Saint Lucia Roots and Soul Festival in Castries/Pigeon Island/Multi-venue
Saint Lucia's Roots and Soul Festival brings reggae, conscious hip-hop, Afropunk, and R&B acts to the open-air stage at Pigeon Island National Landmark each August, following Carnival on the island's Soleil summer festival calendar. Past headliners have included Tarrus Riley, Etana, UB40, and Grammy winner Mya, drawing an international audience distinct from the island's spring jazz festival.
Saint Lucia's Roots and Soul Festival brings reggae, conscious roots music, hip-hop, Afropunk, and R&B to the open-air stage at Pigeon Island National Landmark, positioning itself within the island's Soleil Saint Lucia Summer Festival calendar as the reggae-and-soul counterpart to the jazz-centered spring festival held earlier in the year.