Scenes from Bahamas 2015 ‘It’s a Bahamian Ting Concert’ at Arawak Cay on Saturday, April 11. (BIS Photos/Gena Gibbs).
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NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Thousands of Bahamians, young and
old, joined The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism this weekend at the 2015 ‘It’s a Bahamian
Ting’ Concert, held on Saturday, April 11th, at Arawak Cay from
7 PM until the
wee hours.
The live extravaganza featured all local performing artists
and showcased free-to-the-public performances, as the Ministry begins the
countdown to Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Festival this
coming Thursday.
“This is a great event and it’s always good to bring our
people together to celebrate who we are and what we are, and to refresh ourselves.
We speak through our music, we speak through our culture, it’s the one thing
that brings us to other people, and it unifies us,” said the Hon. Obie
Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism.
“This event has always shown us how we empower each other
through the greatness of our music and the greatness of our entertainers.
We have it all in The Bahamas. What we need to do is capture it and
present it to the world stage.”
Scenes from Bahamas 2015 ‘It’s a Bahamian Ting Concert’ at Arawak Cay on Saturday, April 11. (BIS Photos/Gena Gibbs).
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Enjoyed by both tourists and Bahamians, the showcase was an
honest display of local talent and cultural diversity to incite the
deeply-rooted common love Bahamians recognize as what makes them special from
everyone else in the world.
With Junkanoo Carnival around the corner, the time has come
for Bahamian entertainers to share the stage with internationally recognized
artists and encourage visitors around the world to come and get the Bahamian
Experience through cultural exchange.
“The reality is when people come to our country, they stay
at hotels, but they come looking for The Bahamas and The Bahamas means Bahamian
people. And we need to ensure that we are delivering more for the
Bahamian people, of the Bahamian people to our Tourism product. The more
we do that, the better we are going to be,” said Minister
Wilchcombe.
Musicians from The Falcons and Arrow backed up the musical
arrangements of performances from a cadre of known artists including Lassie Do
Boys, Ancient Man, Elon Moxey, Puzzle, 242, K.B., Nita, Lady E, and Funky D all
of whom shared the stage and gave Bahamians ‘all they got’ in Junkanoo, Soca,
Rake-N-Scrape, Rap, and Goombay.
The concert concluded with thousands of people participating
in a Junkanoo Street Rushout at the Fish Fry.
Scenes from Bahamas 2015 ‘It’s a Bahamian Ting Concert’ at Arawak Cay on Saturday, April 11. (BIS Photos/Gena Gibbs).
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