Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival 2010 Defies Hurricane Tomas

Dominica, or the Commonwealth of Dominica, to use its official name, was once more host to one of the world’s most exciting music festivals from October 29 to 31. Now in its 14th year, the Annual World Creole Music Festival—originally scheduled for three nights until hurricane Tomas cancelled the show scheduled for the second night—brought together artistes representing various musical genres, such as zouk, kompas, cadence-lypso, and other indigenous styles from East and West Africa, which are intertwined with other sounds of the Caribbean, namely: reggae, soca, calypso and rhythms. For the nature lover, Dominica is the ideal location. When you add more than an ample dose of the best music in the world, the nature island personifies the word, paradise. Before the start of the musical fare, attendees at the festival were able to take advantage of some of the most natural and untouched sites to be found anywhere in the world. cont./

Courtesy of: Guardian T&T