Caribbean Rising Tour was a
concert tour hosted by
MTV Networks. It featured performances by more than eighty artists across several different musical genres including
reggae
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,
dancehall
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,
reggaeton,
soca
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Places
* Soča, a river in Slovenia and Italy
* Soča, Bovec, Slovenia
* Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, by ICAO code
* Soca, a village in Banloc Commune, Timiș County, Romania
* SoCa, Southern California
Other u ...
,
quelbe,
hip hop, and
calypso. The concert series was held in conjunction with the launch of
Tempo Networks
Tempo Networks is a pan-Caribbean television channel that broadcasts Caribbean music and other cultural products. Its programming includes music videos, news, dramas, and documentaries about Caribbean life. Musical genres broadcast include Regg ...
, which debuted "in 20 Caribbean markets, providing both original and acquired programming."
The channel launched in the United States in 2006. The tour featured performances by mainstream artists such as
Rihanna
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,
The Game,
Musiq Soulchild,
Elephant Man
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,
Wyclef Jean
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and
Ivy Queen, among others.
Background
In October 2005, it was announced that
MTV Networks would launch a "new cable television network devoted to Caribbean music and culture."
In conjunction with the launch on November 21, MTV Networks announced the concert tour Caribbean Rising to be held in various countries in
the Caribbean.
Tour dates
References
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2005 concert tours