Saigon Reggae Festival 2016

Sat 23 Jan 2016, 5 pm
Cargo Event Space

From the organizer:

12 hours of Music / Art / Food community gathering with more than 40 artists dj painters dancers for a wicked night

Musical Line Up

Over 20 DJs – MCs and the wicked Saigon Band to make you travel through the Reggae Universe
Reggae – Roots – Rocksteady – Early Digital – New Roots – Dancehall – Digital – Dub – Drum n Bass – Jungle

Get Ready to dance all night

– Skulz (VN – Saigon Dub Station)
– Madame Madame aka La-Nai Gabriel (Canada)
– Sonar Lee (Canada – Saigon Dub Station)
– Dubwise (USA – District X)
– K-One (Japan – Saigon Rockers)
– Binaural Dropout (Uk)
– Dan Lo (Cyprus – Saigon Rockers)
– Selecta OldSchool / RGY International (Germany – Saigon Dub Station)
– Selecta Morgan (France – Saigon Dub Station)
– Selecta Ivy Phi (Vietnam – Saigon Dub Station)
– King Cargo (Uk – Saigon Dub Station)
– MC Kaztet D (France – WAT A GWAAN)
– Selecta Elpee (France – SUB ELEMENTS)
– Mekong Delta Force LIVE DUB MUSIC
– Maraphoria (Philippines – District X)
– DJ JASE (Vietnam – Saigon Rockers)
– Slo-Lo (Vietnam – SUB ELEMENTS)
– Slowbird (Japan – BASE of the BASS)
– DJ Animal (Uk – Saigon Loves Jungle)
– Nori Nori (Japan – BASE of the BASS)
– MC Buba Highlystoned (Russia)

Special International Guests

– MC MACKY BANTON (UK – Dubforceradio / Jah Tubbys official)
– DJ Jaïro (France)
– MASIA ONE (Canada – Singapore – Singapura Dub Club)

Art Program

by Live Art Saigon Vietnam
Art Director: Lee Wessels

This edition of Saigon Reggae Festival we ask everyone to join our art projects, and leave your mark on this festival!

– Get your creative juices flowing and leave your art on the Art For All Cube with IWS-VIETNAM
– On stage: “Interstellar” live painting/3D projection collabo
– Art exhibition: By Giant Step Urban Art Gallery and Live Art Saigon Vietnam

Dancehall Dance Showcase by La Différence Crew
Led Poi Spinning by Selecta Morgan

Interstellar Art Performance

The DJ’s, 4 graffiti artists, 2 video artists, dancers and audience will collaborate to provide a 12 hour live art performance! DJ’s and visual artists will take you on their spaceship and rocket you through the wormhole into another dimension.

The graffiti artists will paint transforming outer space 3d designs live on stage. Brought to life by video artists using live 3-d video projections, exploring the crossroads of graffiti and new media.
Come and see the visual dialogue between the painters, video artists and musicians.

Live painting by:
– SUBY ONE
– Frenemylife.com
– Masutra Karl
– Lee Wessels

Live 3D video projection by Live Audio Visual:
– Antonio Rosciano
– Julien Noyer
– Daniel Day Long

Art for All Cube

“Art is not only for esthetics; it’s supposed to make you feel something. Every brush stroke, text, doodle or drawing you will mark on our walls tonight will show you are touching art with your heart, great feelings and adventurous imagination. Join us for a good time in an amazing musical atmosphere and experience the soul of arts together!”

Painting demonstration and audience support by IWS-VIETNAM:
– ThuHuong Nguyen
– Hung’s Art Ho
– Bao Huynh
– Mai Nguyen
– Mai Huong

Art exhibition

A collaboration between Giant Step Urban Art Gallery and Live Art Saigon Vietnam showing work of local and international artists. More info following soon!

The exhibition is ongoing and growing, and includes paintings made live during previous Saigon Reggae Festivals, sweet memories….

Tickets

Presales: 250,000 VND (includes 1 drink before 10pm) on ticketbox.vn
At door: 350,000 VND (includes 1 drink before 10pm)