Dancehall Queen Spice is expected to have her first performance in Kingston in about five years, as she headlines Kurrent Fest with Trinidadian soca sensation Nailah Blackman. "We are going big with production. We can't have Spice's first performance in Kingston in over five years and it's a small thing.
We are actively working with our production partners ...
to execute one of the largest stages, world-class production, as well as the J'ouvert element being done in a very interesting and interactive way," Kurrent Fest promoter Nathan Davis told THE STAR . Spice last performed in Kingston in 2019. Creating a Caribbean musical fusion while delivering the best of both worlds - dancehall and soca - is one of the event's main aims, and Davis said there was no better way to get "bumpa jumping" at a vibrant J'ouvert party than to handpick both genres' "most energetic" females.
"We wanted to stand out with performances that are not typical or have not been seen in the event space for a while. Additionally, we wanted to focus more on entertainment that would provide an upbeat push that just continues to escalate the energy of partygoers; not to execute a stage show, but a 'Kurrent' - which speaks to energy, and we want to keep the energy going all night," said Davis. "So we thought [about] the most energetic and festival-worthy performers we could get to headline this event; who other than the Grammy-nominated Queen of Dancehall and the soca sensation who has had the number one soca .
