{"id":305968,"date":"2023-07-29T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=305968"},"modified":"2023-07-29T12:18:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:18:06","slug":"part-one-of-wcmf-line-up-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/part-one-of-wcmf-line-up-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Part one of WCMF line-up announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) has announced part one of its line-up for the 23rd edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF).<\/p>\n

The announcement was made during a launch party held at the Anchorage Hotel in Castle Comfort on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The festival is scheduled to take place from October 27 to 29, 2023 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium Forecourt.<\/p>\n

In the Cadence Lypso segment performances will come from the number one Compa Band in Dominica, the Extasy Band, Cadence Legend Gordon Henderson, Princess of Song Michele Henderson, and Kings of Cadence from South City Grandbay Midnight Groovers.<\/p>\n

In the Zouk All Stars segment NJIE from Guadeloupe will grace the stage at this year’s festival. Performance will also come from Medhy Custos, Joelle Ursull, and Jean Luc Guanel.<\/p>\n

In the Compa segment, Haitian Compa band Tabou Combo will form part of the line-up followed by VAYB.<\/p>\n

Forming part of the Soca segment, no stranger to the WCMF stage will be Trinidad and Tobago Soca artiste Patrice Roberts. Also to perform is Jamaican artiste Andrae Hugh Sutherland, known professionally as Popcaan, King of Soca from Trinidad and Tobago Machel Montano, and Jamaican Reggae singer Beres Hammond.<\/p>\n

In the AfroBeat segment, One of today\u2019s most exciting African artists and superstars, Joeboy.<\/p>\n

And finally the Bouyon segment, performances will come from Bouyon Ambassador from Dominica Asa Bantan and well-known Dominican Bouyon band Triple K International.<\/p>\n