Is African Reggae as good as Jamaican Reggae?_ LNTLive Episode 84 (Reggae Segment)

🌟 Welcome to LNTLive Reggae Dancehall Show – Your Ultimate Reggae Experience! 🌟

Africa Month is celebrated every May to honour the unity, diversity, and rich heritage of the African continent. It commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)—now the African Union (AU)—on May 25, 1963, a date now marked as Africa Day.

Segment 1: Reggae


Topic – Africa month in 2025

A Celebration of Pan-Africanism
Africa Month recognises the struggles and triumphs of African nations in pursuit of freedom, unity, and self-determination.
Culture, Music & Creativity

Intro - 00:04:18
Greetings in African Languages Challenge - 00:09:25
Africa Month and what it means to us - 00:12:55
Is there a future United States of Africa? - 00:20:50
Is Reggae African or Jamaican? - 00:35:00
LNTLive presents Strictly Vernac Riddim - 00:48:50
Live ahow performance - 00:58:40


From music and dance to fashion, food, and language, it's a time to uplift African excellence both traditional and contemporary.

What does Africa day mean to you?

African Voices, African Stories
It’s a platform for showcasing African innovation, activism, literature, and the continent’s growing influence globally.
Let’s talk:

African roots of reggae

Reggae, especially roots reggae and dancehall, has deep Pan-African roots. Themes of liberation, identity, spirituality, and resistance connect artists from Jamaica to Ghana, Nigeria to Zimbabwe.

Let’s talk: Do you think African reggae is just as good as Jamaican reggae? Has it grown, what does the future look like?


Topic: African Languages Pon di Riddim→ Artists who sing reggae in vernac—from Swahili and Yoruba to Shona and Zulu.
Let’s talk: The power of hearing reggae in your home language. Artists bringing poetry and slang into patois-heavy spaces.