{"id":5651,"date":"2025-01-29T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/buju-banton-beres-hammond-to-share-stage-in-best-of-the-best-music-fest\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:48:36","slug":"buju-banton-beres-hammond-to-share-stage-in-best-of-the-best-music-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/buju-banton-beres-hammond-to-share-stage-in-best-of-the-best-music-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Buju Banton, Beres Hammond to share stage in Best of the Best Music Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The highly-anticipated Best of The Best Music Fest is back for its 19th annual installment at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, with Buju Banton and Beres Hammond sharing the stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, the festival has consistently delivered the highest caliber of musical performances, showcasing renowned artists at the peak of their careers,\u201d Brooklyn-based, Jamaican-born entertainment publicist Ronnie Tomlinson told Caribbean Life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year&#8217;s lineup promises a historic moment as two legendary artists, Buju Banton and Beres Hammond, share the same stage for the first time in Miami, Florida,\u201d added Tomlinson, CEO of the New York-based Destine Media. \u201cBuju Banton is set to perform his first outdoor show in the United States in over 15 years, adding to the excitement surrounding the event.<\/p>\n<p>With early bird tickets currently on sale at www.bestofthebestconcert.com, organizers anticipate a huge turnout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_67340\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67340\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/premiere-intimate-jamaica-concert-series-returns-2024-10-17-nk-cl01.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Beres Hammond performs at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on Aug. 18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-67340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"image-caption\">Beres Hammond performs at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on Aug.18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. <\/span><span class=\"image-credit\">Photo by Julia Beverly\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSince the announcement of Buju Banton and Beres Hammond, we have seen an enormous increase in ticket sales as persons have decided to lock in their tickets to be a part of this historic concert and many are making this a summer trip\u201d, Tomlinson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are eagerly anticipating revealing the complete lineup in March, which highlights the vibrancy of Caribbean music and culture,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by XO Touring, Tomlinson said Best of The Best Music Fest has received acclaim for its commitment to celebrating Caribbean heritage and providing a safe and enjoyable environment for music lovers from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe festival has consistently drawn record-breaking crowds, solidifying its reputation as one of the premier music events in the region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely proud of the success and growth of Best of The Best Music Fest over the years,&#8221; said Retha Boone-Fye, program officer and director of the county\u2019s Black Affairs Advisory Board. \u201cThis festival represents a celebration of Caribbean culture and music, and we are thrilled to see it continue to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highly-anticipated Best of The Best Music Fest is back for its 19th annual installment at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, with Buju Banton and Beres Hammond sharing the stage for the first time. \u201cOver the years, the festival has consistently delivered the highest caliber of musical performances, showcasing renowned artists at the peak of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}