{"id":27407,"date":"2018-10-03T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=27407"},"modified":"2018-10-03T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T13:02:20","slug":"2018-marks-50-years-since-the-birth-of-reggae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/03\/2018-marks-50-years-since-the-birth-of-reggae\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 marks 50 years since the birth of Reggae"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018 marks 50 years since the birth of Reggae.
\nThis year, BASS festival will pay homage to the music, arts, culture\u00a0and heritage of a genre that has enriched the cultural\u00a0fabric of the world over the last five decades.<\/span><\/h3>\n

BASS2018<\/strong> features live music, visual arts,\u00a0film, debate, education and much more,\u00a0throughout the month of\u00a0October. Reggae luminaries including Freddie McGregor, Toots & The Maytals, an exclusive masterclass from Grammy winning producer Winta James, Lovers Rock queen Carroll Thompson and the UK\u2019s Christopher Ellis, will join the line up.<\/p>\n

BASS2018 also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the release of the iconic Steel Pulse album \u00a0‘Handsworth Revolution’\u00a0as well a special four-\u00adweek film series which includes some of reggae\u2019s classic movies. There will also be a unique art exhibition which gives a platform for 100 reggae inspired posters, designed by artist and illustrators from around the globe.<\/p>\n

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BASS2018 festival\u00a0highlights include:<\/p>\n

Film Club<\/strong>
\n4, 11, 16 &\u00a026 October
\nThe Mockingbird Cinema, The Custard Factory, Birmingham
\nFREE<\/p>\n

Every Thursday throughout October BASS2018 will screen a classic reggae film. With four distinct, compelling titles and\u00a0special guest performances and Q&As alongside the features.<\/p>\n

Films include Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae<\/strong> including guest performance by Christopher Ellis<\/strong>, The Harder They Come<\/strong>, The Story of Lovers Rock<\/strong> featuring a Q&A with Queen of Lovers Rock Carroll Thompson<\/strong>, Homelands<\/strong>, and Bruk Out<\/strong>, which follows\u00a0several dancehall queens as they ready themselves to compete at the biggest Dancehall Queen\u00a0competition.<\/p>\n

Toots & The Maytals\u00a0<\/strong>
\n10\u00a0October
\nO2 Institute, Birmingham
\nTickets: \u00a329.50<\/p>\n

Five-time Grammy nominated Toots and The Maytals are one of the all-time great reggae, ska and rocksteady groups, whose raw, gospel-infused vocals and life-affirming music has influenced countless artists over the decades.<\/p>\n

REVOLUTION! 40 years of Steel Pulse\u2019s Handsworth Revolution<\/strong>
\n13 October
\nMural location: Handsworth Wellbeing Centre, Holly Road, Birmingham
\nFREE<\/p>\n

To celebrate BPI\u2019s first national album day, BASS are highlighting the importance of Birmingham\u2019s own Steel Pulse and their legendary debut album Handsworth Revolution.<\/p>\n

BASS2018 will be unveiling a celebratory public mural in Handsworth featuring the iconic album artwork followed by an in depth Q&A with original members of the band.<\/p>\n

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Freddie McGregor<\/strong>
\n24 October – 7pm
\nThe Jam House, Birmingham
\n\u00a320<\/p>\n

Internationally acclaimed,\u00a0Grammy-nominated singer Freddie McGregor, O.D., has not only made significant\u00a0contributions to Reggae music since its inception, but has also helped to shape it with his conscious lyrics and\u00a0Philly-soul style for over 50 years. Equally adept as a romantic crooner, or as an emissary of strong cultural messaging, this Freddie McGregor show premieres his intimate acoustic set in the UK\u00a0and isn’t one to miss.<\/p>\n

The Mighty Diamonds<\/strong>
\n26 October – 6pm
\nO2 Institute, Birmingham
\n\u00a312.50<\/p>\n

The Mighty Diamonds arrive at BASS for\u00a0a night of sweet harmonies and conscious lyrics. Tabby, Bunny and Judge joined forces in 1969 in Trenchtown, Jamaica. They are one of most consistent and long-running vocal trio in Jamaican music history, having produced over 40 albums to date, with stand out tracks including Right Time, Pass the Koutchie and I Need a Roof.<\/p>\n

Reggae 100 – The Next 50 Years<\/strong>
\n30 October – 7pm
\nACMC, Birmingham
\nFREE<\/p>\n

With half a century under its belt, what does the future hold for Reggae? As technology and the public’s consumption of music\u00a0trends evolve, how will the genre adapt and grow?<\/p>\n

BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Seani B leads an esteemed panel of experts from the UK and Jamaica to discuss the way forward.<\/p>\n

At the Controls – Production masterclass with Winta James<\/strong>
\n31 October – 6pm-8pm
\nAccess Creative College, Birmingham
\nFREE<\/p>\n

Grammy Award winning producer Philip ‘Winta’ James has produced for the likes of Chronixx, Damian Marley and Protoje. In this special masterclass he gives an exclusive insight to his working habits, tips and tricks of the trade as well as opening up for an insightful Q&A session.<\/p>\n

BASS Festival is curated by arts development agency Punch in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Punch CEO Ammo Talwar MBE said \u201cAs the festival approaches it\u2019s twelfth presentation we are proud to herald the incredible achievements that Reggae has accomplished. As a music form it fights above it\u2019s weight, and as a cultural entity you cannot imagine a world without it. BASS2018 allows us to give due acclaim to those in the Reggae world who have made it the potent force that it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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2018 marks 50 years since the birth of Reggae. This year, BASS festival will pay homage to the music, arts, culture\u00a0and heritage of a genre that has enriched the cultural\u00a0fabric of the world over the last five decades. BASS2018 features live music, visual arts,\u00a0film, debate, education and much more,\u00a0throughout the month of\u00a0October. Reggae luminaries including […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,53,37],"tags":[1582,1584,1583],"class_list":["post-27407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-latest","category-local-news","tag-bass-festival","tag-bass2018","tag-reggae"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}