ROTOTOM UNIVERSITY 2012

August 16 SWING EASY Celebrating the Evolution of Reggae at the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence with Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Derrick Morgan, Tyrone Downie REGGAE: MY LIFE IS A conversation with manager !Copeland Forbes August 17 SHE’S ROYAL Strong Female Voices in Reggae with Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens !and Etana. August 18 reading by David Katz, from his book Jimmy Cliff: An Unauthorized Biography (2011) ROOTS WITH QUALITY An Exploration of Reggae's Development !with Niney The Observer and Michael Rose August 19 OUR TIME COME The New Movement in Jamaican Arts with producer Rory Stone Love, Raging Fyah and Storm Saulter, director of the film Better !Mus Come August 20 AWAKE ZION - Rastafari, Jamaican Music and Cultural Affinity with Winston ‘Pipe’ Matthews and Lloyd “Bread” McDonald of The Wailing Souls, Watty Burnett, Roydel Johnson, , Kenroy Feyffe of , and film-maker Monica !Haim (Israel), director of Awake Zion. August 21 FROM 17 NORTH PARADE TO THE WORLD The Life & Work of Clive Chin with Clive Chin TRUTH AND RIGHTS The Incredible Career Of Johnny Osbourne !with Johnny Osbourne August 22 DUB IN BABYLON Dub Reggae and Culture in Britain with Jah Shaka, Neil Perch (Zion Train), and prof. Christopher Partridge (University of Lancaster, UK), author of the book "Dub In Babylon: Understanding the Evolution and Significance of Dub Reggae In and Britain, From to Post- punk" (Equinox Publishing, UK 2010). WAKE THE TOWN AND TELL THE PEOPLE Sound System Culture in Jamaica. with Bass Odyssey and Ricky Trooper