Rototom Sunsplash, recognised as the ‘Most Sustainable Festival’.
The Fest Awards honoured the environmental actions of the reggae macro-event of Benicàssim at the gala held on Wednesday in Bilbao.
A legendary farewell closes the 27th edition of the Rototom Sunsplash
After seven intense days, the living reggae legend Burning Spear starred this monday in the last great musical party of the Main Stage, together with the mystical energy of Luciano, the experience of Africa Unite and the dub of Iseo & Dodosound.
The Rototom Sunsplash reunion unites 211,000 attendees from 77 countries and reaches an international streaming audience of more than 2.8 million people.
The live broadcasts from the various digital channels have streamed more than 650,000. The festival bids farewell to an edition that once again creates the atmosphere of diversity, interculturalism and commitment that makes the musical event a global experience with no age limit.
Rototom Sunsplash bids farewell to ‘We must change the world’ this evening after more than 180 concerts and sessions, as well as 182 extra-musical activities.
Our closing day welcomes the Jamaican legend Burning Spear today, who will be accompanied on the Main Stage by the Rasta messenger Luciano, Africa Unite from Italy and the Spaniards Iseo&Dodosound. In one week, we have totalled 388 hours of music and 204 hours of conferences, workshops, debates and other cultural events.
A memorable evening to celebrate the penultimate day of the festival.
The mystical reggae of The Abyssinians, the only show in Europe of the legendary Sly Dunbar & The Revolutionaries, the hip hop of Mala Rodriguez and the versatility of Alborosie were the protagonists this Sunday of a unique musical journey on the Main Stage.
Davido, Horace Andy, Mellow Mood and Hempress Sativa connect Nigeria with Jamaica on a magical night.
The fifth night of the 2022 Rototom Sunsplash brought together different generations of artists to create unprecedented connections, through an impressive programme. Almost every night, the ‘foundation’ artists are in charge of heating up the Main St
The Abyssinians and Europe’s only show from Sly Dunbar and The Revolutionaries encourage the Jamaican dream team for the penultimate day.
The Italian Alborosie, who has been faithful to us since our beginnings, and the Andalusian rapper and vocalist Mala Rodríguez, complete the lineup of the Main Stage. Our 2022 edition has already received 120,000 attendees in its first four days.
An afrobeat opening with Nigeria’s Davido
The line-up for the Main Stage this Saturday, 20th August, will be completed by the legendary Horace Andy, the Jamaican Hempress Sativa, an exponent of the new reggae scene, as well as the Italian-Spanish tandem Mellow Mood-Emeterians. The Social Forum begins its session with the goal of peace and journalistic analysis by Inna Afinogenova, Irene Zugasti, Olga Rodríguez and Miquel Ramos.
Party number four, with which the Rototom Sunsplash reaches its equator this friday, has also been characterized by being under the banner of the great eclecticism that exists between the different subgenres of reggae.
The worthy replacement of Black Uhuru, who dropped out of the line-up after the cancellation of their European tour, was one of the most eccentric characters in Jamaican music. Eek-A-Mouse, the ideal personification of the madness and excess of the Jamaican dancehall from the 80s and 90s.
More than 28,000 people kick off Rototom as we approach the halfway point, with audiences from 77 countries touring Benicàssim
Jamaican multi-Grammy award-winners Morgan Heritage and France’s O.B.F. headline this Friday’s Main Stage, which also features Aza Lineage and Eek A Mouse. Dub Princess and Mighty Mystic add an international touch to the Lion Stage, which hosts a double choral offering with the collective Chill Mafia from Pamplona and Barcelona’s Balkan Paradise Orchestra.
The music that moves us often has the power to make us travel virtually without moving from where we are and to remind us of past times. And the great eclecticism of this third night of the Rototom 2022 had the ability to take us to many different places and times.
The first stop was the birthplace of reggae at a crucial moment in the development of the music tradition that we love the most. It is customary this year for Jamaican roots& culture masters to perform first on the main stage. And last night it was the turn of the legendary Max Romeo to open the dance. At 77 years old, Max is one of the oldest Jamaican artists, and his numerous hits for various producers make him one of the most celebrated reggae artists of all times.
Wednesday night began in a very special way with the beautiful concert by Clinton Fearon & The Riddim Source, a kind of preview of what will happen next monday with the return to the Rototom Sunsplash of the legendary Burning Spear.
Although not part of the group from its inception, Clinton Fearon was a key member of the Gladiators, a crucial experience of the Jamaican roots of the 70s and 80s.
Sean Paul shakes up day three with his dancehall revolution
The Main Stage makes a double stop this Thursday in Jamaica and we add Max Romeo to our 2022 roots oriented line-up, alongside Fatoumata Diawara from Mali and Morodo from Madrid. Chilean sociologist and politician Daniel Jadue participates in the Social Forum session on the environmental and social cost of the Western food production system.
Retomamos el ritmo y volvemos a llenar de actividad y cultura el recinto de conciertos
El festival reabre puertas con normalidad desde las 14.00 horas de esta tarde.
Tickets for 17th August will be valid for today
Due to the partial cancellation of the festival programming as a result of the strong winds, we want to let you know that the writstbands from Wednesday 17th August are valid for today, Thursday 18th August. You just need to show them at the entrance of the festival area.