With Summer Almost Here, SNWMF Is Near!

As warm weather and the nostalgia of past summers and epic times approaches once again, many look to a more cost-efficient plan for the nearing months. Whether you’re rolling deep with your honey and chillens, a group of groovy old high school friends, or flying solo as a butterfly, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival provides a summer solstice celebration and many musical offerings for the whole crew at an affordable price.
Located within the grassy Mendocino County fairgrounds, the sleepy little strip of Boonville proper comes alive for three days with excited campers and curious day visitors, lured in by the music resonating throughout the Anderson Valley. A giant stage with lights and speakers aplenty sets the valley scene that sprawls west to the horizon line of heavy forest and treetops and east to the golden rolling hills.
Most festivals get a bad rap because they seem to be plagued with heavy drugs and even heavier hitting users. SNWMF does not claim complete immunity to these symptoms, but does however provide a much kinder and welcoming environment for kids, than say, Reggae Rising. The whole vibe is far more peaceful and all around “irie.”
Featured musicians arrive from all over the world, delivering a taste of their homeland, whether it is Montego Bay, Brooklyn, Bermuda, or Barcelona. Flavors range from reggae to hip-hop to salsa to various world vibes that are featured over three days on two stages.
The festival dates this year are Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21. Advance three-day tickets are $145 and single-day tickets are either $55 or $65 depending on the day. There is an additional $60 charge per vehicle to guarantee a car-camping spot. To purchase tickets or to find out additional information, visit www.snwmf.com.
If you fancy a new life adventure and you absolutely adore discovering new music and dancing the long warm days and nights away, pack up your tribe, grab a tent and some beer and head north.

Friday, June 19
Femi Kuti
Zap Mama
Ras Michael
Bushman
Ras Midas
Rusty Zinn
Sila & the Afrofunk Experience

In The Dancehall:

Jah Shaka
Jah Warrior Shelter

Saturday, June 20
Michael Rose
Sly & Robbie
Tarrus Riley
The Heptones
The Abyssinians
Etana
Cherline Anderson
The Itals
Michigan & Smiley
Vagabond Opera
Del Castillo
Comrade Fatso

In the Dancehall
Stone Love
Comanche Hi Power

Sunday, June 21
King Sunny Adé
Anthony B
Gregory Isaacs
Easy Star All-Stars
Blue King Brown
Del Castillo
The Lions
Marty Dread

In the Dancehall
TippaTone Hi-Fi