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Grammy award winning reggae artiste Buju Banton has been added to the line-up of Melé Destinations 2023.
“We are very excited to welcome one of the world’s greatest reggae artistes to Melé Destinations,” said chief executive officer of TRIBE Dean Ackin.
He said, “Our first Destination Carnival held in Cancun, Mexico was a success and our aim is to make this year even bigger and better. “There will be concert performances by both Buju and soca legend Machel Montano on two separate nights, featuring their greatest hits.”
Melé Destinations is a five-day food and drink inclusive event, which takes the fete, fun, music, and mas of T&T Carnival to an all-inclusive resort in Cancun, Mexico.
It is a collaborative effort between TRIBE Carnival and Machel Montano.
Ahead of the announcement, the soca superstar Montano took his Instagram page to tease the legendary Jamaican act.
“Hey ha. Mele you ready?” Montano asked on his Instagram page.
“The countdown is on, in less than four months we are touching down in Cancun to shake up the whole place.
“September 7 to 11 is about to be a movie with you as the stars. Yeah, I have something else for alyuh that might shake up the place before me set foot in Cancun. Some people call me a legend. Well come closer, come mele 2023 bringing you constant performances by two legends. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this.”me,
Buju will join Montano alongside Voice, Lyrikal, Nailah Blackman, Skinny Fabulous, Nadia Batson, Viking Ding Dong, Ravi B and Olatunji in Cancun.
TRIBE Carnival and Montano’s partnership began as a venture on the high seas—a luxury five-day, four-night cruise, scheduled to set sail in 2021.
Just as the cruise was nearing sold out status, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and altered plans.
The cruise was rescheduled for 2022. However, after careful consideration of the global perspectives of COVID-19, the partners decided to shift gears and instead, offer an on-land, all-inclusive event called Melé Destinations.
The first edition of Melé Destinations was held from April 28 to May 2, 2022.
Bookings for the highly anticipated event are still open.
To get #indMelé2023, visit www.meledestinations.com.