The final night of the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival on Mother’s Day May 14, dubbed The Ultimate Celebration, a celebration of St Lucian and Caribbean music excellence alongside a pop music living legend, was, for all intents and purposes, Sting & Shaggy in Concert and the rest.
NIGEL CAMPBELL From early in the day on May 13, the picnic vibe was prominent at the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, as evidenced by beach chairs, blankets and a general vibe looking for entertainment. But African excellence was dashed by a report of an “altercation” between event organiser St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA)
The consensus among the 5,000 crowd at Pigeon Island National Landmark for the third night of the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, May 12, was not so much how great Caribbean music was this night, but how great was this traffic to leave this venue that night.