Grammy Award-winning singing sensation from Britain, Joss Stone is expected to send her Guyanese fans into a frenzy on Monday, January 28 at the Eucalyptus Garden Amphi-Theatre of the Theatre Guild of Guyana, in Georgetown.
Stone, who won the Grammy in 2007 for best R&B singer, is on the last leg of her Total World Tour this month in the Caribbean.
She is currently in Cuba and will perform in Haiti next week before heading to Guyana the following week and then to Suriname. Stone’s performance kicks off the growing Guyana season of Jazz and R&B, which will culminate in the much-anticipated G-Jazz Festival in April 2019.
Among the local artistes lined up to perform alongside Stone are Lerone Souvenir and Atajah, Mikey Smith, MaszkaJazz with Indus Voices and Gavin Mendonca.
Stone will perform in Guyana for the benefit of two charities – Help and Shelter and The University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme.
The event is a partnership between the Joss Stone Foundation, the Theatre Guild, The University of Guyana, Guyana’s Ministry of the Presidency’s Culture Department’s Music Department and the Ministry of Business’s Tourism Department.
The British High Commission in Guyana is also a collaborator.
The concert on Monday is set to commence at 19:00h and will last for two and a half hours with nonstop music.
Tickets for ringside chairs cost $6000 and $3000 for grass seats; children are welcome.
These tickets are available at the University of Guyana’s Office of Philanthropy and at the Theatre Guild on weekdays from 10:00h to 17:00h and on Saturdays from 10:00h to 14:00h. For reservations, fans are encouraged to contact the organisers on 614-2244, 662-5036 or 669-8989.
