Tempo Turns 4 in St. Croix
Celebrating Caribbean music
virginvoices.com staff
St. Croix native, Frederick Morton's TEMPO, the Caribbean music sensation, celebrated its fourth birthday in St. Croix.
Headlining the show was Jamaican dancehall sensation Shabba Ranks.
One of the hottest salsa bands Puerto Rico—N’Klabe performed, along with two rising stars in reggae today—Tarrus Riley and Gramps Morgan.
Trinidad’s three-time Soca Monarch Champion Iwer George sang from his wide selection of hit songs.
Jamaican dancehall diva Ce’Cile returned for her second TEMPO concert on St. Croix.
Local St. Croix artists were also on the bill, including Mada Nile, Road March Champions UMB Soldiers, and 2008 VI Idol Winner Cherise King.
See more photos in photo galleryhere.
Photos: Left to right: Tarrus Riley and Dean Frazier, Borrel and John Heckers, Iwer George and Ce Cile, Gramps Morgan, Gideon Chandler
Photos by Marjo Aho
A Finnish third generation photographer, Marjo Aho came to the Virgin Islands by way of Southeast Asia 11 years ago. She fell in love with St. Croix and made it her home. When she isn't found on assignment photographing sports, concerts and other cultural events on St. Croix, she might be underwater on a coral reef photographing fish or hanging out with tribesmen in some remote village where camera batteries are scarce and beetlenut is plentiful. Her images have been published in diveguides and travel, sports and cultural magazines in the US and Europe. Visit marjoaho.com
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