Usher, Marc Anthony to Headline Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival

By: - June 17th, 2013

Above: last year’s festival

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Music stars Usher and Marc Anthony will be headlining the 2013 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival.

The two will be joined by a roster including The Roots, Diana Ross, Luis Miguel, Toto, Erykah Badu and Sonny Rollins, among others.

“The Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival is growing into one of the best music festivals in the world and headlining acts like Usher, Luis Miguel, Gladys Knight and Diana Ross cements the Festival’s reputation,” said Andre Rojer, Marketing Manager North America, Curaçao Tourist Board, in a statement. “Curaçao is truly now an A-list destination for music and cultural tourism in the Caribbean.”

The two-day festival is being held for the fourt time at the World Trade Center – Piscadera Bay in Curacao.

The event begins Aug. 30.

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