Reggae On The River Festival Releases DVD/CD Anniversary Package

WORLD RENOWNED MUSIC FESTIVAL REGGAE ON THE RIVER CELEBRATES ITS HISTORY AND THE MUSIC WITH A DOUBLE DVD SET AND A LIVE CONCERT CD
Includes Live Performances From Ben Harper, Toots & The Maytals, Israel Vibration, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and Julian, Damian and Stephen Marley as well as many others


Reggae On The River is Internationally acclaimed as three days of "the best Reggae and World music experience to be found" and for the first time is celebrating its history and the music with the release of a 2-DVD set as well as a companion CD featuring live performances from many of the artists that performed at the 2003 event. The DVD package also includes a documentary on the festival with interviews with the organizers and some of the artists as well as an archival photo gallery culled from shows over the past two decades. The 2-DVD set and the companion CD are sold separately, both include powerful songs from acts such as Toots and the Maytals, Third World, Ben Harper, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Israel Vibration and Bob Marley heirs Julian, Damian and Stephen to name a few. Both the DVD and the CD will be released on July 27th, through Sanctuary / RAS.

Set on the banks of Northern California¹s picturesque Eel River, the festival first began in 1984 as an ambitious fundraiser to help rebuild the local Mateel Community Center, which had been destroyed by an arsonist. It has since evolved into a three-day event that over the years has drawn more than 280,000 fans thus far, while continuing to benefit the center. Each summer dozens of world-class performers, representing all genres of reggae and world music trek to the small town 200 miles north of San Francisco to perform.

Performances on the DVD and CD were recorded live during last year¹s 20th Anniversary show, and include classics such as Toots and the Maytals' "54-46; That¹s My Number," Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths' poignant version of "Redemption Song", and Julian Marley's haunting rendition of his father's "Exodus" (available only on the DVD). Reflecting the festival¹s musical diversity, the discs also feature experimentalist David Lindley (with his band El Rayo-X), the unassuming Ben Harper, and Zimbabwe¹s Oliver Mtukudzi.

In addition to the concert DVD, a second DVD in the set takes a deeper look into the festival itself; it¹s humble beginnings, and the cooperative tradition that it has grown into. Set against the amazing backdrop of the river shores in the midst of an ancient redwood forest, Reggae On The River has become known as the "preeminent reggae festival in the world."

REGGAE ON THE RIVER ­ DVD set

DVD 1 TRACK LIST

1. Third World - "96 Degrees In The Shade"
2. Culture - "International Herb"
3. Toots & The Maytals ­ "54-46 Was My Number"
4. Michael Franti & Spearhead ­ "We Don¹t Stop"
5. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley ­ "Mr. Marley"
6. Machael Montano ­ "All Pretty Girls/Animal Farm"
7. Oliver Mtukudzi ­ "Hear Me Lord"
8. Israel Vibration ­ "Vultures"
9. David Lindley & El Rayo-X ­ "High Rollers"
10. Anthony B ­ "Raid The Barn"
11. Israel Vibration ­ "Same Song"
12. Beres Hammond ­ "She Loves Me Now/Step Aside"
13. Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths ­ "Redemption Song"
14. Anthony B ­ "Good Life"
15. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals ­ "With My Own Two Hands"
16. Stephen & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley ­ "It Was Written (Book of Life)"

BONUS:
Julian Marley ­ "Exodus"

DVD 2 TRACK LIST

An in-depth documentary about the Reggae On The River experience, featuring interviews with the artists and organizers who have made this the premiere reggae event of the past 20 years.
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REGGAE ON THE RIVER - CD

CD TRACK LIST:

1. Anthony B ­ "Raid the Barn"
2. Beres Hammond ­ "She Loves Me/Step Aside"
3. Michael Franti & Spearhead ­ "We Don¹t Stop"
4. Culture ­ "International Herb"
5. Third World - "96 Degrees In The Shade"
6. Oliver Mtukudzi ­ "Hear Me Lord"
7. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals ­ "With My Own Two Hands"
8. Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths ­ "Redemption Song"
9. Israel Vibration ­ "Same Song"
10. Stephen & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley ­ "It Was Written (Book of Life)"
11. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley ­ "Mr. Marley"
12. Toots & The Maytals ­ "54-46 Was My Number"
13. David Lindley & El Rayo-X ­ "Quarter of A Man"

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