Reggae Genealogy 2025

Come hang with us for an easy Sunday evening vibe with live music, DJs, food and entertainment!

On Sunday, February 2, 2025, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum will host a unique, pioneering musical concert event in the city of Plantation — Reggae Genealogy.

With live music, DJs, dance, narration, video elements and celebrity cameos, the audiovisual journey will take attendees through native mento, ska, Nyabinghi, rocksteady, lover’s rock, dub, reggae and dancehall, ending with an odyssey through Jamaican musical influence on hip hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats.

Reggae music icons will receive lifetime achievement awards.

* No smoking, alcohol, drugs, marijuana or violence. All persons entering the event will be searched.

Reggae Genealogy and its related events are powered by Florida Power & Light Company, presented in partnership with Broward Mall and made possible in part by the support of the City of Plantation, Broward County Cultural Division, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Grace Foods, Visit Lauderdale, Only the Best Printing, the Jamaica Tourist Board, VP Records and the following funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Judith Cornfeld Fund for the Arts, Helen and Frank Stoykov Charitable Endowment Fund, and The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Broward Community Fund.

Please find the parking instructions PDF detailing designated parking areas and relevant information HERE.

General tickets: Pre-sold $25 (January 1 - 31) / Gate price $30 (February 1-2)

Full price VIP tickets: Pre-sold $60 / Gate price $75

Performances by: Code Red Band, DJ GQ, DJ Warrick, Tallawah Mento Band, Sasa African Dance Theater, Dillard Dance and Carimer Theater Company.

Guest appearances by: Performers TBD.

And a special Lifetime Achievement Award presentation featuring: Reggae icons TBD.

A live music showcase featuring immersive audiovisual and narrative elements.

• A live music showcase featuring immersive narrative elements, video presentations, bands, DJs, singers, and dance performers on stage.
• Fun early afternoon activities and video shorts.
• Free pre-showtime tours of Island SPACE Caribbean Museum.
• Exciting food and artisan vendors.

• Volunteer at - https://forms.gle/YLRMd9CFY4pWi2cP8
• Become a sponsor at - https://islandspacefl.org/reggaegenealogysponsorship
• Become a vendor at - https://reggaegenealogy.org/vendor-application

Host or Publisher Island SPACE