This was the line-up for 2020. Hope to see you here in 2023!
Zeeteah Massiah
Born in Barbados, raised in the UK, she is one of the most exciting live singers performing today. With a US No. 1 dance hit behind her, Zeeteah is known for a wide style of recordings and has sung with some of the greatest stars of our time including Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, Phil Collins and Sting.
Kids on Pan
A firm favourite to kick off our Sunday at this Music Festival
Kellie Cadogan
A voice that embodies elegance, artistry, style and a vocal skill that creates an inspiring jazz experience. Kellie's vocal styles are linked to the tonal quality and elegance of Nancy Wilson & Diana Krall and her vocal freedom and improvisational skills to that of Ella Fitzgerald.
Bequia Blues Band
This band of merry men (and a merry lady) are back on stage with some new material. Plus the hot horn section promise to be there too!
Rodney Small Essence Band
Having had the opportunity to perform in New York City,Toronto, Boston, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Antigua, Jamaica, Rodney feels that his mission is to uplift the music of the steel-pan and make it more pronounced in the international arena.
DXdP
Dymez X daPixel bring their version of Vincentian music and flavor to the wider market while making St. Vincent and the Grenadines a more recognizable and respected name within the industry.
LPank
…is one of Socas newest upcoming artistes known for his underground dancehall music.
Keith Currency
Darron Andrews
Internationally acclaimed Vincentian musician, CEO of Darron Andrews Music, and a proud graduate with a Bachelors of Music in Jazz and Popular Music Studies from the Edna Manley School of Visual and Performing Arts in Jamaica. He has traveled all over the world sharing his musical gift. He has performed on many stages including “JoJazz” in Havana, the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Music Festival which featured Arturo Tappin, Mary J. Blige, John legend, Celine Dion, Chronix, Third World and many more.
Fonando
Kenville Horne better known as Fonando, is a soca artist from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Fonando’s breakthrough on the soca circuit came via his contribution called ‘Bamboo’ in 2017, which give him the momentum to continue pursuing his love of music.
In 2019, Fonando’s soca career started to gain further traction with his monster hit ‘No Soda’, making it one of the biggest songs for Vincy Mas. The success of ‘No Soda’ has led to several bookings and performances overseas, particularly the USA and Canada.
Chewalee Johnson
Chewalee began his journey as a musician in 2015 where he performed his first song in the Calypso arena, 'Woman Have the Secret Weapon' as a part of the Graduates Calypso Tent. In 2016, he ventured into the Ragga Soca arena with his hit song 'Rumist', with which he earned himself the title of SVG's Ragga Soca Monarch that year. This title also earned him a spot in the 2017 International Soca Monarch Semi-finals held in Trinidad and Tobago where he did his country proud. Alongside his performances in Calypso and Ragga Soca, Chewalee also ventured into the Power Soca category in 2018, in which he was a finalist. In 2019, he placed third in the Ragga Soca Monarch Competition with another hit 'Rum Cheaper Than Woman'. He was a part of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2019 CARIFESTA Contingent held in Trinidad and Tobago.
Chewalee exemplifies a true culture man in every sense of the term. He is a panist, calypsonian, soca artiste, song writer, masquerader; playing with Nelson Bloc since 1993 and now playing King of the Bands for the past years, and mas builder. Chewalee also sits on the Executives of both the Youlou Pan Movement (YPM), as the Public Relations Officer(PRO), and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Calypsonians Association (SVGCA), as the Vice President.
The Shuffle Demons
All the way from Canada…Funk, Jazz, Bop, Rap. This is what you get when you cross 3 amazing saxophonists dressed in wacky clothes, a crazy dancing drummer and a killer upright bass player!
Boo Hinkson
Praised by guitarists George Benson and Stanley Jordan, Ronald "Boo" Hinkson is a guitarist from Saint Lucia who combines jazz with soca music.
GBK
Kevan Sahai & the Crashers
Having performed in New York, London, Toronto, Aspen, and Vienna we are very much looking forward to the return of Kevan and the gang.
Joshu
…is a songwriter and performer to be watched closely over the next few years. Raised in Antigua, West Indies on a potent mixture of Bob Dylan, calypso, and the ocean, Joshu is bringing a new island sound to the world.
SITA
With a reputation for her risque, high energy, stage performances and edgy flamboyant dress code, Sita’s performances always result in calls for encores.
Jamesy P
Vincentian born Jamesy P is one of the seasoned artists on the Caribbean music scene. Jamesy P first known huge soca hit was the song “ Nookie” in 2005, that reached the Top 20 and peaked at #14 on the UK singles chart, as well as selling well in the Caribbean, USA and Canada. He contributes new songs and hits every carnival season in the region, as well as St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Like many other Vincentians living overseas, Jamesy P sprinkles a bit of soca culture into every aspect of his life. In his compostions of music in other genres, one can still hear the rhythms and basslines of soca. Also a skilled songwriter, he has written lyrics for Farmer Nappy, Fadda Fox, Lyrikal and most notably the monster hit Hulk by Blaxx, as well as Brace Up for Machel Montano. He currently resides in USA. His 2019 contribution is the hit song Soca Land. We are thrilled to have this veteran of sweet soca performing at De Reef for Bequia Musicfest 2020.
K-netiK
Arbie James, Andrew James, Arton Mc Kree, Samwick Bruce, Tony Benjamin & Wayne Edwards
Caspa G
A finalist in the 2019 Vincy Mas, Soca Monarch Competition, this young, trending Soca artiste, Zavique Caspa G Morris is making a name for himself by his high energy powa Soca music. He will perform for the first time at the Bequia Music Festival.
Hypasounds
Olatunji
Olatunji is a soca artist from Trinidad and Tobago with numerous titles to his credit including the Groovy Monarch (2015) for his breakout hit "Ola".
He spent 5 years with the Roy Cape All Star and also studied the performing arts in London. His unique style can be described as World-Beat Soca.
…and here are just some of the wonderful artists who kindly performed here in the last few years.
Freddie McGregor, Gregg Jackson, 2 Mile Hill, Dana Gillespie & the London Blues Band, Joe Louis Walker, Murali Coryell, Toby Armstrong, Arturo Tappin, Nicholas Brancker Project, Signal Band, Martin Harley, Denzil Bacchus Band, Ian Siegel, Rick Estrin, Zak Harmon, Todd Sharpville, Dino Baptiste, Julien Brunetaud, Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges, NJ30, Marius Charlemagne, Edwin Yearwood, Lenny Bradford, FYA Empress, OMG The Band, Tony Prescott, Yaphatto, The Honky Tonics, Bequia Blues Band, Xavier Strings, Leisa Way, Impac Jazz, Abuza, Dynamite, Jimmy Z, Knetik, Deanna Bogart, ‘Sweet Soca Man’ Baron, Barracuda, Sean Harkness, Shaun Munday, Toby Armstrong Band, Deanna, Stefan Roach, Onika Best, Rodney Small, Rob Zii & Phyness, Darron Andrews, Rockstone, Mr. Gwada Benz, King Bubba & the FM Band with Teddyson John, DJ Shatta, Kids on Pan, Lennox, Luta, Dynamite, Erphaan Alves, Imij & Company, WCK, Becket, GBK, Debbie Reifer, Vykinz Band with Keido Foster, Kevan Sahai and the Crashers, Rey Escobar Latin Band, Infinity, Elite Steel Band, Joshu, Hance, LPank, Nicki Pierre, D’Termine, Hector Belda Om, Hasani Arthur, Andy Cruickshank, Energy, Jan & Louis, Kyron Baptiste,