It is called the Strong Youth Tour - and it features some of Belize's most talented artists. Since May 29, artists such as Nello Player, Jenko Veli, Denise and Jackie Castillo along with poets from Youth Voices have been staging concerts at schools countrywide.
But they'll take it to the big stage on September 1st, when the tour hits the big stage at the BTL Park in a concert called the Black Guayabera, Strong Youth Concert.
Today 7news sat down with a couple of the artists who explained the tour to us and spoke a bit about next weekend's concert.
Jenko Veli, artist
"The tour is collaboration between Pocono Boy and Global Parish, so far it's been extremely successful. We put together the tour and so far we've made it to E.P. Yorke, ACC, Wesley College, St. Catherine's and we intend to head out district to play for other schools."
"The tour includes myself, Nello Player and will soon include Denise and Jackie Castillo all bank by the live band "Remaining"."
"The whole objective of this concert and this whole tour is 3 main objectives, 1; we want to show Belizean people in general that the life of each youth has value despite the increasing loss of life due to violent crimes and predators. 2; The voice of local talent can counteract the negative messages being imported to popular media such as hypersexualization, such a materialism, the objectification on women, promiscuity and machismo. 3; The youth and young artist have extraordinary talent and can participate in the cultural sector level comparable to any international artist out there."
"Nello about to release his material and we intend to continue with the tour with Nello's material as well as Jackie and Denise once they bring out their stuff."
"I will try to do a little commercial right here: "Pocono Boy" and "Global Parish" - www.dglobalparish.org presents the "Black Guaybera Concert" which is the summer finale of the strong youths school tour featuring myself, Nello Player, Jackie Castillo, Denise Castillo back by the Remaining Band, Youth Voices Poets and hosted by William Neal in the BTL Park on Saturday September 1st at 5pm to midnight and we intend to use the whole time from 5 to midnight and we encourage people to come out. Wear black if you can and you if you don't have full black then wear something black."
The Tour is expected to continue throughout the rest of the year.
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