Five Essential Acts to Check Out at the Austin Reggae Festival

By Thomas Fawcett, Fri., April 19, 2019

Mykal Rose

Hempress Sativa

Fri. 19, 6:30pm
Rub-a-dub preserver honors reggae women pioneers while giving classic dancehall a contemporary makeover.

Don Carlos

Fri. 19, 8:30pm
This founding member of Black Uhuru split for a solo career in the late Seventies and spent decades spreading strictly roots.

Mykal Rose

Sat. 20, 8:30pm

Joining Black Uhuru after the departure of Don Carlos, Rose's distinctive and thorny lead vocals bless the group's best material.

Cocoa Tea

Sun. 21, 6:30pm
Debuting at the height of Eighties dancehall, Calvin Scott's laid-back flow highlights a prolific run of records, proving you "Can't Stop Cocoa Tea."

Freddie McGregor

Sun. 21, 8:15pm
Lovers rock legend, 62, has a soulful voice smoother than a "big ship sailing on the ocean."

More of the Story
Jamaica Dancehall Legend General Smiley on Pioneering the Art Form and Settling in Central Texas

Austin Reggae Fest standout might as well call Austin home

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

Support the Chronicle

More Austin Reggae Festival