Reggae Geel of Reggae Bel is een reggae-festival dat sinds 1978 jaarlijks plaatsvindt in de Belgische stad Geel. Voor vele jaren vond het festival plaats in het Geelse dorp Bel.
thumb|Super Cat op Reggae Geel in 2015
Geschiedenis Het festival ontstond als openluchtreggaefuif in 1978. Drie jaar later werd een versnelling hoger geschakeld. Dat jaar werd immers het allereerste liveconcert gegeven op het festivalterrein. Elk jaar groeide het aantal bezoekers. Steeds harder verschoof de klemtoon naar het livemuziekgebeuren en werden er voor het festival grote namen uit Jamaica overgevlogen. Dit trok de aandacht van de pers en het publiek en in amper vijf jaar tijd vertienvoudigt het publiek zich. Vanaf 1990 werd de programmatie uitgebreid met een Line-up van verschillende groepen.
Vanaf de 15de editie werd het publiek getrakteerd op een extraatje. Vanaf dan bestond het festival uit een dubbelprogramma met verschillende acts, waaronder één grote hoofdact. Daarnaast werd er gestart met een zijpodium met improvisatietheater, dj's en poëzie.
Vanaf 1995 komt daar de Bounce Dancehall bij en een jaar later werd besloten het festivalpakket uit te breiden met de vrijdagavond. Op die eerste dag van het reggaeweekend is er vooral plaats voor dancehallsoundsystems en ook het aanbod van randactiviteiten groeide gestaag met de programmatie van Jamaicaanse film, circus, kunst en een heuse reggaemarkt.
In 2005 is het festival gestart met de 18" Corner, een podium speciaal gericht op Dub. Twee jaar (2007) later kwam daar de Catch-a-mic contest bij.
Line-up 1979 - 1989
1979 Disco Brabo
1980 Disco Brabo
1981 Sugar Charlie & Jah Shakespear
1982 Sugar Charlie & Jah Shakespear
1983 Mighty 4 & The Rebels
1984 Sugar Charlie & Jah Shakespear
1985 Sugar Charlie & Jah Shakespear
1986 Black Slate & Keith Drummond
1987 Big Boatsia
1988 Desmond Dekker and The Aces
1989 Macka B ft Jah Shakespear & Sugar Charlie
1990 - 1999
1990 Rootsdaughter Showcase ft. Natasha Claudette Boney Miss Irie Sandra Cross Ranking Ann Aisha Crucial Robbie ft The Robotiks
1991 Allan Kingpin U-Roy ft. The Robotiks Sugar Charlie & Jah Shakespear
1992 Jah Shaka Yamie Bolo Willie Williams Horace Andy ft. The Fasimbas Sugar Charlie
1993 Donette Forte & Riddim of Resistance MC Tollah Vivian Jones General Levy &Michael Prophet ft. Ricky Tuff and The Ruff Cutt Band
1994 Tena Stelin & Band Half Pint & Johnny Clarke feat. The Ruff Cutt Band United Dub Sound Ruffneck Blacka T Sugar Charlie Jah Shaky
1995 Panache Culture Toyin Adekale Starkey Banton & Kingsounds Bob Marley Recording Studio Showcase ft. Desi D
Captain Morgan and Echo Daktari Sound Ras Bors Ragga Yves Dennis World Spots Road Show Juc a Come Freedom Sounds International
1996 Jah Music International Jazz Jamaica Steven Write and The Rite Vibe Junior Delgado & Augustus Pablo King Shiloh Ruffnek Armagedeon Mannaseh Hifi and Jah Vibemaster Jus A Come The London Dub Club Arena
1997 The Amharic High Power Survival Jetstar Jumbo Lincoln Thompson & Royall Rasses Jahpostles Everton Blender Anthony B Jetstar Jus a Come King Shiloh ft. Majestic Warriors RDK Hifi
1998 Live Redemption Sounclash Belgium vs. Holland feat. Survival Hi Powa Spotsroadshow vs. Boombastic & Back II Bass Rasites Levi Roots Earl 16 Rohan Lee
Ijahman Levi and Band Earl Sixteen Max Romeo Michael Rose ft Mafia & Fluxy Festus (Coxsone Outernational) Winnyman Jah Sound International Muzik Street Twin Spin
1999 Killamanjaro Ragga Yves & Trancelators Far West Crew, Jah Sound International Levi Roots AbbaKush Twinkle Brothers Harry Chapman Yabby You Frankie Paul Jah Mali The Twinkle Brothers Ras Angels Ras Messengers DAAU Dubwise Robbo Ranks Music Street Spin Jah Youth Nyabinghi international Bass Culture Bong Productions Greenshen Back O Wall Homeless
2000 - 2009
2000 Freddie McGregor & Ruff Cutt Band Barrington Levy Sugar Minott Bim Sherman Unplugged Gentleman & The Killing Riddim Section ft Tippa Irie Aisha Thriller Jenna Jayzik Starkey Banton Chukki Star Al Campbell Jah Sound International Bodyguard Pow Pow Movement Lord Kossity Godfather Crew King Shiloh Channel One
2001 Stone Love Movement Far West Crew Uman & Band Max Romeo ft Tribu Acoustica Prezident Brown Alton Ellis & All Welcome Band Leroy Gibbons Jah Mason Lloyd Brown Panache Culture Fredlocks Shinehead & Dub Asante Band Calabash Ablas Solo & Exile Vibration Dantan Humble & Humble Ones Winnieman Ragga Ragga Red Alert Back II Bass Runn Sound Small Axe Homeless
2002 Bong Productions Massive Sound Live Easy Soul Rebels Anthony B Bushman Admiral Bailey Crucial P Masiles Taffari & The Revolution Band Rude Rich & The High Notes Rasites Massive Sound Raggamuffin Whiteman Synes Movement Civalizee Foundation Bass Culture Red Alert TLP & Dors Far West Crew
2003 Sly & Robbie ft Michael Rose Junior Reid & One Blood Band T.O.K. David Rodigan Nyahbingi drummers Original Uman Rodigan ft. Coppaface Eric Judah Bubblegum Factor X Ragga Yves Raggamuffin Whiteman & Sista G 3T & Sista Nele ROC ft. Calabash Blessing by the drummers of Nyabinghi Mika & General Dub Progress The Internationals Queen Omega and Sista Band LMS Soulstereo Bong Productions Flash it up TLP & Dors
Ashanti 3000 feat. Dread Pressure Lion I Charjan & TD Ranking Drummer of Nyabinghi Thalita Gospel Choir Jamaican Comedy
2004 Cocoa Tea ft Crisinti Robert Lee Marcia Griffiths Beres Hammond Panache Culture Sound System Selector Tony Matterhorn Ward 21 Far West Crew Uphill Sound Uhuru Sound Crucial P Sanchez & Lloyd Brown Iley Dread and Genie Slick Massive Sound Civalizee Foundation Synex Movement Bassment Sound Juggling Discotheque High Grade Sound Ion Youth Warrior
2005 Luciano Marcia Griffiths T.O.K. Cecile Gentleman Skatroniks Black Kat High Grade Far West Crew Bong Productions Kings of Swing Selvie Wonder & Lion I King Shiloh Jah Youth Skatroniks Willie Williams Bass Culture Boom A Ranks Cool Rock ft. Jahva Sound Uruhu Sound Skylarking Kings of Swing Civalizee Foundation King Shiloh Jah Shaka
2006 Ricky Chaplin Cornell Campbell ft Mafia & Fluxie Jah Mali ft Artikal Band Linval Thompson & The Ruff Coat The Congos & Band Tappa Zukie Prince Jazzbo Sister Carol Original Red Alert TLP & Dors Metromedia ft. Skyjuice Soundquake ft. Million Stylez Jah Tubby’s Worldsystem Channel One Soundsystem Empress Ayeola Ricky Chaplin Burro Banton Tristan Palmerautt Band Crucial P Bong Productions Civalizee Foundation Ivory Sound NSG Sound North Venice Crew Skylarking Uphill U-Brown ft Maffia & Fluxie Soundsystem Ashanti 3000 ft. Dread Pressure Soul Remedy Soundsystem ft. Kenny Knots and Earl 16
2007 Macka B Yellowman Junior Kelly ft Perfect
The Disciples Derrick Morgan ft Rude Rich & The High Notes Prince Malachi Stitchie The Mighty Pirates High Grade Sound Jamrock Sound ft. DJ Waxfiend & Shyrock The Originators of Dancehall ft. Brigadeer Jerry Ranking Joe and All Campbell Bass Odyssey Forward Fever Vibronics Abassi Hi Power Sun is Shining Massive Sound Far West Crew Soul Stereo ft. Lone Ranger Manasseh & MC Danny Red The Disciples & MC Jonah Dan
2008 Alpha Blondy & The Solar System Horace Andy Alborosie & Shang Yeng Clan ft Spiritual Bity McClean Omar Perry Zion Train Mad Professor Dub Front Association Black Scorpio Soundsystem ft. Echo Minott & Lord Sassafras King Sturgav Soundsystem ft. U-Roy Charlie Chaplin Josey Wales & Brigadeer Jerry Iration Steppas Pura Vida Productionz Abashanti Rootman J and The Zionyouth Crew Uman Bong Productions Civalizee Foundation Jugglin’ Discotheque Ivory Sound
2009 Lee Perry Anthony B Chaka Demus & Pliers Cocoa Tea Lady Saw African Head Charge Adrian Sherwood Turbulence Glen Washington Don Carlos Dubvision Band Ziggi Renaissance Band Topcat Lady G Bush Chemists King General Culture Freeman Aplha & Omega Dan I Pow Fox Jean Binta Breeze Onesty Myband Makalox Blackmann Brother Culture Saimn I Young Warriorebbe Sound Rata Chanters Jah Free Ashanti 3000 Unlisted Fanatic Civalizee Foundation Douwnbeat The Ruler Pow Pow Movement Raggamuffin' Whiteman Mystic Breeze Collective Chaka Chaka Sound High Grade Sound The Skaravans
2010 - heden
2010 Bunny Wailer & The Solomonic Reggaestra Toots & The Maytals Tarrus Riley & The Black Soil Band Mavado Israel Vibration Lutan Fyah Busy Signal Inna De Yard Kiddus I Cedric Myton Clinton Fearon Derajah Matthew Mcanuff Earl Smith Louie Culture Pura Vida Stone Love Movement Duke Vin & Natty Bo King Addies King Earthquake Soundsystem Benjamin Zaphaniah Fatman International Kanka Biga Blackboard Jungle David Katz Anthony John Slimmah Sound Lyrical Benjie Christine Miller Silly Walks Discotheque Kingstone Sound Groove Station Silverbullet Sound Beatstreet Sound Boing Productions Professor Cat High'r Ites Saimn T-Fyah
2011 Luciano & Irie Vibrations Band Assassin Linton Kwesi Johnson & Denniss Bovell Dub Band Big Youth meets Mad Professor in dub featuring The Upsetters Morgan's Heritage Peetah & Gramps Chezidek & Etana & Dub Akom Band Gappy Ranks& Romain Virgo & 21st Century Band Tony Matterhorn General Degree Jah Shaka Iqulah & The Gideon Family Mooninvaders Supersonic Sound Saxon Sound featuring Papa Levi Dubmatix featuring Tippa Irie The Mighty Jah Observer Protoje & Pressure Busspipe featuring Don Corleon Clive Chin
Blackboard Jungle Soundsystem featuring Ranking Joe & Jah Marnyall King Dragon Herb A Lize It OBF featuring Shanti D & Kenny Knots Wassie One versus Sugar Charlie featuring Saimn-I Tassus Afari V Rocket David Katz Skamanians Mystic Breeze Collective Heartbeat Movement Dub a la Pub Silverbullet Sound Jahwed Family Sound Kingstep featuring Terry Gad The Rocksteady Rat Pack Dede Pirates Crew
2012 Tiken Jah Fakloy Alborosie Mr. Vegas Shabba Ranks Cham The Mighty Diamonds John Holt Johnny Osborne ft LLoyd Parks & We The People Band Bob Andy Tanya Stephens Pablo Moses Carlton Livingstone Lone Ranger Jim Brown Baby Cham Peter Metro Uman Sqiddley Ranking Robbo Ranks King Flashman Mr Fried G Earl Gateshead King Alpha Jah Voice Word Sound & Power Soul Stereo Civalizee Sunrockers Downbeat International Ivory Sound Bong Productions Uphill Sound Cromanty Sound King Jammy's Ionyouth
2013 Tifa ft Ruff Kutt Band Pentateuch DJ Crucial P Marcia Griffiths ft Asham Band Iba Mahr ft Dubtonic Kru Bounty Killer ft Ruff Kutt Band
Cutty Ranks ft Ruff Kutt Band Heartbeat Movement Admiral T Killamanjaro Randy Valentine Silly Walks Discotheque Dub Fi Youth Aba Shanti-I King Jammy's Mad Professor Dennis Alcapone Prince Fatty Gaz Mayall Dukes of Skazzard Kev Casino Alex Copasetic Dub Dokters Fullanny, ft Ashwin Jaydee & Pablo Anthony Crucial Belfam Showcase Romain Virgo Busy Signal Leroy Sibbles ft Asham Band Iron Ites Jah9 Third World Capleton Dubtonic Kru Freddie McGregor Protoje & The Indignation Exco Levi Rakka Pirates Crew Mr Aya High Grade Sound Silver Bullet Gyptian Sentinel Mighty Crown Radikal Kibir La Amlak Forward Fever ft Idren Natural Black Pearl ft Missing Link & LIdj I Unlisted Fanatic ft Collieman, Saimn-I, Moonshine Horns & Paul Vox Addis Pablo & Sons of Dub African Head Charge Sound System Jah Tubby's (Professor Natty ft Gregory Fabulous & Macky Banton) Big Tone & The Uptaker Simon Czech Kris van B Dr. Rodney Don Letts Tighten Up Crew ft Oxman Gladdy Wax Thriller Mil ft Swa Ranking Black Star Sound ft Block Omolo, Smiley & Brainpower Dawn Hook & DTD Dancers Son Dél Ground Gorgon Sound ft Kim Nain Prince Fatty ft Hollie Cook Black Marshall Racine Congo Chantelle Ernandez Ras Lawi