MIRAMAR – Veteran reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, will lead a diverse list of Caribbean performers scheduled to perform at Caribefest-Community Showcase, scheduled for Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16, at its new location, the MiramarTownCenterPlaza and Cultural Arts Center.
As part of the opening celebrations of Miramar’s new Cultural Arts Center, the two-day festival begins on Saturday, November 15 with a free festival and will feature veteran reggae singer Gregory Isaacs, popular Haitian band T-Vice, the universally appealing group MaWon, New York-based Reggaeton rapper Negro Baby as well as locally based Reggae singer King Banton, Latin group James De La Raza and El Ritmo Band and the Caribbean Music Farm. Rounding out the festivities will be the Virgin Islands Mocko Jumbies, Trinidadian steel band and neighborhood dance groups.
Gregory Isaacs
On Sunday, November 16, the focus turns to Caribbean Jazz as veteran Jamaican musician and founder of the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival Sonny Bradshaw graces the stage of the new Cultural Arts Center where he will be honored. He will be joined by vocalist Myrna Hague, saxophonist Dean Frasier, Grammy nominated Haitian-born Reginald Policard on keyboards as well as trumpeter Jean Caze. This elegant evening of Caribbean Jazz is a fitting way to crown celebrations of the new Miramar Cultural Arts Center, which will be the home to many Caribbean-themed events.
Tickets for the Jazz Gala will range from $30 to $55 and are available online at MiramarCulturalCenter.org.
