Irie Jamboree
@ Roy Wilkins Park

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, reggae fans gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Irie Jam Radio with the first annual Irie Jamboree. In a carnival like atmosphere we were treated to nine hours of performances by artists from soca, hip hop, and, especially, dancehall. The concerts mega star lineup included Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder, Ce’Cile, Baby Cham, Richie Stephens, Iwer George, Invasion Band, Doug E. Fresh and KRS One, just to name a few. Industry names like Junior, founder of Ruff Stuff Studios, Mikey Jarett, Maxine Greaves and Jabba could be found enjoying the high energy performances of Mr. Vegas, Mr. Lexx, and Wayne Marshall.

The day of music and food honored Irie Jam and, noted host DJ Roy, for their unwavering commitment to bringing us reggae music nonstop, and keeping New York’s Caribbean massive plugged in to the latest and greatest back home. Without Irie Jam’s support, many of today’s dancehall success stories would have never had a platform for airplay in New York City. So congratulations Irie Jam and DJ Roy, we look forward to another 10, 20, 30 years of pure Caribbean music. omf