International reggae acts will bring back the genre to its original home as they perform in the maiden Nigerian Reggae Festival holding at Ekwueme Square, Awka, Anambra State. Meanwhile, Nigerian reggae acts will not be missing on the parade, as Jah Device, B’Clean, Daddy West and the Revolution Band, Big Bob, Spider Man and Layydoe will also be on parade. Speaking on the event, the President of Royal Black Family, Chidi Chidi-Umeh said the Nigerian Reggae Festival is the first of its kind in the country, and a peace concert. Chidi-Umeh, who is the ambassador of the Nigerian Reggae Festival, noted that the peace concert would be used as a platform to correct certain misconception by members, especially that reggae music is not all about ‘skanking’ and smoking weeds. According to him, reggae music addresses social, political and economic issues, stressing that the importance of the music informed its adoption by United Nations Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 04:07 UTC