Great Performers from Turks & Caicos Add Authentic Rhythm to 2007 Music & Cultural Festival!
Plus Alicia Keys, John Legend, Kenny Rogers and Michael Bolton insure that this year’s Festival will be the best one ever!!
PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (Tuesday July 10, 2007) – Singers, bands and top musicians from throughout the Turks & Caicos Islands will be adding an authentic rhythm when they hit the stage at the 2007 Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival. Top TCI artists like Marblez, Marvin Handfield, Blakout, Julian Garland, Jack Nasty, and The Rake ‘n Scrap Band will be placing their own distinctive style and sound to add to the overall ambience of this year’s event.
“There is no better way to reinforce the cultural aspect of the Festival than by having some of the best of Turks & Caicos’s own performers on stage at this year’s Festival.” said Ralph Higgs, Director of Tourism Marketing for the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board. “Artists like Barbara Johnson, Keno and Kaz, Sounds of Sax and the others have been entertaining crowds for years, and it is a great thrill for us to see them on the same stage with such international superstars like Alicia Keys, Kenny Rogers and John Legend.”
Other international artists performing at this year’s Festival include Michael Bolton, India.Arie, Freddie Jackson, T.I. and more, and when an incredible and diverse range of the best of Turks & Caicos performers are added, then it insures that this year’s Festival will be the best one ever.
The Honourable Wayne Garland, the Executive Chairman for the Tourist Board wants everyone to be sure to appreciate the music that comes from the Turks & Caicos. “Our Festival has an incredible lineup. But, it is only as strong as it is because of the musical talent that calls Turks & Caicos home. Our home-grown performers will deliver an impressive display of musical talent that will excite the crowd and is guaranteed to make us all proud.”
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Now in its 4th year, the Annual Music and Cultural festival is seen as the largest and most popular entertainment event of the year in Turks and Caicos. The schedule of events centers around the annual Miss Turks & Caicos Beauty Pageant, The Little Miss Turks & Caicos Pageant and includes four nights of great live music and concerts, a boat regatta and other great cultural activities that make it a week long series of events that is sure to please even the most discerning tastes.
The 2007 Festival encompasses international superstars, great artists from Turks & Caicos, and musical legends from across the Caribbean. And, this year’s Festival also includes a night of comedy with international comedians from across the world lightening everyone’s spirits.
- Alicia Keys
- T. I.
- Air Supply
- Marvin Handfield
- Barbara Johnson
- Kenny Rogers
- India.Arie
- Freddie Jackson
- Sounds of`Sax
- Blakout
- Marblez
- John Legend
- Michael Bolton
- TOK
- Kaz & Keno
- Rake & Scrape Band
- Julian Garland
- The “Art of Soca” featuring David Rudder, Shadow and Kevin Lyttle
- Comedy Night featuring Beth Payne, Paleface and more….
The Annual Music and Cultural Festival is put on by The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board and was first introduced in 2003 and now boasts a following of over 8,000 people. This year the event returns to breathtaking backdrop of the Turtle Cove Marina, in Providenciales. Tickets are $75 per night for Thursday through Sunday nights, with four day weekend passes available for only $275. This year the Festival is pleased to provide ample opportunities for youngsters to attend with special children’s prices of only $10, but these special kids prices are only available at the gate on the day of performance. Tickets are $20 for Tuesday night’s Little Miss Turks & Caicos festivities and $25 for Wednesday evening’s presentation of the Miss Turks & Caicos Costume & Swimsuit competition.
Tickets are available at Club Sodax, Cool S Productions, Gilley’s, Cellular City and TCI Online.
For more information on the Turks and Caicos Music and Cultural Festival, contact the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board at (649) 946-4970 or check out our website at www.musicfestival.tc.
The 2007 Turks & Caicos Culture and Music Festival is proudly sponsored by Digicel, Pepsi, Forbes, Wine & Spirits, Hennessey Cognac, Turtle Cove Marina, Tropical Shipping, WIV-TV, The Players Club, Hallmark Bank & Trust, Cairsea, The Security Centre, Power 92 Radio, The Turks & Caicos Hotel & Tourism Association and the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board.
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