Name: VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST XVII FREE INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE: Orquestra Brasileira de Musica Jamaicana, The Sentiments, Blackberry Wood, Skarate Kid @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour) - Jun 23, 2016
Start: 2016-06-23T22:00:00-04:00
End: 2016-06-23T23:59:00-04:00
Location: Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

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VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST XVII FREE INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE: Orquestra Brasileira de Musica Jamaicana, The Sentiments, Blackberry Wood, Skarate Kid

Every year Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest presents a series of free shows at our Shi...

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Music Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Pop / Rock / Indie Pop / Rock / Indie Reggae / Ska / Dub Reggae / Ska / Dub

Thu. June 23rd 2016 + Add to Calendar

Ship Point (Inner Harbour) (All Ages)

10:00pm Doors at: 4:00pm

Free

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Orquestra Brasileira de Musica Jamaicana

Ska from Sao Paulo Brazil

Available for Shows/Gigs

The Sentiments

Ska/Soul/Rocksteady from Portland Oregon

Unknown

Blackberry Wood

Alt-Country, Gypsy, Circus from Vancouver BC

Available for Shows/Gigs

Skarate Kid

from Tel aviv Israel

Available for Shows/Gigs

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Victoria BC Ska and Reggae Society

Entertain, Educate, Unite

Victoria BC

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Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival

North America's largest and longest running SKA & REGGAE FES...

Victoria BC

Open / Operational

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Every year Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest presents a series of free shows at our Ship Point stage, highlighting some of the finest new names in music, both nationally and internationally. Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest XVII is no exception. This is the first of two jam-packed nights of some of the finest live band dance music you're going to see all summer. Headlining this first night spectacular is ORQUESTRA BRASAILERIA DE MUSICA JAMAICNA. This powerful 9-piece blasts out heavy, fun-soaked ska rhythms that never fail to get the crowd pumped up and moving. The band draws inspiration not just from classic Jamaican riddims, but from horror and sci-fi movies as well, imbuing it all with a keen sense for capital “F” Fun. Joining OBMJ for this intense outdoor ska-session will be Portland's o... show more

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Jun. 23, 2016 @ Ship Point (Inner Harbour)

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