Castries, Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia is all set to return with the “Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival” on May 5, 2023. Deputy Prime Minister Ernest Hilaire announced the calendar of events, stating that the festival will be held for two weeks and ended on May 14, 2023.
While expressing pleasure, Ernest Hilaire cited that the return of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival will feature some of our most talented creatives here in Saint Lucia and give them the chance to rub shoulders with world-renowned artists.
Read here: Full schedule of events of Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival:
- DATE: On 5 MAY, 2023:
Venue: MINDOO PHILIP PARK
EVENT NAME: OPENING OF SAINT LUCIA JAZZ & ARTS FESTIVAL 2023
PERFORMERS: KES THE BAND SHENSEEA DYP & FRIENDS
- DATE: 11 MAY, 2023
VENUE: PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL LANDMARK
EVENT NAME: PURE JAZZ
PERFORMERS: GUSTAVO CASTENAVE LUTHER FRANCOIS
- DATE: 13 MAY, 2023
VENUE: PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL LANDMARK
EVENT NAME: WORLD BEATS
PERFORMERS:
- KIZZ DANIEL
- OXLADE
- AYRA STARR
- CKAY, JOEBOY
- KASSAV
- KAYO
- MICHAEL ROBINSON
- ALFREDO NARANJO QUINTET
- KALBAS
DATE: 10 MAY, 2023
VENUE: PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL LANDMARK
EVENT NAME: KINGDOM NIGHT
PERFORMERS: CECE WINANS
- SINACH
- EMRAND HENRY
- SPECIAL BLEND
- DATE: 12 MAY, 2023
VENUE: PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL LANDMARK
EVENT NAME; CARIBBEAN FUSION
PERFORMERS: BUJU BANTON
- BUNJI GARLIN
- FAY ANN LYONS
- THE ARK BAND
- DATE: 14 MAY, 2023
VENUE: PIGEON ISLAND NATIONAL LANDMARK
EVENT NAME: THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION
PERFORMERS: STING & SHAGGY
- RONALD “BOO” HINKSON
- TEDDYSON JOHN PROJECT
- BARBARA CADET
- IRVIN ACE LOCTAR
The festival will also also bring back the culture-filled arts component to the festivities this year. ‘Arts and The City’ is a concept that will showcase our local creative talents by turning the City Center into the Arts Hub throughout the festival.
Ernest Hilaire added,”This Jazz and Arts festival promises to be a big one this year and I look forward to seeing all of our local talents on stage.”
THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION at the Caribbean’s most anticipated premier jazz and arts event, featuring performances from 17-time Grammy Award winning artist Sting and Reggae/Dancehall Icon Shaggy, Ronald Boo Hinkson, Barbara Cadet, Teddyson John and more. Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival is back with an amazing line-up full of brilliant local and international artists. Join us May 5-14.
Twelve artistes from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia will raise the curtains on the 25th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. The live spectacle will showcase the most prolific soca hits from over the last two years, teamed with old school reggae and dancehall.
Headlining the opening of the Jazz and Arts Festival this year will be dancehall reggae recording artist Mavado.
The event will feature various other exceptional performers who will make the audience to brim on their beats are as follows:
- STING and SHAGGY
- REMA
- AYRA STARR CKAY
- JOEBOY OXLADE
- LUTHER FRANCOIS
- BUJU BANTON
- SHENSEEA
- KES THE BAND
- BUNJI GARLIN & FAY-ANN LYONS
- KASSAV
- SINACH
- RONALD “BOO” HINKSON
- GUSTAVO CASENAVE
- SPECIAL BLEND & more
