TD JerkFest Toronto Announces Legendary Reggae Queen to Headline Saturday and Sunday Night’s Show
Marcia Griffiths Set to Celebrates 60 Years in the Music Biz on the TD JerkFest Stage For Immediate Release
May 13, 2024 (Toronto, ON) – The anticipation of the vibrant weekend celebrating Caribbean food, music, art and community continues to rise as TD JerkFest Toronto announces Reggae Queen, Marcia Griffiths as the first headliner for Saturday and Sunday night’s show. This year’s festival takes place from Friday, August 9th to Sunday, August 11th at Centennial Park in Etobicoke – 256 Centennial Park Road. This year’s festival kicks off with Friday Night’s Headliner: new-generation Jamaican dancehall artist, Masicka.
Known as the Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths is a true icon in the reggae scene. With a career spanning six decades, and still going strong, her soulful voice and timeless hits have captivated audiences worldwide. Marcia has toured the world as a member of the I-threes with Bob Marley and the Wailers, and has hit the Billboard chart as a soloist with Electric Boogie and created a world class dance, The Electric Slide.
“This year’s festival is going to be a full weekend of iconic Caribbean performers. We are thrilled to have the legendary Marcia Griffiths continue the Caribbean celebration and grace the TD JerkFest stage on Saturday and Sunday night with her hits Electric Boogie and Feel Like Jumping,” shared Anthony Plummer, Founder and Executive Director of Caribbean Promotions Arts and Culture Inc. “We will be announcing the rest of the line-up over the next couple of weeks, but attendees can look forward to an entertaining weekend of delicious cuisine, interactive chef demos, family fun, and performances from international and local artists.”
TD JerkFest has always been committed to promoting and uplifting local talent and is once again partnering with Flow 98.7 to put finalists of the Show Your Flow contest on the TD JerkFest stage. Cash prizes are also up for grabs, artists have until May 19th to submit their best video to Jerkfestival.ca in the following categories: hip hop, R&B, gospel, dance, reggae, and dancehall.
“Festivals like TD Jerkfest help bring people together to experience the vibrancy and diversity of
our communities. Through the TD Ready Commitment, our corporate citizenship platform, we’re proud to support equity-focused cultural events that create opportunities for people to connect and provide a platform to highlight the unique and diverse talent that make up our local communities,” said Robyn Small, Senior Manager, Philanthropy, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group.
More announcements to come on the final two headliners, chefs and contests for the 2024 TD JerkFest - a must-attend summer festival, bringing the vibrant culture and flavours of the Caribbean to Toronto.
The TD International Jerk Food and Music Festival is supported by the TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.
About The International Jerk Food and Music Festival (JerkFest)
JerkFest is an annual event celebrating jerk cuisine and Caribbean culture organized by not-for-profit organization Caribbean Promotions Arts & Culture Inc. More than 60 000 people attend each year in Etobicoke’s Centennial Park. JerkFest has been voted by BlogTO as one of Toronto's top 50 must attend summer events in 2022 and one of Ontario's top 100 festivals since 2011.
The TD International Jerk Food and Music Festival is also supported by The Government of Canada, SOCAN Foundation, Jamaica National Money Transfer, TicketPro, The City of Toronto, Ontario Trillium Foundation, FLOW 98.7, Greater Toronto Airport Authority, Raymond Foster Realtor, and the Government of Ontario.
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