Den caribiske ø-nation, Jamaica, kan fejre 50 års dagen for sin uafhængighed mandag d. 6. august 2012. Men allerede fredag til søndag går det løs med festivitas i København.
Forskellige aktører arrangerer i samarbejde med det jamaicanske konsu-lat i Danmark en inden- og udendørs jubilæums-event med musik, mad, workshops og meget mere, fremgår det af annonceopslag i dagspressen.
Det hele foregår dels på Refshaleøen, dels med en koncert i Park Cafe på Østerbro. Man kan læse mere om søndagens musikbrag på
Fredag til søndag er der “Follow the Hummingbird – a Photographic journey” af Jamil GS på Yard Gallery med adresse på Refshalevej 163 A, en sidevej til Prinsessegade på Christianshavn.
Åbningstiderne er her fredag kl. 16-20, lørdag kl. 12-20 og søndag 12-18.
Fra omtalen af festivitasen og dens baggrund:
On August 6, 2012, Jamaica will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence.
An island in the Caribbean which became home for African slaves who elevated themselves with the motto “Out of many One people”, to become famous and respected the world over for their many accomplishments like,
* The globalizing of reggae music with the King Bob Marley, Sean Paul, Shaggy plus many many more,
* Jamaican Music was responsible for the birth of Hip Hop,
* The Ethiopian-related manifestation of Rastafari,
* Civil rights leader and national hero Marcus Garvey,
* Sports track and field world record holder Usain Bolt
To mention a few.
This event will be big in Jamaica and where ever Jamaicans and Jamaican culture is popular over the world.
Denmark will be involved in this event because reggae music and Jamaican culture is growing to a great extent with popular reggae artists like Natasja, Bikstok, Eaggerstunn, Pharfar, Kaka, Wafande Klumben, and Raske Penge.
During the 1980s, the Danish group Laid Back released the now world known reggae hit Sunshine Reggae; Tøsedrengene and Gnags released reggae influenced songs, too.
In addition we should not forget the still talked about performance by Bob Marley (1945-1981) at the 1978 Roskilde Festival which was a milestone in the history of the festival.
