One Love Sound: Nneka and Alpha Blondy [PROGRAMME]

The star of the event taking place on November 22 at the Centennial Hall is Alpha Blondy. This Ivory Coast-born vocalist is considered by many the king of African reggae. He will be performing in Wrocław together with The Solar System.

Many will surely be attracted to One Love by Nneka - a singer who can't be easily pigeon-holed under "reggae". In her three records published so far, this Nigeria-born artist has been aptly combining Jamaican tunes with soul, afrobeat or R&B.

Nneka

The enthusiasts of dub will surely be thrilled by a classic set of Adrian Sherwood - a London-based producer and record company owner, well-known in Poland. The younger generation of England-based artists will be proudly represented on the sound system stage by a dance hall talker, Gappy Ranks.

Yet another star to present itself on that stage is Dubmatix, one of the more active Canada-born producers. He combines a wide variety of styles - from dubstep, through dub, rocksteday or electro.

A more lyrical atmosphere at One Love will surely be introduced by Patrice. This vocalist, mixing lovers rock with soul, published his eight album last year, entitled "The Rising of the Soul". A performance of Italian band Mellow Mood also looks interesting; the band will present themselves in Wrocław for the second time. The list of foreign stars will be supplemented by Riddim Colony - a sound system rendition of a Hungarian reggae band.

Patrice

Poland's creme de la creme

Polish representation at One Love is also to be strong. On stage we will see "the youngest veteran" of domestic scene, Junior Stress, together with Sun El Band. Apart from him performing will be Mesajah - a Wrocław - based artist, strongly related to the festival - he performed at almost all editions of the event. Dreadsquad, who is now making a worldwide career, will also be there. The producer and selector will perform together with a Jamaican talker, Blackout, and a Polish vocalist, Kasia Malenda.

One Love Festival will also be an opportunity to hear the reggae - hip - hop - dancehall duo of talkers, namely Bob One and Bas Tajpan, as well as a Lublin-based band, Naaman known from the "Must Be The Music" programme, or collaboration with Mykal Rose. The veterans of Polish sound system scene, i.e. the SingleDread will be there, too.

Ticket prices

The cheapest option of tickets to One Love are already sold out, but those that are still available are much cheaper than on the day of the event, anyway. By the end of October tickets cost 90 PLN, by November 21st - 100 PLN, and on the day of the event - 120 PLN. As usual, the Golden VIP Tickets are also available. They guarantee, among others, entrance to the viewing terrace of the Centennial Hall, and 3 drinks included in the price. Golden tickets are 150 PLN a piece by the end of this month. In November they will cost 10 PLN more, and on the festival day, 180 PLN.

Joanna Strutyńska