2003 St. Kitts Music Festival

Shaggy, Eve, DMX, Ashanti and Jeffrey Osbourne Headline

7th Annual Music Festival Set for June 26-29, 2003

From cool calypso to scintillating soca and reggae, to the soulful sounds of jazz and blues, The St. Kitts International Music Festival is a four day frenzy of the world s most acclaimed musical talent coming together for a week of exciting entertainment, activities, beach parties, food fairs and more.

This year s lineup promises to be one of the most spectacular arrays of talent in the musical industry and include Grammy award winner Shaggy, rap superstar DMX, Hip Hop diva Eve, and newcomer singing sensation Ashanti top the line up.   Other artists include On the Wings of Love singing sensation Jeffrey Osbourne, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Dennis Edwards & The Temptations Revue, and the Golden Voice of Soul himself singing his #1 hit, When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge.  Reggae stars Sizzla and Elephant Man, and St. Kitts own Road March Champions Nu Vybes International and the ever popular, Small Axe Band.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 per night ($30 at the door) or $90 for the season.

Past performers have included James Ingram, Chante Moore, KC & JoJo, Hugh Masekela, Peabo Bryson, Chaka Khan, Bobby Caldwell, Dru Hill, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, Machel Montano, Square One, Dru Hill, Beenie Man and Beres Hammond.

This year the St. Kitts Music Festival is sponsored by the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, American Airlines, Tropical Shipping, The St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank, Caribbean Star Airlines, Stag Lager Beer, Texaco, ZIZ Radio & Television, Gem Radio, Amerijet International, Cable & Wireless, and Cavara Ltd.

For a full event schedule and special hotel packages visit www.stkittsmusicfestival.net or call 1-869-465-1999.

About St. Kitts

Located in the northern part of the Leeward Islands, St. Kitts is an island of warm, balmy breezes and picturesque beaches, lush green rainforests, cascading waterfalls and brilliant natural and historical attractions, some of which have links back to the days of the American Revolution.

St. Kitts, with its gentle welcoming people, is an island of adventure offering a myriad activities from exploring and touring to refreshing water sports in one of the Caribbean s best dive locations.  St. Kitts is an everyday paradise with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the blue and aqua Caribbean Sea on the other.  It has one of the most complete examples of colonial fortification with military memorabilia and Amerindian artifacts.  Traces of many cultures, French, Spanish, and English can be seen in the historic old world towns and villages.  Plantation great houses resurface as indulgent resorts with some of the best cuisine in this part of the world, offering a unique experience to the vacationing visitor.  There are small inns and larger resorts equipped with all of today s sporting activities to choose from.

For more information about St. Kitts, please contact the St. Kitts Tourism Authority at 1-800-582-6208, e-mail info@stkittstourism.kn or visit the web at www.stkittstourism.kn.

Edited by Dave Shultz

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