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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