The World Creole Music Festival returns to Dominica

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Dominica World Creole Music Festival returns​


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Oct 26, 2022
After a two-year hiatus as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dominica World Creole Music Festival, which attracts many Caribbean nationals, is finally back.

From Friday to Sunday, patrons will get a taste of soca, dancehall, reggae, zouk, kompa, and bouyon.

The 2022 edition of the festival will feature many different musical genres from popular singing stars such as Patrice Roberts, Kes the Band, Bouyon King, Shenseea and Dexta Daps, Asa Banton, Afrobeats star Burna Boy and Zouk, French ragga and kompa singers Jocelyne Beroard of Kassav fame, Chiré LaKay, Admiral T out of Guadeloupe, and out of Haiti K-Dilak and Bedjine and Enposib.

Speaking to the Kitcharee about the preparations for the festival, last Friday, Discover Dominica Destination (DDA) marketing manager Kimberly King said arrangements are moving along quite nicely.
When asked if it was difficult for DDA to get back into the groove due to the two years downtime, King said as the Festival is in its 22nd edition, the learning curve is well established.

“However, this is the largest festival to date (23 acts) and definitely one that has the most global reach. With that came a few areas of opportunity. We were able to work through these, learn from them and press forward with planning an exceptional show,” she explained.

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In an effort to keep the festival attractive with top artists in the Caribbean and internationally, King indicated that they begin with a list of artists influenced by public opinion and then narrow it down to a programme that it feels will have most impact in terms of relevance, catalogue (of music) and pull factor.

“The festival was built on certain genres, especially the Dominican-created genres of cadence-lypso, bouyon, and francophone genres like zouk and kompa so we strive to have artists representing these genres at the festival,” the marketing manager said.

The festival, which is held at the end of October, leads into the country’s Independence Day celebrations on November 3. Pre-Covid, the numbers of patrons on the festival nights, King said, ranged from 5-8,000. She said Saturday has been a popular night for nightly ticket sales in addition to persons with season tickets.


“The two-year hiatus will certainly help with the number of visitors to the island and patrons to the show, especially those loyalists or music aficionados longing for the return of the event. We know that the line-up tends to have the greatest effect on attendance and annually we have grown the show in terms of the artist’s star power. This year is particularly balanced with top artists in multiple genres including what is the most trending genre, afrobeat,” she acknowledged.

The destination markets that the Creole Music Festival attracts are French West Indies (namely Guadeloupe and Martinique).


In 2019, King said the numbers of attendees from this source market represented almost 50 per cent of total attendees.

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Along with the musical festivities, a creole village set up from Monday to Thursday in the botanical gardens of the capital (Roseau) will allow visitors to discover Dominica.

Other aspects patrons can enjoy at the Festival, King said, is the rich creole culture, which is very evident in the food.

“In addition to the amazing stage performances and the overall vibe, I will encourage attendees to sample the crab backs, callaloo soup and goat water (a light soup made with freshly seasoned goat meat) among other tasty delicacies. Or visit the craft market and purchase a uniquely Dominican gift item to return home with,” she emphasised.
 

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A lot of these US born haitians who never explored haitian and other kreyol music have no clue what they missing out on. So many stuck on the hiphop genre and struggle to broaden their musical horizons :beli:

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