California Roots

DAY 12 OF 12: @TASHSULTANAA 😮‍💨🎁🎸🔥 The countdown ends with an artist who’s never followed the script. The powerhouse of a soul we all witnessed light up the Cali Roots stage in 2018 & 2019. Raw emotion, unmatched energy, & set’s we’ll never forget!

DAY 11 OF 12: WELCOME BACK BURNING SPEAR! 🔥🌍🇯🇲 A true pillar of roots reggae, Burning Spear returns to the Cali Roots stage carrying decades of culture, consciousness, and power. From Marcus Garvey to Slavery Days, his music has always stood for history…

Her EP Mar y Tierra, her first full Spanish-language release, dives deep into identity, family, and the balance between land and sea, dreamer and realist. With songs like “Ring Ring” and “Feliz Por Conocerte,” 1000% made to be felt live!  🎫 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 10 OF 12: NIKO RUBIO 🇲🇽🇸🇻 Making her Cali Roots debut, Niko Rubio brings a little slice of Mexican-Salvadorian-American heritage straight to Monterey for Year 15 💃🏽 Niko’s music blends tradition with modern soul in a sound she calls ‘ranchero-chic.’ 🎶🌾

Recording since age 5 and opening for legends like Burning Spear, Damian Marley, Gregory Isaacs, and Beenie Man by 15, Rastan is the real deal. He’s carrying reggae and dancehall forward with purpose. ❤️✨ 🔗🎟 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 9 OF 12: RASTAN 🌴🔥🇯🇲 Born to Jamaican parents in Oakland and rooted in Santa Cruz, Rastan blends Jamaican culture with California livin’ into a sound that’s real, soulful, and built for the Cali Roots stage…🌊🎶

DAY 8 OF 12: JOSH TATOFI 🌺🌊🔥 From our sister festival to the Cali Roots stage, WELCOME JOSH TATOFI! Making his Cali Roots debut, he’s bringin’ da aloha straight from Hawaiʻi to Monterey.. 🏝️🎶

BIG UP 💥💥 @ZIONDMARLEY’S BLESSING THE STAGE @ #CALIROOTSXV 🇯🇲🔥 DONT MISS OUT! GRAB TIX TO YEAR 15 QUICK ⛓️‍💥 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

More than a name, #ZionMarley is carving his own path, delivering soulful, genre-bending music that honors where he comes from while pushing the culture forward. This is legacy meets next generation, & it’s going to HIT different this year! 🎟️ CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 7 OF 12: WELCOME @ZIONDMARLEY 🇯🇲🔥 Zion Marley is the grandson of Bob Marley and the son of Lauryn Hill & Rohan Marley, blending reggae, R&B, & hip-hop into a modern sound rooted in love, peace, & faith. ❤️💛💚

Landon McNamara, and Jesse James Pariah, helpin’ shape SoCal’s genre-blurring wave. 🎶💥 Fresh, fearless, & fully his own, #BennyRanks is carving a lane and pullin’ up to Monterey ’n ready to make noise at #CaliRootsXV. Who’s catchin’ this set? 👇 TIX: CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 6/12: SOUNDIN’ REAL NICE W/ #BENNYRANKS ON THE LINEUP!! 🚀🔥 Straight outta Santa Barbara, Benny Ranks is bringin’ that raw, coastal energy.. blending reggae, punk rock, hip-hop, and everything in between. As part of Slum Beach Posse, he’s linked up with DENM,…

40 million streams later on this☝🏾🔥 “Stuck on Stupid” SONS OF ZION 🇳🇿🇳🇿 #CaliRootsXV

Known for sellin’ out shows & rockin’ the biggest festivals across NZ, Australia, and the U.S., their smooth island grooves and massive hooks have earned them 250M+ streams! This is a BIG debut and a DON’T MISS set 🔥 🎫 Lock In Your Tix Now ↙️ CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 5 OF 12: @sonsofzionmusic 🇳🇿🎁🔥 For the first time EVER at Cali Roots, New Zealand’s own Sons of Zion are touchin’ down in Monterey May ‘26!

Their Grammy-Award Winning album Beauty in the Silence brought together legends from UB40 to Rebelution, Stick Figure, Slightly Stoopid & more, creating an antidote to the noise of everyday life with pure warmth, wisdom, & joy. Get Tix Now: 🎫🔥 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 4 OF 12: @SOJALIVE 🌎🔥 For 20+ years, SOJA has lifted crowds around the world with their fresh yet timeless take on roots reggae music made to transport, inspire, & connect.

DAY 3 OF 12: WELCOME BACK @TheExpendables 🔥🌊 These Santa Cruz legends have built a sound rooted in surf-rock, ska, punk, & reggae, pure beach-born energy made for loud singalongs and nonstop movement. You already know they’re about to go OFF! 😮‍💨🎶💥 🎫 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 2 OF 12: WELCOME SENSAMOTION! 🎁💥🎵 
Making their Cali Roots debut, Sensamotion is pullin’ up with uplifting lyrics, big heart, & pure festival-ready reggae ENERGY Don’t miss out, grab tickets right now! 🎫 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com

DAY 1 OF 12 ARTIST DROPS @FortunateYouth 🎁🔥🎶 THE ABSOLUTE POWERHOUSE BAND WE ALL LOVE TO SING, DANCE & BLAZE TO! 🍃🎶 Who’s ready for this one? 👇 ⛓️‍💥🎫 CaliforniaRootsFestival.com