Nigerian singing sensation to perform at food and rum festival later this year

Afrobeats superstar, Ayra Starr has announced via social media that she will be bringing her World Tour to Barbados for the highly-anticipated Barbados Food and Rum Festival this October making this island the only Caribbean destination to feature on the tour schedule. 

The Nigerian performer, who has taken the world by storm with her hit songs Rush, Bloody Samaritan and others, recently celebrated her birthday with friends in Barbados. Now she is returning to take the stage at the island’s famous festival which runs from October 19-22, 2023.

Posting the tour schedule on her Instagram profile, Ayra Starr stated “It’s my first headline tourrrrr!!! I’ve been touring around the world, opening for other artists, opening stages at festivals, now it’s an Ayra Starr show!”

Starr will perform at Liquid Gold Feast, the red carpet finale of the Barbados Food and Rum Festival slated for Sunday, October 22. She will perform alongside other top local acts for an unforgettable musical and cultural display to end the festival in style.

Director of Public Relations and Communications for the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), Aprille Thomas, said that the inclusion of an international star performer was a strategic move to elevate the 12-year-old festival.

“Ayra Starr is one of afrobeats’ leading stars and having her add the Barbados Food and Rum Festival to her World Tour, signals to the world that Barbados is operating at a high standard. We are already known as the culinary capital of the Caribbean and the birthplace of rum, and now we are focusing on taking it a step further by infusing top international musical influences with our own local and regional talent.”

Thomas added that the October weekend promises good food, rum and vibes with a range of activities for every appetite. The festival schedule from October 19-22 includes seven signature events. Among them are: Oistins Under the Stars, a fish fry which fuses Bajan cuisine and local entertainment; Chef Classics featuring intimate cooking demos with world-renowned chefs Anne Burrell of the USA, Shelina Permalloo of the UK and Juan Diego Vanegas of Colombia; Rise & Rum: Breakfast Party a premium all-inclusive breakfast sunrise beach party and Liquid Gold Feast the all-inclusive gala featuring the best local and international entertainment, delectable food and exquisite cocktails.

Apart from the vocal stylings of Ayra Starr, patrons at Liquid Gold Feast will enjoy the delights of six award-winning Barbadian chefs and five mixologists who will serve up a sumptuous feast of a variety of local dishes paired with delicious rum cocktails. 

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