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4 St. John Tradewinds, July 5-11, 2010
St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Tristan Ewald
Music at Poweville had the crowd jamming till
the early morning hours each night last week.
Festival Music Line Up Continues To Impress
by malik stevens
St. John Tradewinds
It has long been known that St. John has
the best musical line up for Festival anywhere
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
With a close-knit drama-free setting and
entertainment from across the Caribbean,
people from all over gather in Village to enjoy
what this little island has to offer during
Festival time.
And once again this year the St. John Festival
and Cultural Organization has continued
to keep this tradition alive. Powellville
has been a huge hit with its musical line up.
Beginning on Wednesday, June 30, with
soothing pan playing by the Love City
Pan Dragons, Love City’s own Cool Session
Brass and the Road March Champions
Spectrum Band, village this year has kept
festival-goers highly entertained night after
night.
On Thursday night, July 1, a huge crowd
was in attendance to move to the melodies
of Ah We Band and Extreme Band. With
WCK coming all the way from Dominica,
the audience was in for a great surprise.
The band filled the night sky with an
abundance of powder and flour delighting
the audience. By the end of the night, many
in the village crowd were covered head to
toe.
Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, were
no different. Imagination Brass, UMB Soldiers,
and first timers El-A-Kru had locals
and visitors rocking in harmony from the
early evening till the wee hours of the morning.
“I have never heard of them, but they
were on point,” one person said about El-A-
Kru while leaving the festivities at the end
of the night.
On Saturday, Red Hot Flames were on
fire, Odisi, from Nevis, displayed their
unique style of music, and well known Daddy
Jones and Crew were accompanied by
V.I. singers Pumpa and Rudy.
All three bands drew people of all ages to
groove out in village. While the young kids
jumped up to the music in front of the stage,
the older crowd swayed their hips back and
forth further in the back of the crowd near
the booths lining the lot.
The celebration was sure to continue on
Sunday night, July 4, with Pan-In-Motion,
Wrection Band from St. John, Xpress Band,
Nu Vibes — who were previously known as
Suga Band — and internationally-renowned
Destra, who has been a favorite in St. John
Village for several years.
Powellville wraps up on Monday, July
5, with Cool Session Brass again taking the
stage, followed by the Virgin Islands all-star
entertainers Jam Band, and hugely-popular
Soca artist Shurwayne Winchester.
Coming straight out of Trinidad and Tobago,
Winchester is known to bring energy,
grace and momentum to every event he performs.
While the weather was not too cooperative
at the beginning of St. John Festival celebrations,
the rain has let up just in time for
the crowds to enjoy the great musical line up
at Powellville.
With clear and cool nights, everyone has
truly enjoyed Love City’s Musical Trend for
Festival 2010.