About Us
Following the true teachings the late Honorable Bob Marley, a man who embodies the heart and soul of Reggae worldwide, we would like to carry on the torch of Peace, Love and Unity.
John L. Pangani a.k.a. "The African Teacher", RAW#1736, Reggae Street DJ on WSND 88.9 FM, Real Estate Broker Associate for Polack Realty, ignited the spirit of Reggae in Northern Indiana communities by founding and sponsoring the 1st annual "South Bend Annual Reggae Festival", a venue which serves to awaken and unite people of different race, religion, nationality, color, and age providing the opportunity for all to dance and chant as one to the same tune. All proceeds of each festival go to Pangani Foundation, Inc., which focuses on helping hospitals, schools and many other programs and institutions in Malawi, Africa.
For keeping the Reggae vibration moving like and earthquake in the streets of Michiana for over 23 years, we salute David Alert, a.k.a. "Jah Dave", RAW#3, founder of "Reggae Street" on WSND 88.9 FM, Saturday 10pm to 12am. With our talented new dreadlock-recruit, Happiness Kapalamula, a.k.a. "Mighty Selector", we are dedicated to plant the roots of Reggae, the spirit of Peace, Love, Unity and Sharing (PLUS) in our community.
We salute all sponsors who are on board and those just entering this
journey of goodwill.
The success of this event depends mostly on our volunteers. Respect to
all of you.
Together - we can be advocates for the message within the beat. Remember to practise: Peace NOT War. Love NOT Hate. Unity NOT Division.
Michiana Reggae presents live music events to raise money for The Pangani Foundation, Inc., under section 501 (c)(3) located in South Bend, Indiana, USA. This foundation was originally formed in 2005. It targets the hospitals and schools in Malawi - Central Africa (The home of David - Pop Star Madonna's adopted True Born African son). The mission is to help some of Malawi's Hospitals with small supplies such as blankets, bed sheets, kitchen utensils, sanitation gloves, syringes, surgical utensils, over the counter medicine etc.. These supplies have always been a problem in most public hospitals.
