A festival celebrating music from around the world will return to Ipswich this month with an "explosion" of of ska, rap, dub and dancehall.
Global Rhythm, Ipswich’s free festival of world and roots music will return to Christchurch Park Ipswich on Saturday, July 13.
The festival will boast three stages, a programme of free workshops, a range of food and drink stalls and music and dance from many nations and cultures including the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and eastern Europe.
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A spokesman for the festival said: "The festival will showcase an explosion of ska, rap, dub and dancehall such as Maroon Town at The Peppery Stage."
The Peppery Stage will showcase a range of music from the joyous Central African sounds of Kanda Bongo Man to the Balkan Romani music of Balamuc, alt-country rasp of Hank Wangford and the Lost Cowboys and Aartwork’s Psychedelic Celtic Fusion.
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The missile stage, on the other hand, will be celebrating Caribbean Sound System Culture with the best local DJs and dancers including DJ Skippa J and DJ Daddy Turbo, Rosy May, the popular Miss Tiney Winey.
It will also see international stars Tippa Irie, who has more than 120,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, and V-Rocket International headline the stage.
V-Rocket International, started in the UK in 1964, are one of the few UK Soundsystem groups to be able to boast their own Amazon documentary, 'A Sound System Dynasty’, covering the humble beginnings and struggles that made them the legendary group they are today.
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On the Community Stage, on the other hand, the festival will be showcasing local Suffoljk talent, with local dancers and musicians from the county's rich mix of nationalities and cultures.
Finally, there will also be a free workshop programme curated by Arts La’Olam, where you can learn new skills in dance and percussion from across the globe including Chinese drums, African dance and the steel drums.
The event is free for all and the first music starts at 1pm and will finish at about 7pm.
There will be a range of food and drink options and a bar at the festival.
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