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Cologne.
Bob Marley's Son and Ghosts: The 33rd Summerjam Festival attracts tens of thousands of fans who come not only for the particular music and atmosphere.
By Dominic Roeltgen, 08.07.2018
The birthday of Schnapszahl was filled with sunshine. This weekend, the 33rd Summerjam was rising in Fühlinger See – and as every year, tens of thousands of fans came north of Cologne to perpetuate the spirit of Bob Marley and his offbeat rhythms and one or the other substance enriched in illegal substances. Although it is not always easy to implement musically – at least in front of the scenes.
Although Summerjam never considered itself a pure reggae festival, its roots and its focus have always been on good-humored music. of Jamaica. A focus that has shifted for years, especially in the sense of hip-hop. This development is not particularly surprising in terms of mbad compatibility of this kind, but also more and more frequent mergers of different styles. Some are still crying over the old, bright fireplace. "I think it's a pity that Reggae feels less and less here, but what the heck." "Let's treat rappers, even if they have their own festivals," says Moritz on this subject. still the "old vibe"
Especially visually Jamaica and Rastafari green-yellow-red flags have continued to dominate the image of the festival.And when you walk among the visitors of the campground that transform the shores From the lake to a huge village every year, you will hear reggae or dancehall sounds every few meters.On the campsite, the Offbeat lives with neglect.
"Nowadays we will not at concerts only in the evening and when, then at selected concerts, "explain Reggae fans Mara and Jenni from Nordhessen, who have been traveling to Cologne every year for over ten years, but they would have nothing against the change of style. "But we'd better leave the big party to the young generation, "they laughed as they lit another seal.
This young generation celebrated the big names of the three days on the two main stages. gave the honor. During the relaxed atmosphere of the festival, sometimes weaker performances were discarded, as if they had been qualitative highlights. For example, American hip-hop superstar Ty Dolla Sucker ("Sucker or Pain"), who played on the big red stage on Friday night, performed a rather tired and apathetic concert, but was nevertheless welcomed by his fans with a great jubilation. At the same time, Charly Black and subsequently Stonebwoy and Christopher Martin played in the hearts of more traditional fans on the smaller green stage.
The German rapper Marteria is here for the fourth time
Especially, the latter is considered one of the greatest reggae artists currently and probably would have received a place on the big stage a few years ago . However, it was the German rapper Marteria, who was the fourth time at Summerjam's guest and who was playing a lively concert and asking for a peaceful revolution.
Saturday was then, with Tarrus Riley among others. Roots-heavy, only the German group Folctronica Milky Chance ("Stolen Dance") broke the corset here, but was able to inspire. On the green stage, Dendemann, like the eve of Afrob, revived the good old rap school, while German hip-hop did not need contemptuous feminism, glorifying violence or anti-Semitic texts . But the night belonged to two big names in reggae: Ziggy Marley and Gentleman. While the student of Reggae's great-grandfather stood in a mediatized but musically clbady manner, Tilmann Otto knows anyway that he will not burn anything to his game.
On the last day of the festival, there was a colorful mix for Everyone: Richie Stephens, the legendary Inner Circle, SOJA and Chronixx bid farewell to the main stage, while the younger crowd wandered over from the green, to rapper RIN Swabian clouds Bietigheim-Bissingen to his words broken hearts, relax together and marlboro gold.
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