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Date: August, 10 2012

The UK’s No1 Reggae, Dub Camping event

Falling on the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica’s independence. the 5th One Love Festival have announced that they will be holding this year’s event at a brand new festival site at Hop Farm, Paddock Wood in Kent. Created in 2008 as UK’s 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s famous concert of the same name. One Love Festival is now 5 years old and, in the organiser’s words, is The UK’s No1 Reggae and Dub camping event. “Bringing Reggae and the Message of Bob Marley to the People – One Love, One Heart a World Without Boarders”

Here’s the 2012 Line-up as of 1st May 2012: (Click here to get the most up to date Line-up and to read bios on all of the artists) Tickets range from £20 for a child’s day-ticket, up to £100 for an adult’s full weekend ticket. Full ticket information here.

Aba Shanti-I

Alpha and Omega

Babyboom

Bloco Fogo

By The Rivers

Channel One Sound System

Chris Coco

Connie & Di Man Dem

Conscious Sounds ft King General

Cornel Campbell

Coxsone Sound System meets Saxon Sound System

Dawn Penn

Dennis Alcapone

Disciples

DJ G and Futureman

Don Campbell

Don Letts

Dub Pistols Sound System

Dub Syndicate

Earl Gateshead (Trojan Sound System)

Eccleton Jarrett

Eddie K

Fenomeno Show

Fonti & Bushkin (formerly Heartless Crew)

FOWOKAN

Frankie Paul

Freddie McGregor

FREESTYLERS

Gaudi

HATCHA

Instrument of Jah sound system

Iration Steppas

Jack Curtis and Red Eye All Stars

Jah Tubbys Sound System

Jah Warriors

Jumping Jack Frost

Kevin Isaacs & Tallawah Band

Killsonic aka chasing Shadows

King Tubbys Sound System

KRAFTY KUTS

Macka B

Michigan and Smiley

Miniman ft Earl 16

Mixmaster Morris

Monkey Mafia

Mooque and Pimpsoul

Mungo’s Hi Fi

Nick Manasseh

Nicky Blackmarket

Overproof Sound System

Pablo and Skorcha

Radio Riddler

Ragga Twins

Ras Kwame

Rhythmites

Robbo Ranx

Saxon Sound System

Sip a Cup ft Matic Horns

Ska’d 4 Life

Smith and Mighty

Soothsayers

Stylo G

Tapper Zukie

The Dualers

The Skints

Troy Ellis

Twilight Circus Dub Sound System

Unity Hi Fi

University of Dub

Urban Knights

Youthman Promotion Soundsation

via One Love Festival, Kent - Trojan.

The line up at the UK’s premier reggae festival just got bigger. One Love fest, taking place at Hop Farm on August 10th-12th has announced a couple of additions to their line up. Firstly they’ll be joined by Fun Lovin Criminals Fast and Frankie Benbini in their Radio Riddler guise. The laidback twosome have combined their love of Prince and reggae to reimagine the classic LP Purple Rain as, prosaically enough, Purple Reggae.In making the project Radio Riddler picked up a bunch of guest stars, including Plan B, Madness and Sinnead O Conner performing a version of Supajam favourite I Would Die 4 U. They’ll be showcasing Purple Reggae alongside other material at One Love, and we’ve got fingers crossed for some good guest appearences…

The festival has also booked some acts from the world of Jungle- that most English form of reggae- with a host of DJs putting in an appearence. Spearheading the junglists are turntable legends Jumping Jack Frost, Nicky Blackmarket and Funky Flirt.  After the sandwich, jungle is basically the best thing England ever invented. Here’s a Jack Frost classic to prove my point.

For more info on the festival, tickets, and the rest of it’s skankin line up, head over to www.onelovefestival.co.uk

via Junglists and Fun Lovin Crims added to One Love bill | SupaJam / News.

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Fun Lovin Criminals crew bring reggae version of Prince’s Purple Rain

Thursday 26th April 2012

Radio Riddler aka Fun Lovin Criminals’ members Fast, and Frank Benbini will be showcasing their ‘Purple Reggae’, a reggae tribute to Prince and the ‘Purple Rain’ album in its entirety at this summer’s One Love Festival.

According to an interview with drummer Frank Benbini the album is a true labour of love, “We’d done a lot of remixes for a lot of people, so why not do the soundtrack to ‘Purple Rain’? I started to approach different people and one person I approached was Sinéad O’Connor. She hasn’t sung a Prince song since ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ which was an international number one so I didn’t think she’d go for it. But she did, and did a version of ‘I Would Die 4 U’. Amazing! Then we’ve got Plan B, he’s doing one, Madness are doing one, the singer from UB40′s doing one. So, yeah, that’s a great little project we’ve got going!”

One Love Festival goers will get to hear the album in full at this year’s event. Also confirmed today are Jumping Jack Frost, Nicky Blackmarket, Funky Flirt, Uncle Dugs, Dialect, Kosine, and Mr Innovation.

Now in its fifth year, One Love festival, happens from Friday 10th until Sunday 12th August 2012, at a new location, moving away from London to The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, in Kent.

There are already some acts confirmed for the event which was created in recognition of one of the worlds greatest ever rock gig, Bob Marley’s famous 1978 ‘One Love’ concert, the One Love Festival is the UK’s only annual Reggae Camping Festival.

One Love Festival is one of the largest gatherings of Top Sound Systems gathered any where in the Country including a Saxon Sound System meets Coxsone sound system all day collaboration – joining them are Aba shanti I, Iration Steppas, Youthman Promotional Sound, King Tubby Sound System, Chanel One Sound System, Jah Tubbys Sound System, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Twilight Circus Sound System, Unity Hi Fi, Instrument of Jah Sound System.

Bands and PA’s over weekend include Macka B, Dawn Penn, Dennis Alcapone, Don Campbell, By The Rivers, Connie & Di Dem Man, Fowokan, Jah Warriors, Monkey Mafia, Over Proof Sound System, Rhythmites, Soothsayers, The Dualers, The Skints, Troy Ellis, Babyboom, Ragga Twins, Stylo G and Eccleton Jarrett.

Also confirmed are Chris Coco, Conscious Sounds, Disciples, DJ G and Future Man, Don Letts, Dub Pistols Sound System, Earl Gateshead, Eddie K, Fenonmeno Show, Fonti and Bushkin, Freestlyers, Gaudi, Hatcha, Killsonic, Krafty Kuts, Nick Manasseh, Ras Kwame, Robbo Ranx, Smith and Mighty, and Urban Knights.

Over 4 stages, the Largest Reggae Film Program ever shown in Europe, Children’s and chill out area, food from around the world, with ‘Crazy Wigs’ as this year’s One Love Festival theme, attendees can join the walk about performances, fire eaters, percussion drum circles and burlesque dancers for a weekend in the sun shine.

Extended Early Bird Tier 2 weekend adult (aged 16+) tickets are priced at £100 until May 1st when will go up in price too Tier 3 full price tickets. Children’s tickets (for those aged 5 to 15 years) are priced at £60. Children aged under 5 years can attend for free. Please note that all under 18 year olds must be accompanied to the festival by an adult. An adult cannot be responsible for more than 4 under 18 year olds each. Proof of age for child tickets may be required on site. Live in vehicle tickets are priced at £45 for weekend.

via Purple Reggae for One Love Festival – Fun Lovin Criminals crew bring reggae version of Prince’s Purple Rain.

Radio Riddler, aka Fast and Frank Benbini from Fun Lovin’ Criminals, will be showcase their new album ‘Purple Reggae’, a reggae tribute to Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ album, in its entirety at this year’s festival.

Also confirmed today are Jumping Jack Frost, Nicky Blackmarket, Funky Flirt, Uncle Dugs, Dialect, Kosine and Mr Innovation.

Freddie McGregor and Frankie Paul will headline this year, joining fellow Jamaicans Studio 1 falsetto singer Cornel Campbell, Dub Syndicate, Michigan and Smiley, Tapper Zukie and Kevin Issacs, son of the legendary Gregory Issacs, at the event, as it moves to The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, in Kent for its fifth year, on 10-12 August.

The festival also promises “one of the largest gatherings of top sound systems gathered anywhere in the country” – including a Saxon Sound System meets Coxsone sound system all day collaboration in the UK for the first time, as well as Aba Shanti I, Iration Steppas, Youthman Promotional Sound, King Tubby Sound System, Chanel One Sound System, Jah Tubbys Sound System, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Twilight Circus Sound System, Unity Hi Fi and Instrument of Jah Sound System.

Bands and PA’s over weekend include Macka B, Dawn Penn, Dennis Alcapone, Don Campbell, By The Rivers, Connie & Di Dem Man, Fowokan, Jah Warriors, Monkey Mafia, Over Proof Sound System, Rhythmites, Soothsayers, The Dualers, The Skints, Troy Ellis, Babyboom, Ragga Twins, Stylo G and Eccleton Jarrett,

Spreading out over 4 stages, the festival also boasts the largest Reggae Film programme ever shown in Europe, plus a children’s area and a chill out area.

One Love Festival tickets are on sale now, with Early Bird Adult Weekend tickets priced at 100, with child tickets at £60.

via New acts for One Love Festival 2012 – Get ready for some ‘Purple Reggae’… – Festival News.

According to an interview with drummer Frank Benbini the album is a true labour of love, “We’d done a lot of remixes for a lot of people, so why not do the soundtrack to ‘Purple Rain’? I started to approach different people and one person I approached was Sinéad O’Connor. She hasn’t sung a Prince song since ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ which was an international number one so I didn’t think she’d go for it. But she did, and did a version of ‘I Would Die 4 U’. Amazing! Then we’ve got Plan B, he’s doing one, Madness are doing one, the singer from UB40′s doing one. So, yeah, that’s a great little project we’ve got going!”

One Love Festival goers will get to hear the album in full at this year’s event. Also confirmed today are Jumping Jack Frost, Nicky Blackmarket, Funky Flirt, Uncle Dugs, Dialect, Kosine, and Mr Innovation.

via Purple Reggae for One Love Festival – Fun Lovin Criminals crew bring reggae version of Prince’s Purple Rain.

Will be performing there forthcoming album the Long Awaited Production of Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack – ‘Purple Reggae’ at this years One Love Festival http://www.onelovefestival.co.uk/artists/radio-riddler/ - what we are very excited about!!! BOOOM

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