10 Music Stars You Can Watch in the Caribbean This Year

By: - April 2nd, 2014
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The Caribbean is one of the great music exporters in history. But it also manages to attract some great musical talent to come to its many festivals over the course of the year, and 2014 is no different, with high-profile musicians heading across the region to headline musical fetes. Here are 10 world-class musicians, both from the region and abroad, you can hear this year. Of course, they’re just a few of a host of great musicians that will be performing at all of these festivals.

John Legend

The nine-time Grammy Award winner is heading to Tobago this month.

Tobago Jazz Festival
April 18-27

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