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BARBADOS

Spring festival 2024
Beachfront Venue, Bridgetown
Capacity: 2,000 People

Our Vision

“An annual cultural exchange”

The Silk Road Festival is more than a music event. It represents cross-cultural collaboration connecting artists, audiences, and changemakers.

Diversity and inclusion: Silk Road festival brings together artists and creatives  from  different  cultures  and  backgrounds to create a multi-genre, socially conscious performing arts festival

A festival with purpose . Silk Road and our artists partner meaningfully with local charities on projects that champion social and environmental causes relevant to the region.

Multidisciplinary  – our events integrating music, dance, visual arts and conscious fashion

Education and empowerment – Discussions and workshops with changemakers and leaders in their field

Crossing borders – After  spearheading  in  Barbados,  Silk  Road  will travel  across  the  Caribbean  to  East  Africa, West Africa, South Asia, connecting artists and change makers globally.
Barbados festival – Friday October 6th 2023, Sage Bar and stage

Silk road music festival launch, Fri Oct 6th, Sage Bar & Stage, Barbados

A Global Festival

“Crossing Borders”

After spearheading in Barbados, Silk Road will travel across the Caribbean to East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, connecting artists and change makers globally. We are hosting a series of launch nights to mark this occations

Overview

Silk Road festival is more than a music event. It represents
cross-cultural collaboration connecting musicians,
artists, changemakers and audiences.

Silk Road music acts & DJs

Featuring a diverse array of Bajan and regional talent – bands, artists, DJs & dancers performing musical styles including Reggae, Soca, Jazz, Funk, NeoSoul, Pop, Rock, Afrobeats, Latin & World Music.

Arts, Dance & Fashion

Showcasing Caribbean artists and fashion designers from the region. Silk Road will feature art exhibits, dance & drumming performances

Education & Empowerment

Discussions and workshops with changemakersand leaders in their field on social and environmental causes ranging from women and girlsempowerment; LGBTQ+ rights; climate conservation; supporting youth through music & the creative arts

A festival with purpose

For Silk Road festival to be socially conscious and sustainable, we will promote diversity and champion social and environmental causes that are relevant to the region.

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Environmental conservation
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Education & Empowerment

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 ✓ 5%of profitsgo toselected local charities
✓ Diverse and gender balanced artist line-up
✓ Climate conscious food, drink and other vendors
✓ Discussions from local changemakers on social
& environmental initiatives.
✓ Reduce waste & increase recycling at the venue
✓ Go digital with paperless tickets

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LGBTQIA+ Rights

Artist Line up

For Silk Road festival to be socially conscious and sustainable, we will promote diversity and champion social and environmental causes that are relevant to the region.

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Miaa Celestial

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Leigh Phillips

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ARTURO TAPPIN

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KRISIRIE

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CH’AN

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DJ D. LUXE

Lagoon wavey

LAGOON WAVEY

le bordel

LE BORDEL

david kirton

DAVID KIRTON

sonny meraki

SONNY MERAKI – ELEV8

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BLK SPRNG

Haynes Musik Group

THE HAYNEZ MUZIK GROUP

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CASHEDA DOTTIN

Father Philis

FATHER PHILLIS

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DJ 2IRIE

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TUK BAND

Arts and Fashion Showcase

Speakers Corner

Inspire Empower”

Open mic, spoken word and TeDXstyle
talks led by changemakers

LIVE ACTS, FASHION and VISUAL ARTS.

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Early Collaborators

“Local Arts & Fashion”

Silk Road will showcase exhibits and fashion shows from local artists, fashion designers, street artists and tattoo artists across the region

“Food and Drink Vendors”

TopromoteBarbadosas the foodiecapital of theCaribbean, SilkRoadwillwork with local food and drinks vendors to serve up varied styles of cuisine across the globe. We will choose climate conscious food, drink and other vendors where possible.

“Merging the arts and creating an authentic Bajan festival with multi faceted artists is a major step, a grand idea” Shahaida Lynne, Barbadian Fashion model

Silk Road charities and projects

“Meaningful partnerships to promote positive change in the community”

Silk Road will partnermeaningfullywith local charities who aremaking an impact to the lives of marginalized communities onthe island.

Not only will we fundraise on behalf of these charities,we will seek todoprojects that create connections between our artists and underrepresented communities around the world. These include:

1. Creative arts therapy and cultural
exchangeprojects
2. Empowermentofwomenandgirls
3. Oceanandclimateconservation

Founders & team

We work with a network of artists, educators, charities and changemakers across the globe to bridge music and the creative arts with social and environmental causes.

PRIYANKA DEVANI
PRIYANKA DEVANI
Foundar
Founder of Silk Road Music Ltd Multi-instrumentalist and events organizer based in the UK & Barbados International development practitioner - Education and Women’s rights
FAYE FINISTERRE

FAYE FINISTERRE

Fashion Model
Attorney and Founder of Finsisterre Attorneys, Barbados Visiting Lecturer at UWI Events organizer Afro Deity and fashion model
SOPHIE BURROWS

SOPHIE BURROWS

General Manger
General Manager at Silk Road Music, freelance saxophonist, workshop leader and instrumental teacher, based in London
JUNIOR SEALY

JUNIOR SEALY

Fashion Director
Caribbean Fashion Director at Fashion Week Brooklyn, Photographer, stylist, furniture designer, architect and fashion entrepreneur Owner of clothing line called Loyalty & Brotherhood.