MOTTAC (Musicians of the Turks and Caicos Islands) launched their first Music Festival at the Downtown Ballpark on Saturday, October 26th 2019 which was commissioned by the Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson and sponsored by the Office of the Premier, Local Government and Community Affairs. More than 20 local artists both solo and groups performed at what will be an annual event.
The event started at 12 noon with a family fun day and kid’s fair with games and prizes and featured performances by the Adelaide Oemler Primary School Rip Saw Band, Long Bay Highschool Choir, RAJ the Entertainer and the British West Indies Collegiate Steel Pan Ban.
The set list for the evening included artists from across the Islands featuring performances from: –
- DJ Savage
- Team Up Records
- Island Boys
- Super P
- Inna Groove
- DJ DAYOH
- Sea Breeze
- Johnna Messam
- Carl ‘Choice’ Lewis
- Sax O Pan Serenades
- Mikey
- Quinton Dean
- Gemma
- Tess
- Julian
- Stanley Roots
- Q-Band Lynx
- Pro-Vision
- Mohen Cox
- Prime DJ’s
- Noel and Tiffany Brown
- V6 Band Boys
Premier Hon. Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson commenting on the success of the festival stated: “I was blown away by the production quality and showmanship of the MOTTAC Music Festival and all the entertainers who performed! It is a testament to the caliber of talent we have across all areas of entertainment in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is important for my Government to keep its mandate to providing a platform where TCI’s talented musicians, entertainers and production technicians can showcase their various gifts; hence, the creation of Musicians of the Turks and Caicos and the commissioning of the Music Festival.
The Office of the Premier was a proud sponsor of the MOTTAC Music Festival and will continue to support this initiative in the future.
Congratulations to the MOTTAC Team for their first successful event and I look forward to what they have in store for years to come!”
The establishment MOTTAC was commissioned by the Premier Robinson earlier this year and will be held during Heritage Month annually. The Office of the Premier is a proud sponsor of the festival.
