There will be a star studded line-up of 21 artistes for the 22nd edition of Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival which will take place from October 28 – 30, 2022. The event, which will provide patrons with a mix of bouyon, cadence, kompa, zouk, dancehall, reggae and soca acts, will be staged at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau Dominica.
The artistes announced include Jamaican reggae sensation, Shenseea who will grace the festival stage for the first time with her popular hits. Caribbean soca icons Kes the Band and Patrice Roberts will also get the crowd grooving to their up-tempo ballads. Reggae and dancehall fans can move to the hits of Christopher Martin, Sizzla and Dexta Daps, also out of Jamaica.
Kompa, zouk and French ragga dancehall fans can keep their feet moving with the melodic voices of Jocelyne Beroard of Kassav fame, Chiré LaKay, Admiral T out of Guadeloupe, and out of Haiti K-Dilak & Bedjine and Enposib.
Popular Dominican acts are sure to please patrons with their catchy upbeat melodies performed by Carlyn XP, Reo, Signal Band, First Serenade Band, ColtonT, Extasy Band, Original WCK, Midnight Groovers, Asa Banton, and TK International.
Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival celebrates the culture of creole speaking. Held annually in October it seeks to augment Dominica’s creole month festivities and Independence celebrations as well as boost visitor arrivals to the island. The World Creole Music Festival features various musical genres to include reggae, zouk, kompa, cadence, bouyon, salsa, dancehall/hip hop, meringue, soukous, zydeco. The festival is dubbed ‘Three Nights of Pulsating Rhythms’ for its wide repertoire of musical genres on showcase each night.
