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6 reggae DJ events observed in Tokyo, centred on Minami Aoyama, Asagaya and Shibuya. Featured venues: Club CACTUS, Asagaya DRIFT and DJ Bar & Lounge WREP.
MUSIC / GUIDE
Reggae sessions offer bass weight, distinctive rhythmic movement and the message in a vocal. Programmes can lean towards roots, dancehall or dub. The selectors' recordings and the description of the sound setup help you choose between focused listening and a more dance-led night.
ROOTS VIBRATION brings roots rock reggae to Club CACTUS. ROOTS VIBRATION SOUND from Belgium appears as special guest alongside I ROCKERS FAR EAST and local selectors. The roots-and-dub sound-system dance runs 18:00 to midnight with free entry and donation-based music charge.
NO MORE LEAKS is a reggae- and dub-centered DJ party at COOL DREAD BAR. Six DJ acts bring low-slung selections into the basement bar setting. It offers an unpretentious, deep-listening holiday afternoon.
WREP’s first-Saturday session brings together DJ K.DA.B, DJ JUSTY, and DJ FUJIMARU. The music spans hip-hop, R&B, reggae, Latin, and afrobeats. It is an early-evening entry point into a broad Black-music-focused dancefloor.
UPTOWN FRIDAY begins after midnight on the second floor of Shibuya's OR. Guest Liberty arrives from Osaka for a night spanning dancehall, reggae, hip-hop, trap, R&B, soca, and afro. It is a bass-forward dance session built to run deep into the night.
CHANNEL LOVE is a weekday reggae sound-system session at Club CACTUS. KIYAMA, KAMY, CHAN-ITO, 涼, and NOJA make up the DJ lineup. It runs from 19:00 to 23:00 with a 500-yen music charge. The low-cost entry makes it an easy way to spend an evening immersed in reggae sound.
The postponed PEACE, UNITY & JOY returns as a year-end party. OASIS RISING SOUND joins as special guest, alongside a full roster of sounds and DJs at Club CACTUS. Running from 23:00 to 05:00, it is built for dancing through the night and closing out the year together.
