Hip-hop artists T-Pain has been added to the line up for this year's Reggae Sumfest.
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This year's sponsors include Air Jamaica, the Jamaica Tourist Board, Digicel, Ocean Spray and Jamrock Magazine. Quite obviously absent is former sponsor Red Stripe. The Jamaican beer company withdrew its title sponsorship after seven years because of what they see as the promotion of negative aspects of dancehal music, namely profanity and homophobic lyrics of some artists.
Thursday July 17th Beenie Man* Bounty Killa* Spice* Elephant Man* Harry Toddler* Mavado* DeMarco* Busy Signal* Serani* Vybz Kartel* Little Hero* Anthony B* I Octane* Ninja Man* Shane O* Wayne Marshall* Daniell"DI"* Voicemail* Nature* Erup* Mystic Man* Assassin* Mikey Ranks* D'Angel* Madd Dogg* Macka Diamond* Chumps* Munga and Live Wyya backing band Friday July 18th Lil Wayne*Keyshia Cole*Jah Cure*Queen Ifrica*Richie Spice*Courtney John* Coco Tea* Terry Linen*Pressure*Emmanuel Walsh*Lutan Fyah*LUST*Sane Backing Band Saturday July 19th T-Pain*Beres Hammond* Tarrus Riley* Brick & Lace* John Holt*Etana*Andy Vernon*Bonafide
Reggae Sumfest has been presented consecutively since its launch in 1993 by Summer Fest Productions, headed by Executive Director Johnny Gourzong and Chairman Robert Russell. recently earned 'Promoter of the Year' and 'Concert of the Year' at the 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards on May 4.
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