Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2018 | Page 267

EVENTS
OCTOBER 28 - 28
World Creole Music Festival
Launched to promote the Dominican
tourism product and create a world
class platform for indigenous Dominican
music, the World Creole Music Festival
has become a renowned staple on the
regional music gala calendar. Over a
trinity of enthralling evenings beginning
on the final Friday in October each
year, patrons are treated to a cavalcade
of star power, emanating from the
Caribbean, French Antilles, Africa and
North America, arranged to thrill the
seasoned festival goer and novice alike.
The festival has given special focus to
musical genres with roots in various
forms of musical fusion from various
countries from the Creole-speaking
world. To date, musical forms which
have gained exposure at the festival
include Cadence-lypso, Kompa, Zouk,
Soukous, Bouyon and Zydeco.
The festival is managed by the
Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC).
The Dominica Festivals Committee is
a subsidiary of the Discover Dominica
Authority, the island’s tourism body.
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Photo Credit: Dominica Tourism Authority