Tuesday 17th 2014 - New York born, Puerto Rican Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning singer Elvis Crespo will bring his meringue anthems, Tu Sonrisa, Pintame and Suavemente to the first night of the 2014 St Kitts Music Festival, which runs from June 26 through 28, Warner Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts.
Suavemente reached the number one position on the Billboard's National Hot List and remained in first place for seven consecutive weeks. It sold over a million copies in the United States alone and more than 4 million worldwide.
His studio albums span some 16 years with Suavemente - 1998; Pintame and The Remixes - 1999; Wow! Flash - 2000; Urbano - 2002; Saboréalo - 2004; Regresó el Jefe - 2007; Indestructible - 2010 and his latest: Los Monsters - 2012.
According to Faron Lawrence, Chairman the St Kitts Music Festival Organising Committee, Crespo's appearance is being anticipated by many. "We have been getting positive feedback from the Latin community in the Caribbean and South America and our very own locals. Crespo's performance at the Festival represents a culmination of culture and talent here in the Caribbean. Music has no boundaries and we expect Crespo to do what he does best, which is to place genre, ethnicity and language in one melting pot of rhythm and movement we call Meringue."
Among Crespo's many awards, his Saboréalo album took the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Meringue Album. He joins a diverse line up of R&B, reggae, acoustic and jazz acts for the Festival's 18th staging.
Tickets to the three night event are available at select local outlets and online at www.stkittsmusicfestival.com. Admission is EC$100 nightly and $270 for season passes. For further details, check out the St. Kitts Music Festival Facebook page
Thursday:
Machel Montana and Team HD
Destra Garcia
Explainer
Elvis Crespo
Skinny Fabulous
Small Axe Band
Deli Ranks & Meeko
Fantastic Tunda
Friday:
Tarrus Riley
Beenie Man
Chronixx
Capleton
Hi Light
Ashkenaz
AZ'1 Band
Saturday:
Tyrese
Kelly Rowland
Tessane Chin
Paul Peres Project
Deniece Williams
Bobby Kimball
Bill Champlin
Freddie McGregor
SMI
The St. Kitts Music Festival features a wide range of musical styles on the popular market, including R&B, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Soca, Calypso, Gospel and Contemporary music. Past artistes have included such prominent acts as John Legend, Lionel Richie, T-Pain, Michael Bolton, K.C. and the Sunshine Band.
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