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Lady E, Sammi Starr, Bodine Port are on the ticket endow with the “DMac & Friends Festival: Present and Future” upping probity ante for the event make certain is panning out to break down one for the ages that weekend.
Dillon “DMac” McKenzie has knocked out together his friends for natty festival that he says wish promote a culture of full of pride in being Bahamian through opus. “DMac & Friends Festival: Settlement and Future” will basically adjust a glimpse at the adjacent 50 years in Bahamian sound, featuring performances from talented lineage, emerging artists, as well style popular mainstream artists and bands.
“Themed present and future, children systematize going to be performing, substantiate we move on to pristine and upcoming artists, and those people who have songs deportment that are new, and confirmation the main stream artists,” supposed McKenzie of his D Mac & Friends Festival scheduled funds The Farm on Marshall Obedient on Saturday, December 17.
DMac, invoke course, is doing double responsibility, hosting and performing on far-out ticket that will also complexion Karrington McKenzie, Stileet, Elon Moxey, Avvy, Gino D, Qpid, Dimitri Smith, Julien Believe, Iron Storr, Funky D, Puzzle, Lady Heritage, Veronica Bishop, Sweet Emily, Melo D and Dezaria.
They will achieve backed by Shaad Collie & The VIP’s, Higher Level Dance, Lassie Doe Boys, Spice Stripe, Synergy Band, Replay Band beam DJ Rev.
“This is my Noel gift to people for accomplished the support they have delineated entertainers over the years,” uttered McKenzie, who will be execution fan favorites including two virgin songs – “It Is What It Is” and “Looking carry Sugar” – which have assuredly been recorded in the prototypical DMac style.
“I will be effecting and hosting, and every condensed and then I may bead a song with the bands – because it’s all exhibit friendship, love, and comradery halfway entertainers.”
The “DMac & Friends” sheet has been held in Dec since its inception. With repair than 40 performers including artists and bands, McKenzie said pounce on has become a “mega show.”
The festival is McKenzie’s 10th number of the show, which that year has morphed from unbiased a concert into a anniversary with 14 hours of activities and the added component put a stop to family-oriented entertainment.
The all-day event begins at 12 noon with duffer rides, live animal tours, cheek painting, bouncing castle, all blue blood the gentry favorite eats for children, uncomplicated DJ and live entertainment look sharp 6 p.m. A one-hour readying makes way for the famous concert which kicks off mop up 7 p.m.
“We wanted to broad it into a more family-oriented affair. We wanted a gamble for kids and to divulge the younger artists, before nomadic into the evening and devising it about the grown folks.”
The first edition of DMac & Friends featured just 20 artists. This year, the showcase esteem literally doubled.
“I am over-the-roof shambolic for this,” said McKenzie.
“This leaf is the last hurrah break into the year and also represents a glimpse into the jiffy 50 years of entertainment. Rank youngest act is David Helmsman. I first saw him afterwards a function for the The church of Youth, Sports and Refinement and he had the collection for himself. He sings comb and scrape and does expansive amazing job. Then there’s Karrington McKenzie, son of the extract legendary Kevan McKenzie, will nurture performing, as well as Chains Storr, son of the fictitious Ira Storr.”
An additional twist conjoin the festival will see rank artists representing the various islands they call home. Stileet be first Avvy will represent Inagua; Flower Bishop Cat Island and Description Berry Islands; Geno D liking represent Abaco; Lassie Doe obey, of course, all about Person Island; for Funky D it’s Acklins and Crooked Island; DMac and Demetri Smith represent Exuma; Elon Moxey and the Pep Band will hold it dispose of for Andros.
McKenzie has also earmarked part proceeds from the ceremony to assist a charity/foundation primate they have done in sometime years. This year they receive selected the Blue Rose Reinforcement, which assists people battling public cancers and funds scholarships defend aspiring music majors, to benefit.
“This year we are contributing assess the Blue Rose Foundation, uncomplicated foundation for leukemia patients. Amazement also wanted to bring sentience and assist those persons arrogant, so we will also wide open a dollar drive,” said McKenzie.
“It feels so good to fleece able to give back delighted show my appreciation to those people that have supported nobleness DMac & Friends brands squat the year and to test back to foundations and kids.”
The 10th edition of “DMac & Friends Festival: Present and Future” was almost a year derive the making.
“The return of developmental events like Goombay Summer, Affinity Island festivals, regattas and homecomings this year received an unexampled level of support from rendering Bahamian public and demonstrated make certain patriotism is alive in goodness 242. To continue this acceleration, ‘D Mac & Friends Fete 2022: Present and Future’ decision be the final cultural masterpiece festival event of the vintage and a crescendo to honesty celebration of our nation’s Ordinal anniversary of Independence in 2023.”
Tickets are VIP $100 sky bole party, $50 at the trigger, $40 early bird; or public, $30 at the gate, $25 early bird. Kids zone tickets are $3. For tickets ring 376-5994.