Heineken_Regatta

The Heineken Regatta brought great artists along with their excitement to the beautiful of St. Maarten. It was the place to be that day. The day the regatta had it final day was at Kim Sha Beach. The event by the beach was filled with people with booths selling drinks and food. Different artists from Holland and other Caribbean islands came and performed at the regatta. The headliner of the show was Wyclef Jean; he was the last singer that sang in the show. The day before the event was raining heavily, so the beach was flooded. The water was cleared by trucks that pumped out the water. The stage was put up and all the green Heineken signs, Captain Morgan rum posters and the green Heineken tents. Heineken and Captain Morgan rum were the main advertised drinks of the event. Night fell and the people started arriving at the beach. The show began at 7 o’clock with the introduction of the band Orange Grove. The event was packed with people and it had different places selling food and drinks. The place was so crowded that a person could barely walk to get from one point to another. The beach was selling different kind of food for example, ribs and chicken barbecue, salt fish and johnny cake, grilled shrimp and grilled fish. It had booths also selling all types of drinks like, Hennessey, Captain Morgan, Malibu, Vodka and all kinds of juices to mix the rum with and also margaritas. Triple Platinum Selling, MTV Award-Winning Hip Hop Artist Brainpower, out of Amsterdam performed that night in the Heineken Regatta. After several years of touring, having performed in the US, Holland, Belgium, Germany, France, Poland, Aruba, Curacao, and Jamaica it will be Brainpower's first performance on the beautiful island of St. Maarten. On stage, Brainpower was backed up by his long time DJ: TLM. TLM is Holland's #1 Hip Hop DJ, known as the Amsterdam Mixtape King and an all around turntable artist. Versatile, an artist from St. Maarten performed his rap songs that had the crowd bumping their heads to his music. The band Orange Grove also performed playing their unique sound and the band also performed alongside Wyclef Jean. The headliner of the show was Wyclef Jean, when he came out the crowd went wild as step to the stage. Anyone who has seen a Wyclef Jean show knows the high energy levels and positive vibes that come along with it. Wyclef first gained fame as part of the very popular group The Fugees, after which he went solo in the late 90’s. He has teamed up with many of the world’s most well known artists, and has made significant musical contributions crossing between genres. He began the show by saluting the crowd and started playing old school jams like, “Take me as I am”, “We made it”, “Guantanamera” and he sang more hit songs. The crowd was jumping and screaming when he came down the stage and walk through the crowd. People was just hugging and holding him. He also sang some of his latest songs like, the Sweetest Girl, Runaway and a little bit of Soca as well. Wyclef gave a good performance that night, the crowd was pleased with the show. Heineken Regatta was one of the best events I have ever been too. I had a lot of fun with my friends that day leading up to the night. Heineken Regatta was an event that I will never forget. The food was great with all of the different types of dishes they were serving. The show was great with all the different rhythm the artists brought that night. Wyclef Jean did not disappointed the crowd; He is an artist that knows how to keep the crowd into it.