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Jamaican culture with a uniquely Australian melting pot

Mad Professor, t​he pioneering British producer credited with leading dub into the digital age will headline Australia’s fiercely independent celebration of Jamaican cross-culture.

Along with reggae maestro R​ichie Stephens,​ both giants of the reggae scene will spearhead Australia’s most bonafide festival, JAMAICAN MUSIC & FOOD FESTIVAL, in Melbourne and Sydney, completing the unmissable International line up of reggae, dancehall and dub.

Both Mad Professor(UK), whose statement remix of M​assive Attack’​s album​ Protection was described by Rolling Stone Magazine​ a​ s going ‘back to the source’​, and ex S​oul II Soul dancehall singer and producer Richie Stephens (Jamaica) will flex their iron-style at the festival of music, food and culture of Jamaican origin​.

Global demand for Mad Prof’s trademark robust sound has come from popular artists outside the reggae genre including S​ ade​, M​ assive Attack,​ ​and ​Grace Jones.​ ​In a fitting tribute to the ​origins of elite dub and electronic production​, Mad Prof lends his mastery to two Jamaican Music & Food Festivals with two crowning sets (​WATCH, LEARN Mad Prof’s masterclass on the History of Dub​). Reggae fans can expect him to draw on a phenomenal filofax of reggae, roots and Lovers’ Rock, accumulated from a lifetime’s career at the world-renowned ​Ariwa Studios.

MELBOURNE:​ At the PBS/Hobsons Bay-sponsored festival at​ S​eaworks,​​ MadProf’s superior skills will be on full show for audiences of all ages. This marriage of music and technology has led to pioneering collaborations with reggae and dub artists like​ L​ee “Scratch” Perry​, S​ly and Robbie ​​and H​orace Andy​.

The original collector-selectors ​D​eadly Dragon Sound System ​ft Jonny Go Figure (UK) and Richie Stephens will also be in swing, plus JMFF stalwarts H​eartical High Powa​ and Byron’s bad ass ​Th​e 4’20 Sound​ ​complete the dub movement on the festival’s uncompromising Beast Of A Sound System. PBS trailblazers ska anorak​ M​ohair Slim​ ​and Babylon Burning’s Jesse I​ (Aus), the “Real Housewives of Melbourne”, female reggae selectors ​Housewife’s Choice​ join the teflon-dons of dancehall, ​Burn-City Queenz a​nd many more across four stages.

Tickets: Jamaican Music & Food Festival 2019 – Melbourne

SYDNEY:​ It’s a “big people ting” at Greenwood Hotel, Sydney, as the man behind the riddim for Rihanna’s “Work”, R​ichie Stephens​ (Jamaica, W​ ATCH Foundation Sound)​ rolls out crowdpleasers from his dancehall and soul repertoire for 18+. Live with the Souljah Band, and Mad Prof of course. Plus “Melbourne meets Kingston” and “W​arn The Nation​” producer Mista Savona​ w​hose collaborations with ​Capleton,​ S​izzla​, H​orace Andy​ and A​lton Ellis have paved the way across Australia-Jamaica recording. Vendors of street ska ​King Tide,​ gospel-soul from​ Steph“Jewels”Lartey,​ Rasta-roots tidings from​ Iha Jah​(​KooriRadio) and an appearance by ​UsainBolt’s cousin ​Melbourne-based D​ J Lady Erica ​which is once more bound to put the rumour mill in overdrive, complete Sydney’s newest festival.

No Jamaican Music & Food Festival is complete without icy Red Stripe on tap and seasoned street food traders serving mouthwatering ​real Jerk Wings s​traight from smoking barrel BBQs, rich curries like ​Curry Goat a​ nd ​Ital (​ Rastafarian vegetarian food) Stew​, and refreshing​ Cane Juice​ and ​Coconuts.​

Tickets: Jamaican Music & Food Festival 2019 – Sydney

In Melbourne, the traditions of family-friendly folklore and traditional kids’ storytelling continue with ​Miss Jackie,​ plus ​CaribVic’s​ stunning steelpan band, and the latest braids,

clothes, street wear and jewelry, celebrating black-style with the festival’s trademark unique Australian congeniality.

You’d be ​MAD ​to miss out as Jamaican Music & Food Festival presents n​ot one but two glorious one-day summertime celebrations; a family -friendly festival at jaw-dropping Seaworks and an 18+ festival at grand Sydney institution G​reenwood Hotel​; each with anthem-after-anthem of reggae, guaranteed positive vibes, and authentic , delicious food. Lively up yourself, Australia.

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