Veteran promoter Francois "Cuchi" Hunt presented an impressive line-up of artists for the Latin/Zouk/Antillean Concert on Friday April 29 in Carnival Village which he is confident will be one of the biggest international shows for Carnival 2011. Headlined by Grammy winning Bachata superstar Prince Royce, the night will also feature Salsa band Adolescentes and Curacao & Aruban sensations Cache Deluxe/Royale. For the Zouk music lovers, the lineup will feature female Zouk singer Orlane, Alex Catherine and Richard Birman who are fresh off of a joint tour in Paris where they played to sold out crowds."Knowing that Carnival 2011 will be a little shorter than usual, I went out to ensure that the folks get a show to remember. With these artists I believe this will be an incredible concert." Hunt said. "Prince Royce is not just one of the biggest Bachata/pop artists today, he is one of the biggest artists in the world period and he is getting bigger. Adolescentes is a veteran Salsa band that has been around and knows how to give a great show. "I received so many requests for Cache Deluxe from people, especially the Arubans and folks from Curacao, we decided to add them to the line-up and the response has been incredible. In fact, they were booked to play in Curacao on April 29 but rescheduled because they wanted to come and play in St. Maarten so bad," he added.
Although it was only his intention to feature his customary Latin artists, Hunt said Carnival lovers realized there was no Zouk on the Carnival calendar and approached him to look into the possibility of adding Zouk music. He responded with stage veterans Orlane, Alex Catherine and Richard Birman, all well known to fans of the Zouk music genre. "We believe the cross-over combination of this concert will be very exciting. From Latin, to Zouk to (former) Antillean music, it will be a great mix, we won't disappoint," Hunt said.President of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation Stuart Johnson said once again "Cuchi" has put together a line-up of artists that will be highly anticipated. "Cuchi has been working with the SCDF for more than a decade. He has a reliable reputation when it comes to his shows and we are sure that the public will be satisfied again for Carnival 2011," Johnson said.
