Top: Victor Essiet Bottom: Nkulee Dube Promoters of Africa Meets Reggae and World Music International Festival (AMR) expect continued growth for its third staging on November 26. The event, which is dominated by artistes from host country Nigeria, takes place at the National Stadium in Lagos, that country’s previous capital. The line-up includes Nigerian singers Majek Fashek and Victor Essiet and his Mandators band, artists who helped put African reggae on the map. Essiet is founder and promoter of Africa Meets Reggae. “The expectations for this year are to show the growth of the festival and the resurgence of reggae by the young up-and-coming artistes, as well as the veterans like myself and Majek Fashek that paved the way for the music,” Essiet told the Jamaica Observer.  Among the younger acts is South African singer Nkulee Dube, … Read entire article »