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VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST XVII FREE INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE: Orquestra Brasileira de Musica Jamaicana, The Sentiments, Blackberry Wood, Skarate Kid
Every year Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest presents a series of free shows at our Shi...
In-Person Event
Thu. June 23rd 2016 + Add to Calendar
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
10:00pm Doors at: 4:00pm
Free
Artists
Orquestra Brasileira de Musica Jamaicana
Ska from Sao Paulo Brazil
The Sentiments
Ska/Soul/Rocksteady from Portland Oregon
Blackberry Wood
Alt-Country, Gypsy, Circus from Vancouver BC
Skarate Kid
from Tel aviv Israel
Event Description
Every year Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest presents a series of free shows at our Ship Point stage, highlighting some of the finest new names in music, both nationally and internationally. Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XVII is no exception. This is the first of two jam-packed nights of some of the finest live band dance music you're going to see all summer. Headlining this first night spectacular is ORQUESTRA BRASAILERIA DE MUSICA JAMAICNA. This powerful 9-piece blasts out heavy, fun-soaked ska rhythms that never fail to get the crowd pumped up and moving. The band draws inspiration not just from classic Jamaican riddims, but from horror and sci-fi movies as well, imbuing it all with a keen sense for capital “F” Fun. Joining OBMJ for this intense outdoor ska-session will be Portland's own funk... more...
Venue
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
wharf and broughton Victoria BC
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