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Monique is not a new face to the Virginia Reggae Community. A co-hosted at the recently 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards she is an avid supported of all things reggae.

Monique is not a new face to the Virginia Reggae Community. A co-host at the recent 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards she is an avid supporter of all things reggae.

Monique radiates the IRIE vibe that is Virginia Reggae and we know that you will give her the same IRIE love you have given Virginia Reggae over the past ten (10) years.

Please contact her monique@virginiareggae.com.
Find her on facebook @ Ravenous Spirit

Here is the list of winners for the 2011, 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards were held on 14th May @ the weekly street parties in downtown Hampton Va.

Here is the list of winners for the 2011, 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards were held on 14th May @ the weekly street parties in downtown Hampton Va. (corner of king an queens).

Promoter’s Award
Lion Heart promotions

Producer’s Award
Chris “Peanut” Whitley – As A People

Sound System Award
Quickdraw

Va. Reggae Ambassador Award
James Red Dread Jackson

Favorite Song Award
Ever-G – Our Special Place

Favorite Album Award
Ever-G – Jah Love

Favorite Band Award
United Souls

Media award
Slam Video Magazine

New Artist Award
Christopher Puma

Favorite Artist Award
Ever G

Here is a recap of some of the nights performances. EVER G picked up the most awards (3) and also received a plaque for the most point total. The 2012 Virginia Reggae Awards are slated for Saturday, 12th, May 2012.

http://www.virginiareggae.com/videos/2011-virginia-reggae-awards-recap

IRIE

There is no better way to celebrate Bob Marley, than to come out to the Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards are celebrating four (4) years of honoring the Reggae talent in Virginia.

There is no better way to celebrate Bob Marley, than to come out to the Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards are celebrating four (4) years of honoring the Reggae talent in Virginia.

Here is the schedule for Saturday’s activities:

3:00-3:40 – Dj Badjoe/ Dj Philosophe
3:40 -3:50 -Urban Sounds Ent & Minerva( Sounds of Africa, tribute to Bob Marley) Drumming.
3:50 – 4:00 – Sax tribute to Bob Marley by Rich(Session Rockers).
4:00 -4:30 – Iron Lion
4:50- 5:20 – TonAhope (Hopeton), Israel, Noble (Tribute to the Dancehall)
5:20- 5:40 – EVER G
6:00- 6:35 – United Souls Band
6:55- 7:25 – Tuff Lion
7:45- 8:15 – Crucial Elements
8:35- 9:05 – Nature’s Child
9:25-10:30- Thin Air Rising

*Awards will be given out between 4:30 – 8:30
Presenters: Dorothy, Kiera, Lyle, Naeem, Jelani, Ayinde, Malakia, Trunesh, Colin.
Hosts: Katrice, Monique, Kerri, Tisha

There will be vending and fun activities for kids of all ages. This year, the Reggae Awards partners with the street festivities held weekly in downtown Hampton. Many of the nominees and performers were featured at the 1st. Buckroe Beach Reggae Festival held last saturday. See you at the corner of King and Queen street for a royal party. It’s going to be IRIE!

Directions.

Dj Bad Joe & Dj Philosophe @ 3pm
Israel @ 4 – 4:30pm
Steve Martinez @ 4:50-5:20pm
EVER G @ 5:20- 5:40pm
United Souls Band @6 – 6:35pm
Tuff Lion @ 6:55-7:25pm
Crucial Elements @ 7:45-8:15pm
Natures Child @ 8:35-9:05pm
Thin Air Rising @ 9:25-10:30pm

***Awards will be given out between 5:20 -8:30pm
Please come early and bring the kids.

Hosted by Laticia, Katrice, Kerri, and Monique

Big Reggae Festival, this weekend, in Hampton Virginia! A first of it’s kind on the Peninsula and most importantly it will be held on the Beach.

Big Reggae Festival, this weekend, in Hampton Virginia! A first of it’s kind on the Peninsula and most importantly it will be held on the Beach. If you have ever been to this area then you know why this is the ideal place for the Buckroe Beach Reggae Festival. The festival starts at 11 am and goes until 10 p.m. 

There will be vendors serving up foods and beverages and vendors selling various merchandises. A skate park will be set up on the pier. This is sure to add to the excitement for the young skaters!

No festival is complete without a line up of performers and this first ever Buckroe Beach Reggae Festival has attracted some very talented reggae artists. The head liner is Tuff Lion who resides in Hampton, he has toured extensively and will finally be able to play a festival in his back yard! The lineup also boasts the likes of veteran singer EVER G, United Souls Band, Session Rockers, TonAhope, Destined Nation, Christopher Puma and Stable Roots.

According to the the schedule of events, Stable Roots, one of the most sort after backing bands will be opening the festivities with Christopher Puma. Puma is a new artist who has garnered much attention for his stage performances. While he is the opening act, we assure you that he will set a high standard for all the others to follow.

We at Virginia Reggae are absolutely filled with excitement about the Buckroe Beach Reggae festival. A special thank you to all of the wonderful people who has made it possible. Many of these artist and bands have been nominated for a Virginia Reggae Award in the past and some are currently eligible for the 2011 awards. This award season ends with the ceremony on 14th May in downtown Hampton Va. You can vote at www.VirginiaReggaeAwards.com
See you on the beach
http://www.VirginiaReggaeAwards.com/

On saturday 16th April 2011 @ 7a.m, team Virginia Reggae will be running a 24 hour foot race @ Sandy Bottom Park.

On saturday 16th April 2011 @ 7a.m, team Virginia Reggae will be running a 24 hour foot race @ Sandy Bottom Park.
The run is an official race with all of it’s proceeds going to cancer research. By the way you can still sign up for this event.

This will be our Fourth (4th) year supporting the effort to find the cure! We have also used the opportunity to raise funds for other great efforts. This year we are doing something a bit out of the norm, we are asking you to donate a dollar ($1) or any amount to the Virginia Reggae Awards, but we do not want you to donate until after the 24 hour run and only if the amount of miles we achieve impresses you. The run ends on sunday at 7 am. Let us make this year’s VRA’s a smashing success.

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Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that Stable Roots will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

Rooted Souls + Rooted Music = Stable Roots ! Years of hard work has cemented Stable Roots as on of the most dependable and well known touring and studio bands out there.

With a line-up of world class musicians, Band Leader and Keyboardist Chris “ Peanut “ Whitley, Greg Ward on Guitar, Jason Morgan on Bass, Gordon “ Saxman “ Jones on Tenor and Baritone Sax and Brent Finlen on Drums.

Versatility is there trademark. Meaning Stable Roots can play many different styles of the musical tree. Evident by the many different artist they back up.

Stable Roots and it’s members currently tour all over the world playing and backing international artists, such as, Kenyatta Hill & Culture, The Itals, Eek-A-Mouse, Prezident Brown, Frankie Paul and Corey Harris to name a few.

Members of Stable Roots have toured the world over. Stable Roots has played the biggest festivals that the world has to offer. Expertise is a vital part of Stable Roots sound.

When not on tour Stable Roots also do there own live shows as well backing the best local and regional artist like Iron Lion ,Ever-G ,Ras Puma to name a few. Stable Roots also perform their own high energy originals.

VER-G, a talented reggae artist, writes and sings positive, conscious and uplifting songs of peace, love and unity. His messages of Jah, Family, Peace and Love of Life come through powerfully in his musical stylings.

Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that EVER-G will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

EVER-G, a talented reggae artist, writes and sings positive, conscious and uplifting songs of peace, love and unity. His messages of Jah, Family, Peace and Love of Life come through powerfully in his musical stylings.

EVER-G, born Everett G. Streete hails from Cash Hill, Hanover (parish), Jamaica. He migrated to the USA in 1984, after going through a traumatic experience, leaving everyone and everything he loved behind to build a better life. He landed and integrated himself into a new life on the US East Coast. EVER-G continued to feed his music passion and built a name for himself, as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist, by playing with a number of local bands. EVER-G gained greater success when he formed his own band: EVER-G & the Crew. EVER-G’s band consists of himself as Lead Vocalist, The Irieites (backup singers) and 4 highly skilled veteran musicians who have traveled the world playing roots music.

EVER-G’s crowd pleasing talent has led to being the opening act for a number of International Artists & Groups. Some of the acts were: Steel Pulse, Third World, The Mighty Sparrow, Shabba Ranks, Yellow Man, Sanchez, The Itals, Ky-Mani Marley and Gregory Isaacs. EVER-G has also had the pleasure of playing guitar on shows with Sanchez, Frankie Paul, Don Carlos & Ninja Man.

As EVER-G’s popularity continues to grow, the demand for live performances increases. EVER-G performs at numerous clubs, Colleges & Universities along the EAST Coast.

EVER-G’s talents as Writer, Producer, Arranger, Lead Vocalist, Musician, and Performer shine through on all tracks of his 5 successful CDs.
JAH LOVE – 2010
CHRISTMAS MOOD (Seasonal) – 2007
MISSION – 2005
INDEPENDENCE – 2003
WORLD PEACE – 1999
2009 – Collaboration (Mission from MISSION) – Chatta, Best Dancehall Female of Canada ’07
1997 – Recorded and Co-Produced: Gurney Man, “Jah Gave US Music” (1st CD)

http://evergmuzik.com/

Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that United Souls Band will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that United Souls Band will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

to call them an outstanding musical group would not do them justice. With their explosive style and mesmerizing riddums it is no wonder the band members always sport a smile on stage as they rock. UNITED SOULS is a Rockers / Roots / Dub /Soul / R&B band.

They are best known for their wicked rotating cast of strong, soulful lead vocals, crucial to the solid foundation of the bass and drums.
USB has been rocking shows FOR YEARS as they leave their mark on the reggae movement. Each one of the band members bring years of experience together to create this extremely energetic sound. They were the recent recipients of the virginiareggaeawards.com BAND OF THE YEAR 2010!
UNITED SOULS Band, once heard…NEVER FORGOTTEN! They deliver a great evening of conscious original and cover music that moves people to dance, sweat and sing along.

Many bands can be described as “original”, but USB truly are an original sound. They have taken reggae music into an exciting new territory once reminiscent of the classic Studio One recordings that also pushed the boundaries into advanced dub, rockers and one drop. Combining this mix adds a sensibility of openness within the music. Their sound is not bound by structure for structure’s sake. . . Look for their highly anticipated CD to be released 2010.

Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

Virginia Reggae is pleased to announce that will be performing at the 4th Annual Virginia Reggae Awards. The awards ceremony is May 14th, 2011.

Nature’s Child is one of the hottest reggae sensation on the east coast, based in Virginia Beach, Va. The band is muiti-cultural, multi-racial, multi-talented in rock, jazz, latin, blues, funk and of course reggae.

The band is comprised of George Fedee from St. Lucia, W.I. on lead vocal/percussion, Delores (Dee) Buck from Ahoskie, N.C. on vocals/keyboard, Joe Beck from Greenville, S.C. on Saxophone/flute/vocals, Austin Cowell from Va. Beach, Va on drums, Patrick Spalding from Va. Beach, Va on bass, David (Lion) Cuffee from Germany on guitar/percussion/vocals.

Our new released CD (First Supper) has gotten rave reviews from all who have heard it. The energy that we bring to the stage is contagious and highly explosive. We recommend you check us out! The band has been up and down the east coast, opening for bands like Steel Pulse, Buring Spear, Third World and many of reggae’s top artists. (E.G. Damien Marley), For parties, clubs, concerts, special events:
Contact: (757) 340-3294 home/(757) 288-9880/(757) 288-9857.
Email:deloresbuck55@yahoo.com/
www.myspace.com/natureschild6/
www.natureschild6.com