FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2026 | COMMON ROOM, HASTINGS

NiceUp and BADA BING Sound System are proud to announce that reggae dancehall champion Solo Banton is coming to Hastings!

After a long career in the reggae music business as a soundman and producer, Solo Banton became a vocalist and recording artist through connecting with Kris Kemist of Reality Shock Records. Immediately recognised for his vintage deejay style, lyrical ingenuity, charisma and irrepressible personality, Solo has impacted on bass music and culture far and wide.

He has three albums in partnership with Reality Shock Records. In 2010 Walk Like Rasta dropped, Higher Levels in 2012 and Old Raggamuffin in 2019. In 2024 he released his fourth album, In This Time in collaboration with France’s Irie Ites crew. He has also released two EPs, Music Addict with Jahtari in 2011 and My Music with Dubkasm in 2020.

With countless more hit singles, Solo has worked with the likes of Mungo’s Hi Fi, Maffi, Conscious Sounds, Necessary Mayhem, Roots Factory and many others, creating a series of musical anthems.

Solo is sought after on the touring circuit, renowned for high-energy, exciting performances delivering a musical message. He has performed all over the world from Asia to Africa, Europe to the Americas.