It was the highpoint Jamaican entertainment for years. It started back in 1978, and grew in popularity from then on. It gained an international following, and videos of the festival found it`s way into many homes. I have fond memories of the whole family gathering round to watch that particular years sunsplash (wow, remember when we all used to watch TV together?) and it doubled as a `video postcard` for those from Jamaica who now lived overseas - it was one of few ways of seeing the island (postively) on your TV - so it meant a lot of things to a lot of people.
However, it came to an end during the 1990`s. It expanded and changed with the times, but didn`t make much profit. A good deal of money was generated by hosting Sunsplash, but the organisation itself did not see much of it. Hotels and other businesses thrived from the extra tourism that it brought into the country, but as for poor old Sunsplash, it got itself into deeper money problems.
Further legal wranglings and the death of two of the four founders of the festival has meant that the future of the event remains in limbo. In 1996 the show ended, with a brief return in 2006 which didn`t fare so well. However, a spin off from the festival that tours all over the world still operates.
Setlist:
Burning Spear / Foggy Road
Peter Tosh / Get Up Stand Up
10CC / Dreadlock Holiday
Third World / Talk To Me
Third World / Thirld World Man
Burning Spear / Slavery Days
Burning Spear / Man Is The Hills
Peter Tosh / Legalize It
Peter Tosh / Buck-In Hamm Palace
Peter Tosh / Mystic Man
Burning Spear / Calling
Bob Marley / Rastaman Live Up
Bob Marley / No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley / Rebel Music
Bob Marley / Hypocrites
Bob Marley / Lively Up Yourself
Bob Marley / Get Up Stand Up
Bob Marley / Exodus
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