International Reggae Day

Every year on July 1st, International Reggae Day celebrates reggae culture and its influence on Jamaican music. Reggae developed in the 1960s and evolved into a popular style of music.

“1Love” – this is the single most central message of Reggae music.

Reggae music is synonymous around the world with ‘One Love’. A principle and affirmation first articulated by Jamaican national hero Marcus Garvey, contextualized by Rastafarian philosophy and later popularized by Bob Marley and Reggae music.

​This year’s 1Love Rally campaign celebrates the many facets of spiritual and romantic love amplified through Reggae music – love for Self, Family, Community, Country, Culture and our Planet.

As the world continues to battle the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the existential threat that is climate change, increased levels of global poverty, racism and violence against women, the power of love is essential to healing.

#ThisIsMyReggae

Source : https://www.ireggaeday.com/

Let’s celebrate Jamaica! Get involved today and all year long by supporting these organizations:

Every Mikkle Jamaica – Kingston, Jamaica

Impact Jamaica – Atlanta, USA & Montego Bay, Jamaica

The Power To Be International – Jamaica & Toronto GTA, Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Carribbean Bone Marrow Registry – USA, Canada, UK, Caribbean, Africa, Brazil, Worldwide