Reggae Sun Ska will offer a substantial off festival this year, with no fewer than 20 days of reggae. The off festival kicks off on 14 July with a beach tour running until 31 July, with Takana Zion and Kaya Natural Sound System (dates below) travelling along the Atlantic coast.
During the festival itself, from 5 to 7 August, the off will feature a talk by Roger Steffens, the world's foremost Bob Marley specialist, as well as a screening of Hélène Lee's film Le Premier Rasta, sound systems (Kaya Natural Sound System, Jumbo Rock Sound System), and concerts by Daddy Clean, Lord J, Rico & B-Siders, Natty Jean (discovered alongside Danakil), The Banyans, I & I livity, Alam, and also Dar-K (winner of the European Reggae Contest in France), Ackboo and Urban Vibrations School.
Finally, on top of football tournaments, skate demonstrations, beach volleyball and a sailing trip to discover the estuary, local associations will showcase the region's produce.
Meanwhile, Reggae Sun Ska announces two changes to the line-up: German sound system Sentinel and Ishmael McAnuff will not be on the bill after all, and are replaced by Lord Zeljko and Lieutenant Foxy respectively.
All the info on the Reggae Sun Ska off festival on the official website.
The dates of the Takana Zion and Kaya Natural Sound System beach tour:
14/07/2011 : Plage Centrale - 16H Lacanau Surf Club - Lacanau (33)
15/07/2011 : Festival Relâche / Allez Les Filles / Quai de Queyries - Bordeaux (33)
16/07/2011 : Le Pub du Bout du Monde - La Rochelle (17)
17/07/2011 : 16H Esplanade Centrale Nord Montalivet - Naujac sur Mer (33)
17/07/2011 : 22H Pin Sec / L’Eclectik - Naujac sur Mer (33)
18/07/2011 : D’Ici et d’Ailleurs URS / Le Bois Plage en Ré - Île de Ré (17)
19/07/2011 : Parking Plage du Gurp - Grayan et L’Hôpital (33)
20/07/2011 : Rock Food - Hossegor (40)
21/07/2011 : Bibam Bar - St Jean de Luz (64)
22/07/2011 : Triptik - Montalivet (33) + The Jouby’s
23/07/2011 : Le Boobooz - Biscarrosse (33)
24/07/2011 : Fest’Afrik à 17h - Tartas (40)
25/07/2011 : La Corniche / Place du Marché - Mimizan (40)
26/07/2011 : Plage des Estagnots / Le Surfing - Seignosse [40]
28/07/2011 : L’Ajoncière - Le Porge Océan (33]
29/07/2011 : Parking grande plage - Vieux Boucau (40)
30/07/2011 : Le Lac / La Bodega - Leon (40)
31/07/2011 : Place Centrale - Hourtin plage (33)