Since the first edition of the festival, Rootikal Vibes Hi-Fi perform a set with their home-made soundystem. The were one of the only crew of Franche-comté. 11 years later, more than 20 crews and soundsystem have grown up on the territory.
Rootikal Vibes stage :
Wicked Steppa
Hailing from the “Haut-Doubs” region, Wicked Steppa was formed at the end of 2013 by three Sound System Reggae culture aficionados. Roots, ska, rocksteady from the 60s to the 80s, through Dub from the 90s to today, the selections follow one another but are not alike. The group’s roots are deeply anchored in reggae culture, and they’re not about to move away from it!
High Legal Brothers
The High Legal Brothers collective was born in 2015 from the collaboration between several musical players in the Haut-Jura. It’s a group of friends, DJs, sound technicians and reggae enthusiasts whose aim is to promote the Sound System culture and urban music, from Reggae to Dancehall, via Ska and Hip-Hop.
SIley Stone
Siley stone is a crew formed by 2 friends with a passion for reggae and sound systems. In 2021 they built their sound system and started organising events with the ambition of spreading music across the Jura mountains. They’ll be bringing a superb selection of reggae, roots, dub and stepper !
Deap East
Deep East Sound is a reggae dub soundsystem that has been in operation since 2023. The group’s roots lie in reggae dub, they want to promote the values of the eclectic and positive genre of reggae and its variations.
Universal Love Warrias Stage
Greenstorm
GreenStorm is a soundsystem collective founded in 2020 with a clear mission: to cultivate dub culture, share good vibes and celebrate unity through music.
Natural Powa
The duo will be representing their department, armed with a selection of music that’s as militant and danceable as ever, all played on their powerful sound system for maximum excitement!
Moon Warriors
Reinforced by years of travel and many music sessions across the continent, the crew claims to be independent and self-taught, with the ambition of making us vibrate to the rhythm of a varied selection ranging from UK roots to meditative dub and stepper 3000, all flavoured by local productions.
Raw
Raw Sound was created in 2018 by a group of pals with a passion for reggae music. They collect tapes ranging from roots to stepper to freshly cut dubplates.