Dominica’s Must-Visit Music Festival

By: - April 18th, 2018

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Looking for another reason to visit the Caribbean this spring?

Dominica’s popular Jazz ’n Creole music festival is back on the calendar, with plans for a major music event on Sunday, May 20.

Last year’s Jazz ‘n Creole festival.

It’s another positive step for the island as it recovers from Hurricane Maria.

This year’s event, held as always at the Cabrits National Park in Portsmouth, will be headlined by Trinidadian string sensation Xavier Strings and local “princes of song” Michele Henderson.

The event will also feature a range of fringe events around the island, including in the north.

For more information, visit Discover Dominica.

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