The weekend of August 3-4 and 5, 2018 will be held the21st edition of Reggae Sun Ska. The biggest reggae festival located in Bordeaux returns once again with some great headliners.
Friday, August 3: Mellow Mood the great regulars
This first day is dominated by the return of the Italian twins: Mellow Mood. Famous in the reggae world, these lovers direct their songs towards an almost romantic style. With their huge dreads, they are able to set fire to any board and are back after their 2016 edition.
They share their day with Hollie Cook, who will bring a feminine touch. Born in London, she is the daughter of Paul Cook, the former drummer of the Sex Pistols. She began her musical career in 2006 while still in high school. It is the hit Milk and Honey, cover of Prince Fatty that really launches his popularity before his second album. A very nice discovery for lovers of roots.
The day ends with the great Jimmy Cliff. This 70-year-old Jamaican is from the old school. An old-fashioned old roots as we do more. With a discography as long as the arm, he also made some unlikely duets like Take your time with Yannick Noah or Melody Tempo Harmony with Bernard Lavilliers. In 1994 he also participated in the soundtrack of The Lion King with the title Hakuna Matata. In short, a legend.
Soldiers of Jah Army (SOJA) is well known to the general public. These Americans from Washington offer a reggae posed with the particular voice of its singer Jacob Hemphill. They started in 2001 but really exploded in 2009 with the excellent Born in Babylon.
Finally French reggae will be dominated by I Woks on this first day. Seb and Gé formed the duo I Woks Sound System in 2004. With two studio albums they have made a place for themselves in the French reggae landscape between Danakil and Volodia.
The Dub scene is dominated by the Legal Shot Sound System collectives and the excellent Tetra Hydro K launched by Panda Dub in 2010.
Saturday, August 4: Chinese Man comes to Sun Ska
This second day will see the arrival of Chinese Man. This hip-hop/electro collective from Aix en Provence was formed in 2004. They draw their influence from rap, funk, dub, jazz and of course reggae hence their deserved place in the festival. Chinese Man will allow a change of tone away from traditional reggae.
The poster also features Mo'Kalamity to bring the missing feminine touch. French roots singer of Cape Verde origin, she debuted in 2005 and established herself as one of the great voices of contemporary female reggae.
But it is especially on the side of the Dub Foundation scene that the interest is focused with theDJ set of Stand High Patrol who meets Legal Shot Sound System for hours and hours of dub.
Sunday, August 5: The Return of the King of Sun Ska
Naâman is still back at Sun Ska. Totally addicted to this festival Naâman is present at almost all editions since 2013 the one where the general public discovered him on the occasion of Reggae Sun Ska precisely. We no longer present this French singer whose popularity continues to increase. He will play his new album Beyond.
He shares the bill with Groundation formed in 1998 by the great Harrison Stafford (the guitarist and singer of the group). Originally from San Francisco, this band ultra known to aficionados has many influences including Jazz and Blues, which gives them a totally unique identity on the international reggae scene.
The poster is completed by crossings of all kinds between the young people of Dub Silence who have made themselves known on YouTube with covers of their idols. They also offered exciting original dub/jazz sounds. Finally Pierpoljak comes back once again to move heads with his old roots old-fashioned.
