Reviewing CME 2000 Showcase
The decision to move the CME beach parties from James Bond Beach to Mahogany Beach came as a result of the fact that the James Bond Beach facility will be unavailable due to an upgrading exercise schedule at the time of CME 2000.
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The CME 2000 concerts promise a feast of music from the French, Spanish and English speaking Caribbean to complement the music business conferences and the trade show slated for the Renaissance Jamaica Grande.
Live music lovers will be treated to a feast of Caribbean sounds with Reggae, Salsa, Merengue, Dancehall, Soca, Hip Hop, R & B and some alternative rock.Concerts will be held daily from November 29 through to December 3 at venues such as the Little Pub, the Renaissance Jamaica Grande and Mahogany Beach. The Mahogany Beach events will be the highlight of the CME 2000 concerts.
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There will be two big concerts at Mahogany Beach. The first on the night of Friday December 1 and the second a day time event on Sunday December 3. On Friday December 1 CME presents NIGHT VIBES under the stars at 9pm with Yogi, Zinc Fence, Dingo and special guests Steely and Clevie with Chris Combette of French Guyana and Evette from Jamaica.
This
will be one of the very rare live concert performances by Steely and Clevie.
The December 3 concert at Mahogany is billed as the Caribbean Beach Party
and will be a day time event headlined
by the hottest reggae band in the world today, Morgan Heritage, as well as
the Marley brothers Stephen, Damian and Julian. This show will also feature
Junior Kelly as well as Reel Kila from Martinique and Guadeloupe, Rahzel of
the Roots and Solomon from Trinidad and Tobago among others.
This event will be hosted by top international U.S. based performers.
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The
CME concerts will also feature performances by Bushman, Chrisinti, Soul
Case, Glacia Robinson and Oku Onuora from Jamaica, Bayanga from
Puerto Rico, Eddy Francois from Haiti, the Orange Sky from Trinidad, Big Fat
Hen from Panama and Desire from Barbados among many others.
The concerts have been scheduled so that there will be no time
clashes between the three venues.
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In recent meetings held in Ocho Rios discussions were had with Messrs. Dunlop and Harris of Mahogany Beach, Keith Foote of The Little Pub and David Ellis of Renaissance Jamaica Grande, all of whom welcomed the CME concerts to their venues and pledged their support to the event. As was the case last year the CME concerts will be carried live on the Internet.
See our Tentative Showcase Schedule Below:CARIBBEAN MUSIC EXPO 2000
SHOWCASE SCHEDULE
8:00pm 9:30pm
AISHA
Jamaica
MUZIAH Jamaica
STEVIE FACE Jamaica
GUMPTION BAND - Jamaica
10:00pm to 1:00pm
THE
ORANGE SKY Trinidad
DESIRE- Barbados
BIG FAT HEN Panama
TANTRIC - Jamaica
Thursday November 30, 2000
1:00pm 1:30pm
JAZZIN
JA
SERETSE SMALL - Jamaica
8:00pm 9:30pm
ISLAND
JAMZ
EL A CREW Antigua
WEZON St.Lucia
10:00pm 12:00am
BAYANGA
Puerto Rico
ORE GUMA - Cuba
Friday December 1, 2000
1:00pm 1:30pm
AFRI KALLECTIV SHOWCASE
POET
JONAH - Jamaica
CHRITINE HEWITT - Jamaica
CO2 BAND - Jamaica
8:00pm 9:30pm
NO BOUNDARIES
SOUL
CASE Jamaica
VC - Jamaica
9:00pm 2:00am
NIGHT VIBES
ZINC
FENCE Jamaica
DINGO Jamaica
YOGI - Jamaica
STEELY & CLEVIE - Jamaica
CHRIS COMBETTE French Guyana
EVETTE Jamaica
SPRAGGA BENZ - Jamaica
LMJ Jamaica
SEAN PAUL - Jamaica
AARON HALL - USA
1:00pm 2:00pm
THE AFRO- CARIBBEAN- FRENCH EXPERIENCE
EDDY FRANCOIS Haiti
8:00pm 10:00pm
CME AWARDS DINNER
WYCLEF JEAN/EDDY GRANT
Keynote speaker - PAUL MARSHALL
10:00 pm 2:00am
REGGAE MAGIC CONCERT
OKU
ONOURU - Jamaica
CHRISINTI Jamaica
BUSHMAN Jamaica
ABIJAH Jamaica
BLESSED - Bahamas
12:00pm 12:30pm
LUNCHTIME GOSPEL CONCERT
GLACIA ROBINSON -Jamaica
12:00pm 8:00pm
REEL
KILLA Guadeloupe/Martinique
MORGAN HERITAGE Jamaica
JUNIOR KELLY Jamaica
SOLOMON Trinidad and Tobago
BAYANGA Puerto Rico
DOUG E FRESH USA
QT - Jamaica
AARON SILK - Jamaica
DAMIAN MARLEY Jamaica
STEPHEN MARLEY Jamaica
JULIAN MARLEY Jamaica
MARY J. BLIGE USA, Host
MUSIC BY RENAISSANCE & NITRO
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