The 1st Annual Virginia Key GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will take place February 9-12th, 2012 at The Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami, Florida. Over 4 days, on 4 stages, 55 bands will perform reggae, bluegrass, cajun, hiphop, Latin, R&B, zydeco, African, roots rock & more.
Festival highlights include Chaka Khan, Del McCoury, Donna The Buffalo, Arrested Development, Fishbone, Diali Cissokho, BeauSoleil, Locos Por Juana, Toubab Krewe, & Mishka.
The festival is full of happenings & interactive arts experiences – dance workshops, musical instrument workshops & competitions, a kid’s village, craft vendors, gourmet international foods, local microbrews & more. GrassRoots is a family-friendly festival that creates a platform for multicultural community engagement and celebration.
More at virginiakeygrassroots.org
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
