The organisers of the Trench Town Muzik Festival, held on December 21, are hailing the inaugural staging of the event.

The festival, promoted by Trench Town International Music and I-Cient-Cy Mau and the Mau Mau Warriors, featured authentic Jamaican reggae music and Nyabinghi drumming all day and night bringing joy and positive music to young and old alike.

I-Cient-Cy Mau and his band, the Mau Mau Warriors were one of the headliners of the show and their energetic performance was a crowd favourite with songs like Works To Do, Struggle and We Are From Trench Town. Other artistes who performed at the event included Bryan Gold, Royal African Soldiers, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith and the Inna De Yard Family and Bryan Art, who performed songs off his latest album.

Trench Town has a long-standing legacy as the birthplace of popular Jamaican music bringing forth some of the greatest reggae musicians such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Today roots reggae music is still well and alive and flourishing in the Kingston innercity community with many musical talents waiting to be seen on the world stage.

I-Cient-Cy Mau, the Mau Mau Warriors and their management team have been working to record and promote their latest album, When Words Come To Life.