The Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) and Karib Bay Beach Bar/Romance Café present the fifth edition of Dominica’s premiere annual reggae festival “Reggae on the Beach (L’Original)” on Sunday April 16, 2017 from 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. the next day.
While this is the fifth edition of the festival, it’s the third event to benefit the Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD). The event is a result of a 5 year MOU between Romance Café/Carib Bay Beach Bar and DAPD.
Originally intended to create a performance space for local artists, the involvement of DAPD has included the agenda of creating opportunity and an equal playing field for talented persons with disabilities to perform along with their creative peers.
This year’s event will be under the patronage of world renowned, eleven-time Grammy nominated Jamaican singer and guitarist and cellist, Stephen Cat Coore who is gracefully volunteering his presence, skills and contribution.
Local artists to grace the stage include 19 singers/artists, 8 of whom are members of the Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) and two bands, one singing group and one drum and chant group.
The Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD expresses gratitude to Mr. Coore, the participating artists and sponsors and appeal to the public to support the event, the fundraising raffle, the stalls, restaurant and bar since all funds raised will be donated to the Association which will utilize the money to pay for the association’s summer programs. The organizers have also confirmed that the event will be wheelchair accessible and also include sign language.
The list of performers:
- Patron: Stephen Cat Coore
- DJ RS Digital
- Ras Mo Moses
- Silk Asara
- Dahn Gustave
- Atunyah
- Fya Bryte
- Ayeola George
- Ko & Midnite Groovers
- Waitukubuli Nyabinghi Drummers
- Smooth Wind
- Marielle Metivier
- Kimber-V
- Kerwin Casimir DAPD Member
- Loik Charles DAPD Member
- Yanick Alexander DAPD Member
- Ezekiel Mills DAPD Member
- Mathias Bruno DAPD Member
- The Murphys DAPD Members
- Jessinta Worrell DAPD Member
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Silk Asara 
Niceness….big respect and one love to all involved….We need that positive energy in DA.
Congrats to the DAPD on their fund-raising initiatives nonetheless…Hopefully they will have lovely Easter Sunday Weather.
So no Rocket? The man is in DA..?
Give thanks for a man with such stature like CAT volunteering his talent Dominica there is a lesson to be learned. JAH BLESS THE MAN CAT .Give thanks and praises to the MOST HIGH.
Fya Bryte!! One of the most underrated artist in Dominica..
Reggae on everything these days. Why cant we be more original when naming things. Reggae on the boardwalk, now is reggae on the beach. soon is reggae on the river, reggae in the sky. Dominica used to be the most original eastern caribbean island. lately all we do is copy.
You are so “Typical Dominican” with your comment..smh
“present the fifth edition of Dominica’s premiere annual reggae festival “Reggae on the Beach (L’Original)”
The original. 5th time.
That’s all I’m going to say to you, you negative person.
Someone’s lacking something, sorry.
Shut up
Any suggestions, then?
So you don’t like Reggae? may need to move somewhere else.
No issue with reggae. but my preference for a genre should not dictate where i reside. to be honest, reggae isnt the dominant music type here in any case. i hear calypso and bouyon on the radio more than reggae. but no, nothing i said previously should indicate that i dont like reggae. Just the lack of originality in the names we give events and other things.
Why don’t you create something and give it an original name without criticizing what others do.
In the making. Not that i dont like reggae. Just think we lack original thinkers here when it comes to dubbing/naming projects. My only issue is with the name. not the venue or concept.
Nice to see Cat still going strong after all these years.
One of the major creative forces behind Third World … what a musician and a real coup for Reggae on the beach .. His son bassist Shiah Coore is arguably as talented .. This name alone has sold me on the event.. can’t wait