{"id":158199,"date":"2022-08-22T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T19:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=158199"},"modified":"2022-08-22T15:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T19:43:08","slug":"breaking-burna-boy-to-perform-in-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/breaking-burna-boy-to-perform-in-dominica\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Burna Boy to perform in Dominica"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dominica’s<\/span>\u00a0Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Hon.\u00a0Denise Charles<\/span>, announced two new artistes to perform at\u00a0Dominica’s<\/span>\u00a0World Creole Music Festival carded for\u00a0October 28<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 30, 2022 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium.<\/p>

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Grammy award winning Nigerian afrobeat sensation Burna Boy will be the headliner on the festival stage to crone his popular melodies such as “Last, Last” with his unique fusion of dancehall, reggae, afrobeat and pop music.<\/p>\n

Burna Boy recently released his sixth studio album\u00a0Love, Damini<\/i>\u00a0which debuted at #14 on the Billboard Top 200 and continues to rank high on Apple Music in 47 countries.<\/p>

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Joining Burna Boy on stage will be rising Nigerian musical star\u00a0Omah Lay<\/span>\u00a0with his catchy afrobeat tunes such as “Lo Lo”, “You” and “Do Not Disturb.”<\/p>

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The announcement came one week after the official launch of 21 artistes slated to perform at the World Creole Music Festival’s 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0edition.<\/p>\n

Minister Charles extended an invitation to visitors to “come to\u00a0Dominica<\/span>\u00a0to have a cultural immersion, second to none for the entire month and for the week leading to the festival.”<\/p>

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Partners for the 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0World Creole Music Festival include the National Bank of\u00a0Dominica<\/span>, Tropical Shipping, Coulibri Ridge, Tranquility Beach Resort, Digicel and DOWASCO.<\/p>\n

Nightly tickets cost EC$150\/\u00a0US$58<\/span>\u00a0and season tickets cost EC$375\/\u00a0US$144<\/span>. The current special rate for Party VIP is EC$960\/\u00a0US$369<\/span>\u00a0season pass or EC$350\/\u00a0US$135<\/span>\u00a0nightly while stocks last. Village VIP tickets at the special rate are currently sold out but will be released at the new rate soon. Tickets can be purchased online at\u00a0https:\/\/dominicafestivals.com\/wcmf-home\/<\/a>\u00a0or at the box office.<\/p>

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For more information on\u00a0Dominica’s<\/span>\u00a0World Creole Music Festival\u00a0<\/i>contact the\u00a0Dominica Festivals Committee\u00a0<\/i>at 767 448 4833. Or visit the official website:\u00a0www.DominicaFestivals.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow\u00a0Dominica Fests\u00a0<\/i>on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DominicaFests<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>

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For more information on\u00a0Dominica<\/span>, contact Discover Dominica Authority at +1 767 448 2045<\/p>\n

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