![]() ![]() The Pure Grenada Music Festival made a great first impression in 2016, due to its seamless production and imaginative use of venues, which included a floating stage in the Carenage Harbor and a cocktail-inclusive jazz concert at the upscale, private Calivigny Island (solely accessible by boat) complementing a diverse roster of acts. Don’t expect all-inclusive high-rise seaside resorts that are found in many Caribbean islands: Dominica’s environmentally conscious tourism brand offers smaller rustic hotels and guest houses along with an abundance of rivers, spectacular waterfalls, dense rainforests and mist-wreathed mountain peaks that will redefine the Caribbean experience for many travelers, as will the diversity of sounds heard at the World Creole Music Festival. Direct flights to Dominica are unavailable from the United States but the island is easily accessible through connections in Antigua, Barbados, and Puerto Rico. Reggae and soca are also prominently featured: Trinidad’s phenomenal soca outfit Kes The Band, Jamaican-American reggae band Morgan Heritage and German reggae star Gentleman appeared in 2016 alongside Akon, Wyclef Jean, Dominica’s legendary first lady of song Ophelia Marie and veteran bouyon band WCK. Inaugurated in 1997, the World Creole Music Festival celebrates French-Caribbean genres including Dominica’s indigenous lilting cadence-lypso and propulsive bouyon, zouk from neighboring Guadeloupe and Martinique and Haitian kompa. Ten mainstage acts made up the schedule for the 42nd annual Festival, and if there was a connecting thread through this diverse lineup, it was that artistry always came first.Best Camping Gear: Score Up to 30% Off During REI's Anniversary Saleĭominica World Creole Music Festival, Windsor Park, Oct. "After a 2020 season of virtual performances, the festival returned to an all-star, in-person lineup this year. What more could you ask of a jazz festival?" -All About Jazz READ MORE HERE ![]() A continuum the dazzling Tri-C Fest both celebrated and joyously expanded. "It was eclecticism employed in the service of the continuum of the music. His band played with exuberance and swagger." -Cleveland Classical (Review 1 of 3) READ MORE HERE "After eating a Po’boy from The Dawg Bowl Cajun food truck, I caught the first half of Brian Culbertson’s show in The Connor Palace Theatre. Playing to a packed house of enthusiastic fans, whom he thanked for their love and support throughout his career, he put on an excellent show full of lights and well-designed choreography. "The Tri-C JazzFest did a fantastic job of ensuring that those who arrived with open ears, discovered at least one artist who they fell in love with." -All About Jazz (Part 2) READ MORE HERE The educational component also returned with vigor as the additional Next Gen Stage hosted many student ensembles." -All About Jazz (Part 1) READ MORE HERE In customary fashion, local acts held forth on the outside stage, while ticketed concerts took place inside at the various theaters. After a two-year hiatus, all activity recently shifted back downtown for an inspired return to form. "Like with most festivals, the pandemic put the kibosh on the event's usual format. ![]()
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