Babyface To Headline The Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival

The inaugural Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival is set to rock millions of residents and visitors from around the world in New York on Labor Day weekend. This new event promises to be a one-of-a-kind experience, uniting music lovers of all ages, while celebrating the city's rich history and cultural diversity.

Ten-time Grammy Award winner, Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds, will headline the festival on Sunday, September 4th at Roy Wilkins Park. Edmonds, who has written and produced for mega acts such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kanye West, Toni Braxton and Celine Dion, has generated single and album sales in excess of 500 million units worldwide. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Soul Train Music Awards, BMI Awards, NAACP Image Awards, American Music Awards and the BET Walk of Fame Award. Babyface was named "Entertainer of the Year" at the first annual BET Awards Ceremony. In February, he also received a star on Hollywood's iconic Walk of Fame.

The stage will also be shared with the “King of Soca”, Machel Montano, Mavado and Bronx-born, Jamaican-raised, roots Reggae star, Tarrus Riley; thus bringing some of the biggest names in American and Caribbean music together. With an estimated one to three million residents and visitors participating in the annual Labor Day Parade weekend festivities in New York, event organizer, Robert 'Bobby' Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Media, is confident that Reggae Rhythm & Blues will attract scores of music fans to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, and win a loyal annual following.
"Carnival weekend in New York is all about celebrating the impact of Caribbean culture in America," says Clarke.

"Jamaican Reggae and American R&B share a special kinship - from the R&B roots of Ska, to the Dancehall influenced birth of Hip Hop, both genres have molded, shaped, and defined the landscape of pop music culture on both shores. This concert represents the best of American and Caribbean music. Babyface Edmonds is the greatest R&B singer, songwriter, and Pop and Urban music producer. Mavado is the best of Dancehall, Tarrus Riley is one of the most soulful roots Reggae performers, and Machel Montano is the best Soca artist."
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