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To celebrate the first decade of the festival in Spain ROTOTOM RECORDSannounces its debut release, ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH: LIVE FROM BENICÀSSIM, An album that collects 27 outstanding performances by some of the greatest acts to ever grace the Main Stage of the festival; 27 artists hailing from Jamaica, the UK, USA, Spain, Italy, France, New Zealand and elsewhere, emphasising the festival’s international composition A compilation of more than 2 hours duration which collects some of the most extraordinary musical moments of the festival, recorded between 2012 and 2019, and which is published in triple LP, in a numbered edition limited to 1500 copies pressed in red, green, and gold vinyl and double CD Edition
Both editions come with a booklet with extensive bilingual liner notes written by noted journalist David Katz, author of People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae,who also compiled the track listing A journey that starts with roots reggae iconsthat have always formed a central presence on the main stage Steel Pulse, Misty in Roots, Horace Andy, Max Romeo, Pablo Moses, Third World, Inner Circle, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Chronixxcontinues with some of the biggest names of the dancehall, including Beres Hammond, Anthony B, Junior Kelly, Turbulence or Tanya Stephens,to then visit some ot the reggae revival most re-knowned artists reggae revival, like Kabaka Pyramid, Protoje, Romain Virgo, Jah 9 or Alborosie, and finalizes with big acts from the international sphere like Fat Freddy´s Drop, Groundation, Mellow Mood, Emeterians, Dub Inc, Macaco or Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals.
A través de estos 27 cañonazos musicales Rototom Sunsplash: Live From BenicàssimBenicàssim is essential listening for all fans of reggae and its pervasive influence. Those who already know the festival will delight in the memories of these exemplary performances, and those who have not yet experienced it may listen and wonder at the audio dynamite presented here. Recorded on state-of-the-art audio equipment by a devoted team of music lovers and mixed with care by the gifted engineer Jim Fox at his Lion and Fox studios in Washington DC, Rototom Sunsplash: Live From Benicàssim captures the best of the festival’s last ten editions, rendering an awesome listening experience.
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