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Bali Reggae Star Festival set to highlight charity work
Located at Mertasari Beach in Sanur, the Bali Reggae Star Festival has continuously put a focus on community issues.
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Traditional Balinese jukung fishing boats on Sanur beach, Bali. (Shutterstock/-)
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ocated at Mertasari Beach in Sanur, the Bali Reggae Star Festival slated for Sept. 29 to 30 is set to highlight charity work and environmental awareness.
The festival has continuously put a focus on these issues, reported kompas.com.
“This is an interesting event. There are many artists but there is charity work involved. In the first year, we bought trash cans that were sent to the beach areas of Bali. It was the reggae community’s contribution to the environment,” the festival's committee head Agung Ngurah told a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Other charity work includes donations to a foundation for children with disabilities as well as the victims of the Mount Agung eruption.
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This year’s festival will bring in 32 reggae artists, two of whom hail from Jamaica and Malaysia. A camping ground has been prepared for spectators coming from outside Bali.
Also set to perform at the festival is Tony Q, who hopes it will attract more spectators from outside Indonesia.
“This could become the biggest reggae music festival in the world. If so, I hope more people from other countries can come watch the performances,” he said.
Tickets for the festival start at Rp 35,000 (US$2.40) for pre-sale purchase, and Rp 50,000 for on-the-spot purchase. (anm/kes)
