In 1979, Mikey Dread and his brother Jah T began to play at blues parties and local dances having spent many years under the watchful eye of their father, owner operator of the famous Admiral Bailey Sound. They chose the name Channel One in homage to the legendary Jamaican record label of the same name whose tunes featured heavily in those early selections. Inspired by Bob Marley’s belief in uniting people through reggae music, Mikey was keen to introduce new people to dub reggae music and started touring around universities, where he secured a solid fan base. Channel One’s mission is to break down barriers via reggae music, they have achieved this by playing new venues, new festivals and different countries, taking their unique sound to Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Turkey and all over Europe. Channel One also celebrated 30 consecutive years at the Notting Hill Carnival making them one of the must see soundsystems for attendees to Europes biggest street festival.

David Hinds, the founding member, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of Steel Pulse, brings a sound like no other. An icon in the reggae world, he bridges generations with his powerful, roots reggae music.

Marcus Gad is a French-born, Jamaican-raised multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with artists such as Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley, Chronixx, and Stephen Marley.

Awa Fall is an internationally acclaimed soul-reggae artist. She is a particularly gifted singer in all genres of black music including soul, rnb, blues and rap. Born in Bergamo, Italy in 1996 to a Senegalese father and an Italian mother; Awa began performing at the age of fourteen in a musical project for guitar and voice together with her aunt Valentina called “Shame and Skandal” where the two performed throughout Italy. Then, at the age of eighteen, Awa decided to start her solo project and released her first solo album "Inna Dis Ya Iwa" in 2016. Supported by the reggae band "The Eazy Skankers", her new band "The Smoke Orchestra" or with her project “Women Soldiers”, Awa has toured and performed at all the biggest festivals on the continent such as Rototom (Spain), Uspiring (Slovakia), Overjam (Slovenia), Africa Festival (Germany) and many others.

BASS FOUNDATION ROOTS is unique in India. At present only two Jamaican style hand built reggae sound system exist in South Asia. The journey began with a crowdfunding campaign in 2015. It took over a year to raise the funds and get the components together to build this system and BFR Sound System was finally launched in April 2016. BFR Sound System performances consist of a selection of strictly vinyl records playing a range of Jamaican genres as well as a vast collection of exclusive dubplates recorded it Jamaica's leading Reggae artists.

A staple of Melbourne's vibrant music scene, Anitra is one-third of the renowned all-female sound system, Housewife’s Choice. Representing the crew solo at Goa Sunsplash, she brings the fiery energy and passion that have made Housewife’s Choice a household name in Australia’s reggae and dancehall community. Known for their unique synergy and DIY reggae sound system, the crew has spent two decades delivering bass-heavy selections, exclusive dubplates, and up-to-the-time riddims both across Australia and internationally. In addition to live performances, Housewife’s Choice co-hosts a weekly radio residency on Australia’s Kiss FM, sharing their signature style and championing reggae, dancehall, afrobeats and beyond with audiences far and wide. Expect a high-energy, bold vibe!

With locks stretching from the crown of his head almost to the sole of his feet, the artiste CALI P bears an aura of spirituality often identified with those whose sacred mission it is to take the message of Reggae and Rastafari to the diverse parts of the earth. His easy manner comports with ones expectation of a life dedicated to a mission of peace and love. His delivery and passion certainly remind his audience that the lyrical fire of Rastafari burns brightly within his soul .

Dakta Dub is a Selector/Radio presenter with loads of experience behind him dedicated to music. His DJ career started in 2004 when he first visited Budapest, Hungary. He has a vast collection of Indian music from across the globe, a true Rastafari believer and big fan of reggae and dub music and the legend Bob Marley. The Budapest underground music culture made a strong impact on him, which gave him way to explore to underground hip-hop, old skool, nu skool jazz, trip-hop, drum n bass, Jungle, Reggae/Dub and many more global influences. Returned to Hyderabad, India in 2008. Now spreading underground music vibes to Indian massive. Working on making a non-commercial, independent radio station www.monkeyradio.in and monthly dance nights BASS SANSKRITI

Forelock , in these last years proved to be the most promising voice of the Italian reggae: with a lot of collaborations, started his last journey in Jamaica, he achived the title of "Top Singa" by reggae community, in Italy and abroad. In 2008 Forelock joined Arawak family, and achieved some of the biggest stages in Europe and collaboration with legends of reggae music.

Munay Ki Dub is one of the most outstanding live dub acts to emerge from Latin America. Hailing from the mountains of central Argentina, Munay Ki Dub represents a new breed of dub artists, combining live instruments with programming, effects, and digital instruments. Their sound bridges the traditional with the experimental, creating a captivating mix of digital roots reggae, dub, bass, and steppa. The band has released two EPs through Dubophonic Records – MKD (2019) and Groove of Mediation (2021) – with lyrics in both English and Spanish that serve as a powerful form of political and social expression.

Rub A Dub Hi-Fi was set up by Charlie and Iarla in 2014 to promote conscious reggae music across all styles from Rocksteady and Roots through to Steppas and Ragga Jungle. They draw from a wide collection of 45s as well as exclusive dubplates, specials and unreleased material. Originally organising dances using borrowed speakers the Rub A Dub Crew organised dances in various venues in Dublin and Dún Laoghaire as well as performing out and about as guest selectors at gigs and festivals all over the country. Feeling that Dublin was lacking any regular Soundsystem dances plans started forming to build a Sound. After a steady period using ÁGF's Turbosound System work began on the Rub A Dub Hi-Fi and the first half-stack was completed in October 2016. The first 2 scoops were built by Clive Davies a carpenter and friend. As their confidence and experience grew through that process they decided to complete all of the other boxes themselves. Over a busy winter they built, sanded and varnished their full Soundsystem loading it out with high-quality drivers from Void and Precision Devices. This was completed with a JTS Annihalator pre-amp for maximum warmth and control over the full range of sound. Their first dance with the full Soundsystem was in February 2017 - a link-up session between Irie Vibes Sound System alongisde veteran mic man Joseph Lalibela and Rub A Dub Hi-Fi with their good friend Ras Tinny. Rub A Dub have linked up with many amazing singers and selectors on the Irish scene and over the past three years they have had the honour of working with artists travelling from foreign such as Alpha Steppa, Chopstick Dubplate, Brother Culture, Flowdan, Mala, Mr. Williamz, Earl 16, Cheshire Cat, Serial Killaz, Parly B, Eva Lazarus, Gorgon Sound, Rider Shafique and Congo Natty. Over the years Rub A Dub Hi-Fi have brought their Sound to festivals across the country. Curating and powering many stages at different festivals and events. After launching their new bass music night in 2018 called Subconscious they held events hosting Parly B, Jacky Murda, Mr. Williamz, Brother Culture and to finish the year they brought Deep Medi don Mala for a night no one will forget. In November 2019 they hosted Channel One Soundsystem who have pioneered soundsystem culture for 40+ years.

An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) is the brainchild of dub vocalist & producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin formed in 2020. The 6 piece live band fuses the mystical energy and instruments of traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with the heavy, meditative, driving basslines digital dub music.

The Baddest Band was setup as a backing band, an authentic Reggae riddim section formed by Ras Man Man on keys/synth/MC/backing vox with the brother and sister duo of John Rymbai and Elza Rymbai , roots style drum and bass. All the 3 core are also members of prominent Reggae bands , Dewdops & Soulgroove. The band is versatile,  always recruiting more musicians for certain gigs like a guitarist, a percussionist or a second keyboard. The band started with the first round of gigs in Goa backing for Papa Layan , Miss Gau & Kavin Paul Raj.

One knows him with the name of war of: " DJ CHIQUI DUBS " is one of the most consecrated and very known like "DJ REGGAE SELECTOR" worldwide in LatinoAmérica's and Europe. Since 2001 of work as selector and producer, his activity has been frantic. He has led programs of reggae in radios and Tv, Producer Song and has performed houndres of Parties and festival in more than 20 countries in LatinoAmerica and Europe like: Jamaica, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, México, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Guadalupe island, Grand Caymand, Canadá, UK, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Tenerife and many mores.

Diggy Dang (Raghav Dang) is a versatile artist and influential figure in the reggae music scene.  Hailing from New Delhi and London, England, Diggy has spent over 15 years promoting reggae music as a singer, guitarist, DJ, and label manager. He is a founding member of the Reggae Rajahs, co-founder of the ska jazz band The Ska Vengers, and the international reggae festival Goa Sunsplash.  Diggy's contributions have been pivotal in transforming the Indian reggae music community from its infancy into a thriving subculture. His performances, both solo and with Reggae Rajahs, have taken him across Asia, Europe, and South America. Based in New York City, Diggy works as a label manager at VP Records, the world's largest reggae music and distribution company. In this role, he manages projects for some of the greatest contemporary reggae artists, continuing to spread the message of reggae music globally.

JQueen is a singer, rapper and beatboxer based out of India.

Born in the electrifying crucible of Bristol, UK, Pana Dub emerged in 2020 as the sonic blaze lighting dancefloors afire with their groundbreaking Steppa style of Reggae Dub. The unstoppable duo, Patch, and Gabbo, transcend boundaries, fusing local Bristol beats with the scorching rhythms of Maracay, Venezuela. Their sound is a phoenix rising from the ashes of tradition. Collaboration is etched into Pana Dub's DNA. They've woven a mesmerizing tapestry of sound, uniting with legends like Eek-A-Mouse, Cedric "Congo" Myton, and Mikey General - alongside rising stars such as Charlie P and Adel King Farmer. Their music pulses with spectrum of influences. Both Original tracks and Dubplates birthed by Pana Dub find homes across the globe - resonating through the curated sounds of titans of the Reggae Dub scene - like Iration Steppas and OBF - solidifying their international imprint. Crafted in the heart of Bristol, the cauldron of creativity boils within the iconic IDIDIT Studio, where Pana Dub develops deep, subterranean rhythms and lyrics that cut to the core.

To attend a RUDY ROOTS party is to be swept up in a sea of skanking feet and sweat- soaked bodies gyrating to the rhythm of an ever-surprising trip through genres. Effortlessly combining styles from Roots Reggae to Rub a Dub, modern Reggae beats, Hip Hop Remix, Nu Roots, Raggajungle and Digital, the unmatched dynamism of a Rudy Roots DJ set maintains an inescapable energy from start to finish. With 17 years performing internationally and 7 years organizing and promoting the now legendary 'Reggae Rules the Beach' parties in North Goa, India, Rudy is a master of the art of selecting and mixing, an intuitive conductor of audiences. A RUDY ROOTS' event is an experience not to be missed.

Sanyas-I is passionate about Dub, Reggae, Dancehall and its various Caribbean subgenres and has been mentored by some of the pioneers in the Indian Reggae scene such as Dakta Dub and General Zooz. He delivers a scintillating mixture of Indian style combined with Reggae culture - a truly unique combination stemming from the suburban Indian underground.

Sukanya is a groundbreaking singer-songwriter from India whose unique fusion of reggae and dub has carved out a distinct space of India in the global reggae music scene. With her soulful voice and captivating stage presence, Sukanya brings together the groovy, bass-heavy rhythms of reggae, dub, and dance music creating music that transcends boundaries and uplifts spirits. With her band Island Groove she brings in the sound of Dancehall and Soca alongside reggae rhythms.