Bequia Music Fest hits high note

This weekend, musicians, music afficionados and party goers turn up the temperature a few degrees on Bequia as the 2020 edition of the Bequia Mount Gay Music Fest 2020 enters its final stretch.
Organisers say that the Barbados band Kevan Sahai and the Crashers rock and roll band, will headline tonight’s acts at the Plantation hotel.

Pan boss Rodney Small, a festival favourite, as well as Canada’s Shuffle Demons funk band are also down to “ bring their high-energy performance” to the “Friday Nite Live” action at the Plantation hotel.

Bequia Blues Band

A key event on the tourism calendar on “the little island that rocks”, the festival opened last Wednesday, January 29 and will have curtains on Sunday February 2.

This year, in addition to a host of local acts, the Bequia Music Fest, which is being staged at various venues on the island, has attracted a number of regional and international artistes providing a range of offerings.

Saturday night’s fete to be held at De Reef, will be headlined by Trinidad and Tobago’s “Original and unique World Beat Soca vocalist” Olatunji with veteran and legendary Jamesy P, Chewalee, and Barbados’ Hypasounds backed by K-netik are also in the line up.

The festival climaxes on February 2 dubbed “soca Sunday”, and will feature such artistes as Fonando, Dymez and DaPixel, Lpank, Keith Currency, Sita, Caspa G, Magikal and LPank.
Bequia’s Kids on Pan will also feature in the closing act.

Festival Director Sabrina Mitchell, who chairs the Bequia Tourism Association has declared that visitors and Vincentians are in for an enjoyable festival that showcases the highest standards of hospitality.