JAMROCK Reggae Festival Celebrates 10 Years With The Past, Present, And Future Of Reggae Music

Bronx, NY, March 6th, 2007: On June 3rd, The JAMROCK Reggae Festival, formerly known as the Westchester Reggae Fest, presented by Landrover Larchmont, celebrates 10 years as the Tri-state’s principal music event. The lead stage show of New York’s lively summer concert season presents the “Past, Present, and Future,” featuring Reggae giants from yesterday, today, as well as the future stars of tomorrow at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.

With a decade-long track record of incident-free, sold-out concerts, the JAMROCK Reggae Fest returns to the Westchester County Center’s 6,000 seat-arena, to bring in it’s 10th Anniversary with 2007 Grammy nominee Buju Banton, Billboard-chart topping artist and Grammy award winner Shaggy, the ‘Fireman’ Capleton, Roots Reggae’s fearless warrior Richie Spice, and Reggae icon Richie Stephens, whose “Come to Jamaica” anthem has been adopted by the Jamaica Tourist Board in connection with World Cup Cricket promotions in Jamaica. Other entertainers include highly acclaimed newcomers Etana and Taurus Riley, with a host of others.

“Ten years ago, people were constantly calling in to Link Up Radio 93.5FM WVIP in New York, to complain about the Reggae concerts being held in New York,” noted JAMROCK Magazine publisher and Link Up Media President David “Squeeze” Annakie. “Seeing the void in good concerts, and a constant pressure from the listeners, potential sponsors and people from all different ethnic backgrounds and capacities, Link Up Media Inc. took that bold step to bring a Reggae show that was a step above all the others; the rest is history. The credit goes to the concert goers for believing in us.”

In connection with Link Up Media’s PROJECT BLINK, the former Westchester Reggae Fest has made the BIG LINK to JAMROCK Magazine, Link Up Media’s premier lifestyle publication for Caribbean-Americans. Celebrating Link Up Media’s 10 year growth and success with new ventures and business mergers, and expanded radio and TV programming—all with a focus on Caribbean Communities across the USA—PROJECT BLINK brings about bold improvements and brand new features, not to mention continued surprise performances to the JAMROCK Reggae Fest.

“Every year we have had surprises; we’ve had Alicia Keys, Fat Joe, Olivia and many more, we have always had something extra special, and this year we will not disappoint,” states Squeeze.

The JAMROCK Reggae Fest, presented by Landrover Larchmont, will be held on Sunday, June 3rd at 6pm in the Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave White Plains NY. Tickets are on sale now at the Westchester County Center Box Office, VP Records Retail Stores in Queens and Brooklyn, Super Power Records in Brooklyn, Moodies Records in the Bronx, and all Ticketmaster locations. Tickets can be purchased online at www.reggaefest.com, and www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $52, $82, and $102. For more information call the box office 914-995-4050 or Link Up Media at 718-325-5555.

ABOUT JAMROCK MAGAZINE
JAMROCK Magazine is a New York-based publication distributed bimonthly across the U.S. and the Caribbean. In keeping with our vision "ONE MUSIC ONE CULTURE ONE LOVE," our goal is to bring readers the music, culture and lifestyle of ALL Caribbean countries in ONE magazine.
JAMROCK Magazine is a subsidiary of Link Up Media, a New York-based media company that services the Caribbean Diaspora. JAMROCK is owned and operated by President/CEO David Annakie. For more information, visit www.jamrockmagazine.com

ABOUT LINKUP MEDIA INC
Founded in 1996 by President-CEO David “Squeeze” Annakie, Link Up Media, Inc. is multimedia firm providing content and culture for the Tri-state’s 2 million+ Caribbean-American consumers. Link Up Media is presently the largest Caribbean-owned media company, comprised of Link Up Radio 93.5FM WVIP, Winners Circle Radio (with veteran Conroy Allison formerly of WLIB NY) the Caribbean Link weekly newspaper, JAMROCK Magazine, PLUSH TV, JAMROCK Reggae Fest and the Vintage Reggae Fest. The organization recently formed a major alliance with Philip Benn, the president of the Streets of New York, the strongest distribution and promotional company in the New York area. For more information, log onto www.linkupmedia.com.