Mavado to bring dancehall magic to Dominica's World Creole Music Festival

One of dancehall’s biggest stars, Mavado, is expected to light up the stage during Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival in October.

The Jamaican DJ, singer and songwriter joins an illustrious list of reggae and dancehall artistes to perform at the region’s leading indigenous music festival, bringing his crafty lyrics, high energy, world acclaim and large fan base to the Festival City at Windsor Park Sports Stadium in the capital, Roseau.

Mavado, whose real name is David Constantine Brooks, was raised in Kingston's Cassava Piece community.

Growing up in the 1990s he looked up to artistes such as Bounty Killer who inspired him to work in the dancehall genre.

Bounty would later serve as mentor and took him under his wings to show him the ropes of the music industry and introduced him to his manager. He decided to name himself Mavado after the Swiss watch company, Movado.

Mavado is an award-wining dancehall artist who has collaborated with several leading artistes including Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Ludacris, Akon and Jay-Z, among others.

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In 2016, Mavado’s song Progress was featured on DJ Khaled’s Major Key album.

The album was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Rap album category. The dancehall star has had a number of his hit singles on the Billboard Chart over the years and has been featured heavily on R&B/hip-hop radio in the USA and around the world.

The 20th edition of Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival is scheuled for 27-29 October.

A line-up of local, regional, and international acts covering a diverse range of creole music – from the infectious bouyon to the sweet sensation of soca and calypso, reggae, afro-funk, Haitian kompas to the vibrating sounds of cadence-lypso and zouk – awaits visitors.

On this year’s line-up are Machel Montano, Kalash, Mavado, Yemi Alade, Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons, Sweet Micky, Kai, Etana, Romain Virgo, Klass, Marcé & Tumpak, Asa Bantan, Triple Kay International, Mizik à Nou All Stars, Breve, Swingin’ Stars, and the Zouk All Stars featuring Jean Marc Ferdinand, Orlane, Francky Vincent, and Stéphane Ravor.