Name: The Jam Jar Presents: Cimarons
Start: 2025-10-03T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-03T23:00:00+01:00
Location: The Jam Jar Bristol

🔥🔥 ᴘɪᴏɴᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴋ ʀᴇɢɢᴀᴇ ᴇꜱᴛ. 1967 🔥🔥
The Jam Jar Presents
Cimarons – The Pioneers of UK Reggae
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Friday 3rd October
The Jam Jar, Bristol
🇯🇲🇧🇴🤘🏾🎶 The legendary Cimarons are true pioneers of British reggae, shaping the sound of the genre since the late 1960s. The band was the first reggae band in Europe and was founded in London in 1967 by a group of Jamaican musicians, including guitarist Locksley Gichie and bassist Franklyn Dunn.
𝗔𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗞-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗲’𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲.🌴🎶
Over the years, they’ve worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Toots Hibbert, and even Paul McCartney, who was a producer of the album "Reggaebility"(1981).
Their incredible journey is captured in the documentary “Harder Than The Rock”, a must-see film that tells the untold story of the band's impact on reggae and beyond. The documentary had over 100 screenings in UK Cinemas. The movie was presented on major docs festival in UK, Spain, France, Netherlands and Germany and it's now available to watch on popular digital platforms.
Today, Cimarons are still going strong, led by the band’s original members Franklyn Dunn (bass) and Locksley Gichie (guitar), alongside their powerful new singer Michael Arkk.
Cimarons have just released their brand-new album entitled "Harder Than The Rock" 📀📀
The album has been produced, recorded and mixed by Roberto Sánchez at the renowned A-Lone Ark Muzik Studio in Spain. The album released on 30th May 2025 is a deep and authentic roots reggae experience.
𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗖𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗲’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗿𝗮. 🔥🔥☀️☀️