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The entertainment card for these regatta
mega-concerts featured some of St. Maarten’s and the Caribbean’s most dynamic
performers and was headlined by the incomparable Motown group ‘The Commodores’.
The seasoned musicians and vocalists who are famous for hit songs
“Night Shift” and “Slippery When Wet”
brought down the house at Kim Sha Beach in Simpson Bay for the grand finale of
the Regatta.
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| Trinidadian Soca Queen Destra Garcia thrilled the Heineken Regatta crowd with her numerous hit songs |
Much to the St. Maarten audience’s
delight, the group performed such classics as “Brick House”, “Easy”, “Three
Times A Lady” and “Sail On” displaying true energetic ‘old school’ flair to an audience
of all ages and backgrounds.
Stealing the show on the French Side of
the island was dynamic St. Maarten band Youth Waves which gave the crowd in
Marigot a mixed set comprising of all musical genres. The Youth Waves band
shared the stage with Trinidadian Soca Queen Destra Garcia who thrilled her
fans with her hits “Bonnie and Clyde”, “Call My Name”, “It’s Carnival” and
“Fly”.
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| A group of Swedish pose with members of St. Maarten’s Reggae-Rock fusion band Orange Grove which performed at one of the Regatta parties |
Rounding off the entertainment
highlights were the performances by St. Maarten’s Reggae-Rock fusion band
Orange Grove (which rocked the Phillipsburg Boardwalk), Zouk artiste Patrick Grayham
and Dutch DJ duo Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano.
Throughout the years the St. MaartenHeineken Regatta has featured top regional and international music acts such as
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, The Black Eyed Peas and the Marley Brothers. After this
year’s successful events the promoters and organizers are already in the planning
stages for a high-powered 34th edition.
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