Shaggy and Wyclef Jean to headline Dominica’s 10th Annual World Creole Music Festival 2006
ROSEAU, Dominica (September 5, 2006) – The Caribbean island of Dominica has a spectacular line-up of renowned musical acts for the 10th Annual World Creole Music Festival October 27-29, 2006, taking place at Pottersville Savannah, Roseau.
Performances on Friday, October 27th will include popular Jamaican-born dancehall artist Shaggy, who won a Grammy Award for “Best Reggae Album” in 1995; Dominica’s own WCK, who are the original creators of Bouyon music. Other performances will include T-Vice from Haiti, Royalty Band from the US and Zouk Flam from Guadeloupe.
On Saturday, October 28th, another Grammy Award winning artist will play for the enthusiastic crowd: Haitian-born sensation Wyclef Jean, formerly with The Fugees and currently a multi-platinum solo artist. Joining him will be Triple Kay from Dominica, performers of zouk, compas, reggae, cadance, dancehall and local bouyon music, and Swinging Stars, also from Dominica, featuring Hunter and King Dice. The sounds of Sakis and Djakout will complete the evening’s line-up.
Dominica’s Impromptu Band will be performing on Sunday, October 29, along with “The Dragon” Byron Lee of Jamaica, Admiral T of Gaudeloupe as well as Tabou Combo and Carimi, both from Haiti.
This year, platinum sponsor of the World Creole Music Festival is Digicel, other sponsors include Heineken, Kubuli, CaribVision, Appleton Jamaica Rum and Caribbean Star and Caribbean Sun Airlines.
For a complete list of sponsors, visit www.worldcreolemusicfestival.dm
The World Creole Music Festival is now in its tenth year and is one of the region’s premier music festivals, attracting thousands of visitors to Dominica.
