Kes on the soca dialog organized by the BPL and Tropicalfete in September 2023.
Photograph by Gregg Richards / Brooklyn Public Library, file
Worldwide soca star Kes the Band introduced on Thursday his first headline efficiency at Central Park Summer time Stage on June 8.
Produced by Reside Nation Leisure and Kes, the Trinidad and Tobago-based Kes mentioned this live performance will kick off the summer season and Caribbean Heritage Month with “a singular mix of Caribbean and up to date world sounds.”
Identified for his energetic and infectious Soca hits, Kes the band has captivated audiences around the globe with chart-topping tracks like “Good day,” “Savannah Grass,” “My Love,” and, most just lately “Miracle.”.
The Summer time Stage at Central Park announcement follows Kes’s current pageant, “IzWe,” the place he introduced the discharge of his highly-anticipated album “Man With No Door,” set to launch on March 29, 2024.
“Followers can count on an electrifying efficiency as Kes brings his signature high-energy stage presence and dynamic vocals to the enduring Central Park Summer time Stage venue,” Ronnie Tomlinson, the Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based leisure publicist, instructed Caribbean Life.
“Together with his band backing him up, the live performance guarantees to be an unforgettable evening of celebration and continuous dancing,” added the chief government officer of the New York-based Destine Media.
“Summer time Stage Central Park, a famend outside live performance sequence, has been a staple of New York Metropolis’s summer season leisure for many years,” Tomlinson continued. “Positioned within the coronary heart of Central Park, this open-air venue gives the right setting for Kes the Band to showcase his vibrant and infectious Soca tunes.”
Considered one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated musical acts, Kes, often known as Kes the Band, led by vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller, has been a pioneering power in soca since its formation in 2005.
“Collaborating with artists like Snoop Dogg, Wizkid and Main Lazer, Kes has taken Soca to world levels, delivering indelible anthems like ‘Wotless’ and ‘Savannah Grass’, whereas mastering smoothed-out, island pop jams comparable to ‘Good day’ and ‘Liki Tiki,’” Tomlinson mentioned.
In 2020, she mentioned Kes launched the energetic “live-in-studio” album, “We House,” capturing their celebrated stage vitality for residence listening.
Their upcoming album, “Man With No Door,” is about to drop later this yr on California’s Ineffable Information, Tomlinson mentioned.
She mentioned Reside Nation Leisure (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s main reside leisure firm comprising world market leaders: Ticketmaster, Reside Nation Concert events and Reside Nation Sponsorship. For added data, go to www.livenationentertainment.com.
