Culture Reggae Festival “a success” in US state, says Jamaican promoter

Jamaican-born Wilson and other business associates native to the Pine State brought an idea hatched years ago to realization with Reggae stalwarts Warrior King and Turbulence the headline stars.

Morning showers threatened to damper the highly anticipated showpiece before the heavens gave way to bright sunshine and an unforgettable experience for those present inside the Worumbo Riverfront Entertainment Center in the town of Lisbon, a community of close to 10,000 inhabitants.

The cast did not disappoint, Wilson tells Old Harbour News, and he believes the groundwork has been laid for a bigger and better show next time around.

“I feel like the show was a success. I think I accomplished what I wanted to which was the diversity, the interaction with the artistes, the kids, it was family-friendly,” he said.

“For it being the first one I think it was amazing… and all the feedback that I have been getting was that it was an amazing show. A lot of people told me that they haven’t seen a show or enjoyed themselves that much in years which also makes me feel good.”

The Positive Vibez Entertainment promoter then added: “I do have other potential sponsors that are now saying ‘hey we want to be a part of this next year, we definitely want to support it. The town was a big support for the entire thing.

Mighty Mystic, Nate Winter and reggae band Stream Reggae were also among the performers on the night and by all indications a budding partnership could be in the making.

“The artistes: they know that this was my first one and they did everything that they could to make sure that it was a success,” Wilson said. “It was an amazing performance by all the artistes; and they even have said that they would love to come back again and potentially bring in other artistes who they have worked with before.

“As far as the little rain in the morning, it may have deterred some people but as the day went on it became warm, people just kept coming throughout the day. Towards the end of the show it was a good crowd of people and the interaction was just amazing.”

Highlights from the show showed Warrior King and others showed vast experience, as they moved amongst patrons to create a natural vibe and memorable moments for many.

Wilson, who is no stranger to attending festivals of this nature, also shared his personal view on the performers.

“Biggest takeaway: the artiste’s interaction with the crowd. They were involved, they went down into the crowd, they shook hands, they brought the kids up that was one of the biggest things that I really enjoyed.

“The encouragement to see how everyone was so happy and it makes me feel good and that I want to do this again, the diversity that I was able to pull which over the years I have gone to shows and have not seen that kind of diversity. So I feel like with that it really gives me the strength to want to really put in the energy to do this again.”