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Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff To Kick Off Celebrate Brooklyn This Summer
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 28, 2012
Modified Feb 28, 2012
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Celebrate Brooklyn, which last year topped our list of 100 Reasons Why Brooklyn Lives Up To The Hype, has just announced that reggae legend Jimmy Cliff will kick off their summertime concert series with a free concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell on June 5th. Cliff, famous for smooth pop ditties like "Sitting in Limbo" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want," is probably second only to Bob Marley in making reggae mainstream. In 1972 Cliff famously starred in the classic reggae film, The Harder They Come, and wrote the hit title track. (Check out the trailer below.)
This press release notes that this year also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence and Cliff’s performance will pay tribute, not only to his origins, but to the great Jamaican population of Brooklyn. Before the free show, Celebrate Brooklyn's organizers will hold their annual fundraising gala, so if you've got $325 (or more) to burn, step right this way. (Proceeds go to fund the annual lineup of free events.) And for $50, you can get a season-long membership, which gets you a reserved seat up in front of the stage, and other perks.
The rest of the lineup will be announced in the coming months but for now, take it away, Jimmy.
Summer: LET'S DO THIS.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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