The Austin Reggae Festival benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank took place in downtown Austin, Texas on April 14, 15, and 16, 2017. Founded in 1994, over the last decade the event has raised more than $1,000,000 to help feed hungry families in the Central Texas area.
The fest's website describes the event as "our annual celebration of spring sunshine, dub music, delicious international food, hand-made arts and crafts, as well as community-focused compassion." Unfortunately, that spring sunshine isn't always the case here in Austin (with last year's festival having been rained out), but despite a few showers here and there, this year's fest went off without too many hiccups.
Limelight Imaging stopped by the fest on Saturday, April 15, 2017, to check out the fun.
Some of the colorful people and vendors seen around the festival grounds.
Saturday's entertainment included:
The Emcee for the Reggae Festival: Jah Ray
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| Jah Ray |
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| Jah Ray |
River City All Stars (from San Antonio)
Vincent Macias- vocals
Mario Salazar- lead guitar
Trevor Schultz- rhythm guitar
Paul Christopher- bass
Mark Gonzales- percussion
Nick Valdez- drums
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| River City All Stars |
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| Vincent Macias |
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| Vincent Macias |
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| Paul Christopher |
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| Mark Gonzales |
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| Trevor Schultz |
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| River City All Stars |
Don Chani (from Austin)
Mark Shaddock- lead vocals
Erick Bohorquez- lead guitar/vocals
Nicolas Sanchez Castro- bass
Mike Franklin- rhythm guitar
Evan Marley Hegarty- keys
Chris Nerren- vocals/percussion
Daniel Sanchez- drums
Christopher "Zumbi" Richards- trombone
Micah Shalom- trumpet
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| Don Chani |
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| Mark "Don Chani" Shaddock |
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| Erick Bohorquez |
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| Mike Franklin |
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| Mark "Don Chani" Shaddock |
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| Erick Bohorquez |
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| Chris Nerren |
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| Don Chani |
Micah Shalom and the Babylonians (from Austin)
Micah Shalom- trumpet/vocals
Christopher "Zumbi" Richards- trombone/vocals
Evan Marley Hegarty- keys/vocals
Dr Dubbist- drums
Mario Salazar- guitar/vocals
Nico Sanchez- bass
Mark Wilson- tenor/baritone sax and flute
Joshua Thomson- alto sax
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| Micah Shalom and The Babylonians |
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| Micah Shalom |
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| Micah Shalom and The Babylonians |
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| Christopher "Zumbi" Richards |
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| Micah Shalom |
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| Christopher "Zumbi" Richards |
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| Mark Wilson |
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| Nico Sanchez |
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| Micah Shalom and The Babylonians |
Elisha Israel and Az-One (from Kansas City)
Elisha Israel- lead vocals/bass
Nik Drummei Douglas- drums
Danny Chaves- keys/vocals
Kua- percussion/vocals/sax
Trey Grey- guitar
Greg Wright- guitar
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| Elisha Israel and Az-One |
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| Elisha Israel |
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| Kua |
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| Elisha Israel |
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| Elisha Israel and Kua |
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| Elisha Israel |
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| Elisha Israel |
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| Nik Drummei Douglas |
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| Elisha Israel |
Black Slate (from United Kingdom)
Desmond Mahoney (co-founder)- drums
Chris "Music House" Hanson (co-founder)- guitar
Anthony "Pure Silk" Brightly (co-founder)- keys/vocals
Gaven Creary- vocalist
Colin McNeish- bass
Gordon Mulrain- guitar
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| Gaven Creary |
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| Gordon Mulrain |
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| Anthony Brightly |
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| Gaven Creary |
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| Gaven Creary |
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| Chris Hanson |
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| Gaven Creary |
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| Anthony Brightly |
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| Black Slate |
Jesse Royal (from Jamaica)
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Percussionist for Jesse Royal |
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| Guitarist for Jesse Royal |
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| Keyboardist for Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
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| Jesse Royal |
Keeping Austin Beautiful & Weird
With the festival taking place in downtown Austin at Auditorium Shores on the edge of Lady Bird Lake on a beautifully sunny afternoon and evening, we couldn't help but capture a few shots of the activities outside of the festival grounds.
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| Lady Bird Lake |
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| Downtown skyline and Lady Bird Lake |
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| Downtown Austin Skyline |
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