For the 20th anniversary of the Mighty Sounds Festival, we’ll be welcoming one of the greatest icons of roots reggae—none other than Burning Spear, whose real name is Winston Rodney. This Jamaican native made his breakthrough in the 1970s with a series of singles recorded under the guidance of producer Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One. But his true breakthrough came with the album *Marcus Garvey* (1975), which established him as one of the most distinctive voices of Rastafarian reggae. Burning Spear is not just a musician—he is a living chronicler of reggae who has transformed music into a message of identity, pride, and resistance. Over the course of his career, he has won two Grammy Awards and is considered one of the most authentic bearers of the original reggae sound. Don’t miss the voice of roots reggae and the living link between the music, history, and spirituality of Jamaica in just a few weeks in Tábor! For the 20th anniversary of the Mighty Sounds festival, we’ll welcome one of the greatest icons of roots reggae—none other than Burning Spear, whose real name is Winston Rodney. This Jamaican native broke through in the 1970s with a series of singles recorded under the guidance of producer Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One. But his real breakthrough came with the album *Marcus Garvey* (1975), which established him as one of the most distinctive voices of Rastafarian reggae. Burning Spear is not just a musician—he is a living chronicler of reggae who has transformed music into a message of identity, pride, and resistance. During his career, he has won two Grammy Awards and is considered one of the most authentic
