Creole surely brings out the best in all of us as we combine with each other to celebrate the Cultural Season. You will get to meet all sorts of persons, from all sorts and walks of life, coming together as a unit. Whether it be through music, through cuisines or through dance, Creole surely never lets up its responsibility. After all, Creole does mean mixture and this is why during the Cultural Season, here in Dominica, you will notice a lot of mixtures in traditions. A variety of different traditional dance styles, a variety of colour-coded traditional wears, especially for the women; different styles in music and many more, can be witnessed rather than just one form of these practices. Music of course, is why we are here today and for the Independence/Creole Season, we bring to you the one and only World Creole Music Festival.
This is and was the very first time that I went to an event like this in Dominica and my expectations of this event was completely blown away. After the Creole in the Park session which took place from Monday to Thursday, the World Creole Music Festival concert quickly followed through from Friday to Sunday. Yes! Seven days of festivities and the spotlight on Dominica is further heightened for the entire week which ended with the last three days of World Creole Music Festival 2012 concert. All eyes are on Dominica during this time because Dominica takes this festivities to a whole new level and can be considered as one of the greatest shows that is hosted and held in the Caribbean Region.
The second day of WCMF 2012 concert was bombarded with more musical geniuses who ranged in their own specific genres and professional skill set and surely brought magic to the stage when they performed.
On a personal note, one of my favorite acts in Caribbean music was also going to be on that stage that night so I knew that I had to be there! The night from beginning to end was filled with the aroma of true Creole and with persons coming from all over the globe to witness, in person, the wonder of the Dominican festivities, only screams one thing...GREATNESS!
