International Reggae Conference 2015- "Musical Legends and Cultural Legacies"

Event Date: 
Feb 11 2015 - 9:00am - Feb 13 2015 - 9:00am

PLease see Schedule of Events below:
 Wednesday – February 11th

  • 10am -12pm  Opening Ceremony - Undercroft
  • 12pm -1pm  – Break/Registration - Various
  • 1pm -3pm – Let the Power Fall on I: Reggae as a Site of Subversion, Resistance and Change with special guests Niney the Observer, Max Romeo and Tappa Zukie with David Katz – Multifunctional Room
  • 3pm - 3:30pm BREAK
  • 3.30pm -5pm – Jamaican Reggae Music: Incline or Decline?  Special Presentation – Copeland Forbes - Multifunctional Room

 Thursday – February 12th

  • 9am -10.30am – Academic Panels – Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 10:30am - 11am – BREAK
  • 11am -12:30pm – Academic Panels – Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm – LUNCH/SHOWCASE – Reggae Village
  • 1:30pm - 3pm – Academic Panels – Old Dramatic Theatre/TBA
  • 3pm - 4pm – Riddim Talk ­– Facilitated by Ellen Koehlings and Pete Lilly – Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 4pm – 5pm – Exhibition/Industry Showcase and Presentations – Featuring Jamaica Music Museum, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Phase Three  - Assembly Hall
  • 5pm – 6pm BREAK
  • 6pm -9pm – BOB MARLEY LECTURE – Unearthing Marley’s Oral History with Roger Steffens- Undercroft

 FRIDAY – February 13th

  • 9am -10:30am – Academic Panels – Multifunctional Room/Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 10:30am -11am – BREAK
  • 11am - 12:30pm – Academic Panels – Multifunctional Room/Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 12:30pm -1:30pm – LUNCH/SHOWCASE – Reggae Village
  • 1:30pm -3pm – Academic Panels – Multifunctional Room/Old Dramatic Theatre
  • 3pm -5pm – Archiving the Culture of Jamaican Music – Roger Steffens – Multifunctional Room
  •  5pm - 6pm Break
  • 6pm - 8pm – Book Launch/Closing Remarks
Venue: 
The Undercroft
Target Audience: 
Staff
Target Audience: 
Students
Target Audience: 
General Public
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Academic Diary

Refer to this calendar for important academic dates eg. start of exams, registration and graduation dates, etc.

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