The Veterans in Action Part Two concert is set to go off on Saturday, July 12 at the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation.

The event, which is being promoted by Tec Productions, will feature old school reggae artists from the 1980s.

It follows a similar event, which was held in 2005.

Headlining the event are Shinehead and Nahki, both international reggae stars. "With the success of our first Veterans event in 2005, I felt it was about time to do it again," said Declan Harris of Tec Productions.

"The public has been asking for it. In the future I'd like to make this an annual affair."

Aiming at a more mature crowd of those who remember when sessions were a regular weekend activity, he said: "I'm excited to be bringing them back for this summer's concert and we think the 30- to 40-year-old crowd will love them."

Speaking about the performers, Mr. Harris said: "Shinehead began his career in New York in 1980 with dancehall sound systems, such as DownBeat, African Love and Star Wars, until signed by Elektra Records in 1995, where he made a name for himself in the industry.

"After leaving Elektra in 1998, Shinehead went on to create hits like 'Jamaican in New York', 'Chain Gang', 'Golden Touch', 'Billy Jean', 'Rough and Rugged' and 'Try My Love.'

"Through his music, Shinehead is known for being articulate, charming, humorous and having high energy. His music covers socio-economic issues, matters of the heart and self-esteem promoting messages."

Of the other performer, Mr. Harris added: "Nahki began his own reggae band at the age of 18 when he left his hometown of Nagoya, Japan to study at university in Tokyo.

"By 1984, Nahki had met with Sugar Minott, the godfather of reggae music and was invited to Jamaica. ... He taught the culture of Japan through his music.

"He's performed at popular stage shows such as Reggae Sunsplash, in Jamaica and organised a Japanese version called Reggae Japansplash.

"Today, known as the Reggae liaison between Jamaica and Japan, Nahki tours all over the world performing hits from his eight albums, the most popular of which is 'I'll Do It', featuring famous female Jamaican artist Diana King."

The event will also feature reggae artists Screechy Dan, Bobo General and James Bond, who were once collectively a sound system crew called the Mini-Mart Crew, and were very popular in New York, said Mr. Harris. "The performers were also very popular in Bermuda in the late 1980s, performing on the Island more than 30 times while having a small cult following here," he said.

"Local artists such as Mikey Wild, Mr. Mikey, Fat Jaw, Junior C, Shorta Ranks, Tristan and Sleepy Don are scheduled to perform, as well as local DJs Black Star, Stalwart, Jake & Lenny, Dub City Int'l and Magnum Force Int'l."

In addition, CellularONE has some exciting give-a-ways in store for the concertgoers, which will include two Blackberry smartphones. The mobile phone company will also hold an autograph-signing event at their Burnaby Street store location on July 11 from 12 to 2 p.m.

The show will be held at the Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation, also referred to as the "Old Elliot'', 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire. Advanced tickets are $45 and will be available at the CellularONE, on Burnaby Street. Gates will open at 8.30 pm.