8. Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (Boonville, Calif.), July 17-19
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival might just have the best lineup of California’s many reggae festivals this year. Current favorites like Bermudan crossover sensation Collie Buddz, JA’s top new Rasta artist I-Octane and wave-making newcomers Romain Virgo and Duane Stephenson are on the bill alongside classic artists like Horace Andy, Steel Pulse, Dennis Alcapone and Pablo Moses. Not to mention mento legends the Jolly Boys and Stone Love. Mad! This one is a boom shell!!!