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Richie Stephens

Singer Richie Stephens continues to benefit internationally from the success of his latest project Everybody Dance, which had its world premiere on WorldStarHipHop.com earlier this month.

The artiste will headline the inaugural One Caribbean Festival, slated for Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida, on December 13-14, alongside Puerto Rican Grammy Award-winning jazz player Nestor Torres, Haitian band T-Vice, Jamaican dancehall superstar Sean Paul, Ragga Soca King, Bunji Garlin, Fayann Lyons and Maxi Priest.

"I am very excited to be given the opportunity to represent Jamaica and reggae on this very impressive line-up of international stars," said Stephens. "The festival organisers are clearly confident in my ability to entertain fans and I plan to deliver an exciting, fun-filled performance at the festival."

The Live Your Life singer is coming off a string of strong performances in Toronto, New York and England, where he launched his album Real Reggae Music to much hype and fanfare. The single/video for Everybody Dance has done well, racking up more than 150,000 views on hip hop/reggae site www.wickedhype.com, www.WorldStarHipHop.com and www.reggaeville.com.

The mission of One Caribbean Music Festival is to recognise and celebrate the diversity of Caribbean people and the oness of the culture through food, arts, crafts, and music. The event is a unification of people and traditions of the Caribbean through unique expressions in music, food, arts and culture. reggae, soca, reggaeton, kompa, calypso, salsa, and ska - mixed with an exotic atmosphere of scents, flavours and beautiful people.