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Caribbean Fever Music Festival 2012
Date: Monday 17th Decmeber 2012
Location: Barclays Center. Brooklyn, NY
Promotions: Fever Eyes & Brooklyn Fever
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Machel
Montano and friends were the headlined a deep cast that was scheduled
to perform at the first ever Caribbean concert to be held at Brooklyn,
New York's new Barclays Center on November 2nd 2012. As
a result of hurricane Sandy however, the show, hosted by Caribbean Fever,
was pushed to Monday December 17th 2012.....and oh..what a night!!! Dahved
Levey, one of the top Caribbean DJ's of his time, along with Promoter
Mike Samuel, spearheaded this bringing together of Caribbean entertainers
on one night.
Worthy of being mentioned, a
pre-concert reception was held in honor of some of the groud-breakers
that placed Caribbean music and people on the US map. The West Indian
influence and culture in Brooklyn and its surrounding boroughs are extremely
evident in the forms of food and arts and craft but none more influential
that its music.
Despite the unfortunate delay, the show made its mark. Considering the
forthcoming line up, the 14,000 + audience inside the Barclays Center,
were in for a treat on this evening! The first of it's kind to hit Brooklyn
NY, this event was geared to rival that of the events at MSG in neighboring
Manhattan, NY. This was the first ever ... >>
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