Machel Montano joins Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival finale

Machel Montano was among the performers at the closing night of Dominica’s 2026 World Creole Music Festival on 25 October. His official show archive lists the appearance at Windsor Park Sports Stadium in Roseau. WIC News’s coverage of the finale also identifies Maxi Priest, Diblo Dibala, Les Aiglons and Jean-Marc Ferdinand among the night’s performers. The programme brought Trinidadian soca together with reggae and other musical traditions connected to the wider Creole world. The festival ran from 23 to 25 October. Its closing-night mix offered audiences a meeting point for Dominican talent and visiting artists, with Shelly & Signal Band also included in the reported programme. Source: WIC News, 26 October 2026. Artist’s official performance archive: https://machelmontano.com/past-shows/ https://wicnews.com/dominica/watch-maxi-priest-diblo-dibala-les-aiglons-and-jean-marc-ferdinand-perform-at-world-creole-music-festival-2026 Original CariFro Beats news summary published 27 October 2026. Archive photo (2017): Machel Montano at OVO Fest in 2017. Photo: The Come Up Show from Canada. CC BY 2.0. Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MACHEL_MONTANO_(36397767385).jpg Photo licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This archive photograph does not depict the current news event. Display image supplied at reduced resolution where available.