(GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS—April 18th, 2007)... The countdown has begun for the 4th Annual Turks & Caicos Music and Cultural Festival set to take place July 30th through August 6th. The excitement is beginning to build as this year’s Festival brings some of the world’s biggest international superstars to perform in the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Mr. Don Gardiner, Chairman of the Tourist Board is sure that this year’s line-up will be the best ever. "We have worked hard to attract international superstars from a wide genre of music to come and perform at this year’s Festival. When you mix in the great cultural slate of events, including The Annual Miss Turks & Caicos beauty pageant, it becomes the must do event of the year in Turks and Caicos Islands and perhaps more importantly, becomes the anchor event in promoting Turks & Caicos as the premiere destination for international travellers".
The Annual Music and Cultural Festival fuses local music and culture with tinges of international flavour making this weeklong festival, the leading event for the Turks and Caicos. The 2007 Festival encompasses international superstars, great artists from Turks & Caicos, and musical legends from across the Caribbean.
Here is the star studded international musical line-up for this year’s Festival.
John Legend
Michael Bolton
India.Arie
Kenny Rogers
Freddie Jackson
Air Supply
The "Art of Soca" featuring David Rudder, Shadow and Kevin Lyttle
The special Caribbean music tribute entitled "The Art of Soca" will feature performances by Soca legends, performing hit after hit, in a gala event that will certainly stir up the passions of all in attendance. Additional international stars including surprise acts as well as the top Turks and Caicos performers are still to be added to the star-studded line-up.
Ralph Higgs, the Deputy Director of Tourism for the Turks & Caicos Islands is pleased with the diverse range of musical superstars set to perform at this year’s festival. "When you realize that you have Grammy award winners, international superstars that have sold hundreds of millions of records worldwide, current performers on top of the charts today, you understand that the Festival has something for all tastes. By diversifying the line-up we expect more people than ever to attend the Festival, attract more of our permanent residents, bring more visitors from overseas to travel and discover the Turks & Caicos, and include our beautiful country on their future vacation plans as well."
This year’s festival is being produced by TurnKey Productions, producers of several regional festivals including the annual Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, which celebrated its 10th year in January. Walter Elmore, the President of TurnKey productions is especially excited to be working on the Turks & Caicos Festival. "Turks & Caicos is a beautiful country with probably the most outstanding beaches and water I have ever seen. The ability to bring some wonderful performers to enjoy the destination put on a great show that everyone enjoys and takes pride and ownership in, is why we are working with the Tourist Board and helping stage this year’s event. I have no doubt that this year’s festival will generate tremendous excitement, not only here in Turks & Caicos, but overseas, and help bring additional visitors to this great destination".
The Annual Music and Cultural Festival put on by The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board was first introduced in October of 2003 at the Turtle Cove Marina in Providenciales and now boasts a following of over 8,000 people. The previous festivals have seen international acts such as, Shaggy, Steel Pulse, Ludacris, Maxi Priest, Chaka Khan, Boyz II Men, Ashanti, Fantasia to name a few. This year the event returns to the breathtaking backdrop of the Turtle Cove Marina, in Providenciales.
The 2007 Music and Cultural Festival will be widely advertised throughout the United States in the print media and on radio and television stations whose audience share the same demographics as those targeted by the destination.
Additionally, a full one-hour television show with highlights and footage of all concerts will be aired next year prior to the 2008 festival as well as the production of a CD-Rom to be used as part of the Tourist Board’s promotional collateral.
For more information on the Turks and Caicos Music and Cultural Festival, contact the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board at (649) 946-4970 or check out our website at www.turksandcaicostourism.com.
For more info visit: www.musicfestival.tc
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