Twelve artistes will perform at opening of the 25th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival.

The official Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival’s opening show at the Mindoo Philip Park on April 29 is set to offer patrons a high energy party experience consistent with the festival’s “Best Party in the Caribbean” brand.

Twelve artistes from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia will raise the curtains on the 25th edition of the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival. The live spectacle will showcase the most prolific soca hits from over the  last two years, teamed with old school reggae and dancehall. The acts set to grace the stage comprise of Saint Lucians Nerdy, Sirlancealot, Michael Robinson, Sedale and Wildfire, Mysterio, Arthur Allain, Ezra ‘The Fun Machine’, Tropixx Band, and The Derek Yarde Project (DYP) in an old school reggae tribute with Lovindeer, plus Lyrical and Mavado.

An interesting and fun segment of the festival’s opening show promises to be a collaboration between Saint Lucia’s DYP and Jamaica’s Lovindeer, whose several hits remain old time favorites across the Caribbean.

In disclosing the line-up, Saint Lucia Tourist Board Special Events, Manager Dahlia Guard, stated that the heavy emphasis on Saint Lucia’s chart topping Soca acts was deliberate in view of the opening of Jazz being a jam and party night, coupled with the comparative quality of Saint Lucian party music over the last five years.

Headlining the opening of the Jazz and Arts Festival this year will be dancehall reggae recording artist Mavado.

For information on the full lineup for the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2016 along with show dates, venues and ticket sales, visit www.stluciajazz.org