Minister of Tradition, Leisure, Gender, and Sport Olivia Grange (left) shares a photograph op with Pashon Minott, daughter of the late Sugar Minott. The 2 have been current on the Younger Reggae Ambassadors live performance at Emancipation Park on Saturday. (Picture: Garfield Robinson)
February 14, 2025
Minister of Tradition, Leisure, Gender, and Sport Olivia “Babsy” Grange says she is happy with the event of Reggae Month because the celebrations marking the event proceed to get greater and higher annually.
Talking to the Jamaica Observer’s Splash following the conclusion of one other profitable free reggae live performance at Emancipation Park over the weekend, Grange shared that when February was chosen because the month to rejoice reggae music it bore nice significance and he or she’s completely satisfied the interval has skilled the expansion it has.
“I’m feeling nice in regards to the 2025 celebrations for Reggae Month up to now. I feel Reggae Month is coming into its personal, as a result of yearly the occasions get greater and higher,” she mentioned. “The Bob Marley birthday celebration was implausible. Other than the expertise that’s Sizzla Kalonji, our different live performance uncovered new expertise and gave patrons a style of the expertise of youngsters of among the style’s icons. The month is simply crammed with actions; some placed on by us on the ministry and a few placed on by personal entities and promoters.”
Grange, sharing that the month of actions will proceed with a number of extra concert events throughout the island, mentioned there may also be occasions paying homage to reggae pioneers. Singling out Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths, Grange shared that the enduring feminine artiste shall be honoured at this 12 months’s staging of the Reggae Gold Awards on February 28.
“Now we have two extra concert events the place folks can come out and luxuriate in reggae music. One in Negril and one in Ocho Rios, after which we have now the Reggae Gold Awards on February 28 the place we shall be recognizing a few of our pioneers, specifically Marcia Griffiths who celebrated her sixtieth anniversary in music,” she shared. ‘We could have her carry out with an orchestra and that’s going to be a particular night.”
The minister, in highlighting how stacked the Reggae Month calendar has turn out to be, mentioned along with concert events and award ceremonies, the month can be crammed with workshops and symposiums.
— Shereita Grizzle
