La historia del dancehall enciende la Reggae University
“Somos fósiles”, se dice a sí mismo el deejay Josey Wales ante una abarrotada Reggae University acompañado por otro fósil, Brigadier Jerry (que se podrán ver sobre el Main Stage el domingo 16). Pero lo cierto es que son dos leyendas de la música dancehall y raggamuffin, aquellos que sacaron a la luz un nuevo…Details
Aforo completo y ‘buen rollo’ en el estreno del Rototom Circus
Rototom Circus returns to the festival in a big way with a devoted audience. Up to 30 professionals (twice as much as in the previous edition) will show until next saturday, all secrets of the art of circus, in the area which has already become one of the most popular and demanded activities of Rototom…Details
No life without seed
Under a pine tree, the image of the Pachamama or Mother Earth watches over the people gathered around a circle. And it is not a regular circle. It is the medicine wheel of the Hopi native, an indigenous community of North America settled in Arizona and famous for its purity and wisdom. The wheel consists of…Details
The Tibetan Lama Thubten Wangchen opens Sunday Social Forum
The right to be happy is the pivot axis on which this years Foro Social of Rototom Sunsplash will focus on, where this Sunday will open up with a presentation by the Tibetan Lama Thubten Wangchen (17.00 hours). The lama, representant of the Casa del Tíbet in Barcelona, will discuss concepts like hope, culture, peace and freedom and…Details
Night of tributes and legends on the Main Stage
The Main Stage will host tonight the first of three tributes that Rototom Sunsplash has prepared to celebrate the 70th birthday of Bob Marley: that will grant Jamaican guitarist Junior Marvin, a member of the legendary Wailers, which contributed significantly in Marley artistic creation between 1977 and 1981, the lost of the most famous reggae artist of…Details
The doors of the festival are open!
Today at noon the doors of the festival have officially being opened. Ahead, we have eight days to enjoy good music, with more than 200 shows ready for you with headliners like Super Cat or Major Lazer and a wide leisure and cultural offer. Also, eight days to enjoy the sun, the beach, the good atmosphere…Details
La ‘top’ del dancehall Irie Queen revoluciona la Sunbeach
The Torreón de Benicàssim beach becomes today an extension of Rototom Sunsplash with DJ sessions and free courses of Jamaican dance or African dance of the Sunbeach that has just inaugurated this afternoon a common festival, the senegalese Hermanos Thioune. Irie Queen will be taking over this afternoon at 17.30 with a dancehall session in…Details
Etana sustituye a Matisyahu en el Main Stage
Con sus primeros dos CD, ‘The strong one’ y ‘Free expressions’, Etana demostró ser una de las grandes esperanzas de la música jamaicana. Su fuerza está en su bellísima voz cargada de góspel, en su óptimo talento de compositora con textos que afrontan la contradictoria realidad jamaicana y en su capacidad de entrelazar el reggae…Details