Trinidad's "Soca Sweetheart" Destra Garcia (pink top) posing for a few pics and conversing with SKNVibes.com very own Anastasia (red top) and ZIZ's Rhonda Browne (white top) after today's press conference at the Fort Thomas Hotel. SKNVibes.com Photo/Suelika N. Buchanan

Basseterre, St. Kitts; (Thursday June 24, 2004) With words such as “mash up” and “tear up” the list of acts scheduled to perform on the Thursday night of the St. Kitts Music Festival said that they are ready to “turn up” things.

 

During a live press conference at the Fort Thomas Hotel, some hours ago, which began at 10 a.m. today Thursday June 24, performers such as Destra Garcia, Shurwayne Winchester and Denise Belfon of Trinidad said that they are ready to set “fire” to the place.

 

First comers to the festival out of Nevis, The Ultrasonics Band assured everyone that they will keep the fire flowing and turn it up a notch for the “sweetest band in the world” the Small Axe Band to carry on.

The other performers present at the historic hotel for the press conference were La Kru out of Antigua, St. Kitts’ very own “sugar band”, the Nu Vybes Band and Caribbean Trafik Band out of Trinidad.

 

The contnigent of Thursday Night performers posing for pictures for the press after the press conference.

A section of the artistes at the press conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media personnel such as Winn FM, Sugar City Rock, ZIZ Broadcasting, Leeward Times, The Labour Spokesman, and representative from Kiss FM out of St. Thomas, a Canadian Media Group and yours truly SKNVibes.com were present to ask the acts budding questions.

 

Minister with responsibility for the festival Jacinth Henry-Martin guaranteed listening and viewing audience and everyone present of a most entertaining and exciting show.

 

One of the concerns raised at the press conference was security, however, Inspector Stafford Liburd of the Police Force said that the security’s presence would be visible and no illegal drugs or firearm would be permitted on the grounds.

 

The general public was also warned not to bring to the festival illegal recording devices or digital or film cameras, which will be confiscated from the guilty parties.

 

After the press conference, the media were given the opportunity to take photos with the performers and conduct one on one interviews.

The new and improved Music Festival stage.

"The Saucy One" Denise Belfon doing a jingle for the Sugar Bowl Kid of ZIZ.