Reviewing CME 2000 Showcase

As plans for the second annual Caribbean Music Expo hit high gear, the organizers  have now confirmed that the beautiful Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios will be the venue for two big beach concerts.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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
NOVEMBER 29- DECEMBER 3, 2000

SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

Wednesday November 29, 2000
Renaissance Jamaica Grande, 8:00pm – 9:30pm

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

AISHA – Jamaica
MUZIAH – Jamaica
STEVIE FACE – Jamaica
GUMPTION BAND - Jamaica

Little Pub

10:00pm to 1:00pm

CARIBBEAN ALTERNATIVE ROCK

THE ORANGE SKY – Trinidad
DESIRE- Barbados
BIG FAT HEN – Panama
TANTRIC - Jamaica

Thursday November 30, 2000

Renaissance Jamaica Grande

1:00pm – 1:30pm

JAZZIN’ JA
SERETSE SMALL - Jamaica

8:00pm – 9:30pm

ISLAND JAMZ
EL A CREW – Antigua
WEZON – St.Lucia

Little Pub

10:00pm – 12:00am

LATIN PARTY

BAYANGA – Puerto Rico
ORE  GUMA - Cuba
Friday December 1, 2000

Renaissance Jamaica Grande

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

Mahogany Beach

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

Saturday December 2, 2000

Renaissance Jamaica Grande

1:00pm – 2:00pm

THE AFRO- CARIBBEAN- FRENCH EXPERIENCE

EDDY FRANCOIS – Haiti

Renaissance Jamaica Grande

8:00pm – 10:00pm

CME AWARDS DINNER

WYCLEF JEAN/EDDY GRANT

Keynote speaker -  PAUL MARSHALL

Little Pub

10:00 pm – 2:00am

REGGAE MAGIC CONCERT

OKU ONOURU - Jamaica
CHRISINTI – Jamaica 
BUSHMAN – Jamaica
ABIJAH – Jamaica
BLESSED - Bahamas

Sunday December 3, 2000

Renaissance Jamaica Grande

12:00pm – 12:30pm

LUNCHTIME GOSPEL CONCERT

GLACIA ROBINSON -Jamaica

Mahogany Beach

12:00pm – 8:00pm

CARIBBEAN BEACH PARTY

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
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