Baha Men will be one of the headliners for the week of events at the inugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival
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Men, Ronnie Butler, Visage, Machel Montana and Bunji Garlin among
headliners
NASSAU, Bahamas
— Top entertainers from The Bahamas and around The Caribbean are slated
to perform during the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival premiere events, the
Bahamas National Festival Commission announced today.
Scheduled for performances during the May 7th — 9th
peak of the Junkanoo Carnival season are several world-renowned and
award-winning artists, including Bahamian music legend Ronnie Butler,
Grammy Award winning Baha Men, Machel Montano, Visage, Bunji Garlin and
Julien Believe.
“The
Bahamas National Festival Commission is extremely pleased to be
announcing this line-up of some of the best artists that this country
and this region has to offer,” said CEO of the BNFC Roscoe Dames. “We
are excited to bring the Caribbean to The Bahamas as we take The Bahamas
to the world.”
Kicking off the week of events on May 7th,
2015 will be Junkamania — a concert of musical orchestras infusing
Junkanoo music with non-traditional instruments. Special guest
performances by Julien Believe, Bunji Garlin and Visage are slated for
the
Thursday night of events.
On Friday
night, the Music Masters top ten finalists will all compete for the
$20,000 grand prize on Fort Charlotte. The Music Masters competition
will include special performances by Billboard artists Baha Men and Soca
Monarch winner Machel Montano. A top group out of Haiti will also be
performing on the historical night.
The lineup for
Saturday
will also include a taste of Latin America, with a Cuban band flying in
to perform in Da Cultural Village – the epicenter of activity during
the season – at the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival’s All-Star finale event.
Soca artists Skinny Fabulous and Olatunji will also give performances
before the grand event of that night, where Bahamian music legend Ronnie
Butler will take to the stage in a rare performance of all of his
greatest hits.
“This
is an All-Star lineup that we feel will be one of the greatest
entertainment events of the region,” said Dames. “We invite the world
to come and see what we have to offer.”
The lineup for the scheduled Music Masters Semi Finals concert,
April 17-18
in Freeport, Grand Bahama include top billboard artist T-Connection,
Jay Mitchell and the 17 semifinalists. Ten of these artists will move
on to the final rounds of competition on
May 8, 2015 at the Music Masters Concert, sharing the stage with the announced award winning artists.
ABOUT: The first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, sponsored by BTC, is a collage of Bahamian culture set for
May 7-9, 2015.
It is a festive weeklong celebration where Bahamians and guests from
around the world are immersed in all things Bahamian in an entertaining
and interactive manner. For more information please visit our www.bahamasjunkanoocarnival.
com, follow us on
Twitter @carnivalbahamas,
Instagram: Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival and
Facebook: Bahamas Carnival.