{"id":6411,"date":"2023-07-07T14:38:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T14:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2023-07-14T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:11:05","slug":"taste-of-the-caribbean-festival-starts-this-weekend-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/?p=6411","title":{"rendered":"Taste of the Caribbean Festival Starts This Weekend in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Taste of the Caribbean (TOTC) festivals\u2019 \u2018Rum Edition\u2019 starts this weekend; at the Old-Port of Montreal (Clock-Tower Quay).\u00a0 The festival runs from July 6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; 9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2023, with free entrance every day from 12pm \u2013 11pm.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s event features Caribbean restaurants and caterers, mixology demos by our rum ambassador, special tastings, 42 episodes free screening in the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018One Love\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> tent, music business seminars, kids\u2019 activities from various countries and more!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There will be live cultural performances by various Caribbean genres of music on a new main stage setup, as well as several other on-site activities, such as: a rum zone, a \u2018One Love\u2019 educational workshops tent, a kid\u2019s area, a special VIP Terrace Experience, several dance, and percussion sessions, and more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live performance will feature some of Montreal and Toronto\u2019s popular Caribbean acts, such as: Elaine \u2018Lil Bit\u2019 Shepherd, Mikey Dangerous, Adan De Dios, DJ Selecta Jinx, Kya Kindu, Josemar, Singing P, El Melodiko, Nueva Vista, Natural Fyah, Leesa and Kali, DJ Mawga K, Keon \u2018KD\u2019 Dan, Saya Percussions, Djamboola Dance troop, Ukpong \u2018Pong\u2019 Etang on steel pan, DJ TLC, DJ Daven Ray, DJ Fabio Brizzi, Living Legends group of DJs, Shakky ft. Bobby, DJ Judgement, Energy Squad, DJ Blaster, a special appearance by Legato and more can be found at: https:\/\/totc.ca\/schedule-2023<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VIP Terrace tickets: https:\/\/totc.ca\/tickets<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, the festival will help to launch a new Caribbean-themed product Omerto Cocktail, a special cocktail blend of ginger and tomatoes. Del Monte exotic juices, Flor de Cana rum, Rosemont rum, Straight Vodka, and ESKA water will also be on-site to keep everyone well hydrated, as well as SLEEK Recovery to keep you alert in the morning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here is the breakdown of activities:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Main Stage: Festival goers can join in on interactive dance workshops and watch electrifying live performances. Some of the live performances are brought to you by Stages Canada, which consists of various Caribbean artists from Montreal and Toronto.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Rum Zone: Back by popular demand on an annual basis, the Rum Zone has become a great way to discover Caribbean rums! Visitors can pick from a variety of rum tastings sets, which includes but not limited to some of our rum sponsors: Mount Gay, 3 Lacs Distillery and recently added Flor de Cana.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Food Zone: Visitors can travel the islands through their taste buds by sampling traditional and fusion dishes. Vendors will be serving up a variety of dishes, desserts and homemade juices from Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad and more!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2018One Love\u2019 Tent: A Caribbean educational and historical area; activities in this tent will feature music business workshops, financial workshops, history books\u2019 presentations, as well as full screenings of our 42 web-series episodes which were filmed and produced during the lockdowns\u2019 virtual editions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kids Zone: A pirate bouncy castle with a full inflatable drum-kit game (and more), will keep the children entertained as you sip on our very own Taste the Bean Caribbean coffee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Taste of the Caribbean is an exotic experience for all your senses!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taste of the Caribbean (TOTC) festivals\u2019 \u2018Rum Edition\u2019 starts this weekend; at the Old-Port of Montreal (Clock-Tower Quay).\u00a0 The festival runs from July 6th&#8211; 9th, 2023, with free entrance every day from 12pm \u2013 11pm.\u00a0 This year\u2019s event features Caribbean restaurants and caterers, mixology demos by our rum ambassador, special tastings, 42 episodes free [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,239],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-6411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-news","category-international-news","tag-featured"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6412,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6411\/revisions\/6412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}