One Love Westcoast Festival is the new edition of the Latin summer fest that ran out of Trout Lake for 15 years until 2015.
August 11 to 13, One Love Westcoast Music and Community Festival celebrates the music of the worlds and the Latin, African and Caribbean cultures.
One Love Westcoast Festival is the new edition of the Latin summer fest that ran out of Trout Lake for 15 years until 2015. This family event is for all ages with no alcohol sales. Kids under 12 are free.
Latin Summer Fest, Van Music and Super Chido Productions present this first edition of the One Love Westcoast Festival featuring Afro-Latino and reggae cultures and music. This three-day event will be hosted at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby over the weekend and a red carpet VIP concert on Friday night at the iconic Rickshaw Theatre (254 East Hastings Street, Vancouver).
The Afro-Latin and Reggae International stage will house local and international acts such as Mexico’s AntiDoping, who are reggae superstars celebrating 25 years of resistance championing the social causes of Latin America. Potato from Vitoria Gasteiz in Spain is another super reggae ska world power. Formed in 1984 they were the first ska reggae band in their country and after several members and numerous LP and tours they are still going strong with a new CD called Todo el Rato. Mexican band Maskatesta is a ska sensation in Mexico used to filling stadiums and getting everyone to dance to their infectious music.
Coco Jaffro. Photo by Clyde Scott @Davosh Photos
The Sentiments from Portland appear on Saturday, Aug. 12 at Swangard Stadium. One of the fixtures of Portland, the Sentiments is a classic ska band with a powerful female vocal. Among their members are seasoned musicians that do in some of the best ska projects in their state.
Friday’s VIP concert features AntiDoping, the Sentiments and Potato.
Saturday we move to the Swangard Stadium where you’ll also be welcomed by the enticing fusion local sounds of Los Duendes, Kunda, Rumba 7, MNGWA and Impulso, among others. Food trucks, a market place, information kiosks and DJs will cascade onto the venue to create the Coconut Village.
This family event is for all ages with no alcohol sales. Kids under 12 are free.
Full-access pass early bird is now on sale at www.myshowpass.com – One Love Westcoast Festival
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