| The World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) is an annual music festival held in Festival City, Roseau, Dominica. It has been held since 1997. The festival witnessed a total attendance of well over 25,000 in 1999. It is widely seen as one of the only truly indigenous music event in Dominica and the Eastern Caribbean by extension. The World Creole Music Festival is not simply a music festival, it’s now an important part of Dominica's independence celebration (November 3rd). The 2008 WCMF will be held from October 30 to November 2. 2008 Lineup Grammacks, WCK, Tabou Combo, Triple Kay International, Kassav, Midnight Groovers, Oliver N'Goma from Gabon, Djakout Misik, a popular Haitian band and Dominica's own international sensation Nasio Fontaine, Machel Montano, Canadian songbird Tanya Mullings and reggae's hit machine Sean Paul From the year 2007, the World Creole Music Festival is staged in the new Windsor Park Stadium in the heart of the city of Roseau. The three nights of pulsating rhythms are preceded by four days of Creole music and cuisine in a day-time event called "Creole in the Park" held at the scenic Botanic gardens of Roseau. Since the festival is held around the time of Dominicas Independence celebrations, patrons and visitors to the island are afforded numerous opportunities to sample the local cuisine and get an appreciation of the rich cultural attributes of The Nature Island. In the early 1970s, Los Incognitos de Pétionville became Tabou Combo, whose 1969 Haiti incorporated major influences from American funk and began a swift rise to international stardom for the band and the Haitian music scene. By 1984, Tabou Combo had become chart-toppers in Paris and elsewhere across the globe. |
Tabou Combo from Haiti "live" at the World Creole Music festival in 2003 |
Event World Creole Music Festival Date October 30 (Thursday) - November 2 (Sunday), 2008 Location Roseau, Dominica |
| SOURCE: World Creole Music Festival |
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