Danakil, Clinton Fearon, Ronisia, Kybba, Bleu Soleil, Shannon, und TKS 2G

France isn’t exactly seen as the heart of the Reggae music scene so when, in 2000, a group of French music students began a reggae band, no one knew what to expect. But when, on their first tour, they sold over a million demo CDs it became clear that Danakil were something special and they weren’t going anywhere.

Gig goers will be surprised when the band’s songs are sung in French because everything else about their act has an authenticity about it that would probably leave many expecting something more Jamaican. The worldly theme of their music continues into their lyrics with singer Balik often taking on themes such as African inequalities and other social and environmental issues. The music itself is full of groove and carries all the hallmarks of a brilliant reggae act. Fat bass and rolling drums, meet bright brass and nimble guitars to make a sound guaranteed to have crowds jamming out. The French may not be known for their Reggae prowess but, at least in Danakil’s case, they’re bloody good at it!

Absolute joy and happiness to see that he’s 100% honestly happy to do this.nice to see that hi also brings his daughter to join on stage.
Thanks for a lovely show.

Being dubbed the International Queen of Freestyle is a title that many, many people would love to be adorned with, but Shannon is the lucky artist who is referred to as this. With the release of the single Let the Music Play back in 1984, Shannon rocketed to fame, and enjoyed a successful career in freestyle, dance pop, and electronic music.
Shannnon’s stage presence was compelling and exciting, and her dance moves matched the almost Latin beat and style of the music. Her enthusiasm reached the audience as she shouted out to everyone to see if we were having a good time, and encouraged us to join in with her hits. She played a good selection of music from back in the 80s, rught up to the mist recent tracks from the album A Beauty Returns.
Her voice was powerful as ever, and her stage presence was commanding of the audiences enthusiasm. Everyone was dancing along from start to finish, and her band were also great at getting everyone motivated. When she played Stronger Together, she had everyone putting their arms in the air and swaying, which although a little corny, was fun to be united with the rest of the audience and the artist at a show.