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Robin Thicke, Jon Secada, and Beres Hammond among top talent at St. Lucia Jazz Festival
Mar 12, 2015 - 4:27:14 PM
Left to right: Beres Hammond; Jon Secada; and Robin Thicke are just a few of the stellar lineup at the Saint Lucia Arts and Jazz Festival
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SAINT LUCIA – The annual Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival,
now in its 24th year, raises the curtain on April 30 with a line-up of
performers who blends island culture, famed musical talent and diverse music
genres.
Internationally
renowned performers taking center stage this year include singer/songwriter
Robin Thicke, two-time Grammy winner
Jon Secada, Jamaican reggae musician and actor
Jimmy Cliff, Latin sensation
Timbalive, Americanrapper
Flo Rida, acclaimed Paris-based pianist
Alain Jean Marie and two-time Grammy
nominee
Joey DeFranceso featuring
Grant Stewart.
The
11-day festival kicks off on April 30 and runs through May 10 featuring hundreds
of musical performances and art showcases throughout the island. Locations span
from Saint Lucia’s iconic Pigeon Island National Park, where main stage events
will kick-off on Friday,
May 8, to various other venues island wide.
“This
year’s festival continues to infuse artistic events with star-studded musical
performances, providing a platform for local artisans, entertainers and
cultural enthusiasts to also command world attention during the two-week
celebration,” remarked Tourism, Heritage and Creative Industries Minister Lorne
Theophilus.
Presented by the Saint Lucia Tourist Board, the festival continues
to attract some of the most recognizable and sought after names in the music
business and has become a magnet for visitors from the U.S., according to
Theophilus. Completing the line-up is a string of other local entertainers,
together with more than 100 local artisans, who will perform at jazz venues
island wide throughout the festival.
With a
renewed emphasis on the arts component of the festival, an Arts Village will be
incorporated in a dedicated site in the north between two major shopping areas,
while the acclaimed fashion show, “Hot Couture,” will return with a spotlight
on Saint Lucia and the region’s cutting edge style.
For more
information about the 24th Annual Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival
visit http://www.stluciajazz.org.
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