our members.
DIGITIZE & STREAM
DIGITIZE & STREAM
DIGITIZE & STREAM
The Reggae Sunsplash Preservation Society is digitizing and producing special programs and presenting insights and interviews with some of the foundation artistes that played an important role in creating reggae music.
The Reggae Sunsplash platform also gave birth to the Dance Hall sub-genre and that link has now resonated and created a
The Reggae Sunsplash Preservation Society is digitizing and producing special programs and presenting insights and interviews with some of the foundation artistes that played an important role in creating reggae music.
The Reggae Sunsplash platform also gave birth to the Dance Hall sub-genre and that link has now resonated and created a fascinating synergy across many youth cultures internationally.
REGGAE SUNSPLASH FESTIVAL - MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA
COMING SOON: Some of the greatest, never seen before, live performances from the archives of the legendary Reggae Sunsplash Festival, Jamaica's First, Annual, International Reggae Festival. The Reggae Sunsplash Festival first took place in Montego Bay Jamaica between June 23 - 30, 1978 and was the creation of Synergy Productions, a Jamaican-based promotion and production company. Keep checking the website for the exciting new developments when we will stream and interview the artistes, musicians and fans and hear the stories that made Reggae Sunsplash the biggest global reggae platform ever.
Sharing unique Reggae Sunsplash footage and stories spanning the period 1978 - 1994 with our members.
Exciting vintage Reggae Sunsplash festival performances that started the movement.
REGGAE SUNSPLASH PROGRAMS ALREADY STREAMED
DONATE TO PRESERVE AND PREVENT DETERIORATION
DONATE TO PRESERVE AND PREVENT DETERIORATION
DONATE TO PRESERVE AND PREVENT DETERIORATION
Help preserve our rich musical heritage. We need to purchase equipment and get the technical help required to save more than 200 hours of valuable festival footage from further deterioration. We will be streaming programs for our members.
DONATE TO PRESERVE AND PREVENT DETERIORATION
DONATE TO PRESERVE AND PREVENT DETERIORATION
TRIBUTE TO DENNIS BROWN
The first streamed event took place on Reggae Day - July 1, 2019 and this was done in collaboration with the organizers of Reggae Day. The Reggae Sunsplash Preservation Society paid a special "Tribute to Dennis Brown" and streamed his Reggae Sunsplash '91 performance that took place at the Bob Marley Centre, Montego Bay Jamaica.
TRIBUTE TO FOUNDATION ARTISTES
Our second streamed event took place on February 28, 2021 and the event paid tribute to some of our selected foundational artistes and recognized their contributions to the development of reggae, namely, Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus, Big Youth, Judy Mowatt, Bloodfire Posse and Freddie McGregor, Sly & Robbie.
HISTORY OF STREAMED EVENTS
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HISTORY OF STREAMED EVENTS
REGGAE SUNSPLASH PRESERVATION SOCIETY
STREAMED - JULY 1, 2019
REGGAE DAY
"TRIBUTE TO DENNIS BROWN"
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STREAMED - FEB 28, 2021
"TRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDATION ARTISTES"
RAS MICHAEL
BIG YOUTH
BLOODFIRE POSSE
JUDY MOWATT
FREDDIE MC GREGOR
SLY & ROBBIE.
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