Entertainment

Bowen Arrow

Bowen Arrow is a unique and versatile band that has been performing with its current lineup for about 3 yrs now. The group prides itself on providing a wide dynamic range of live music from rock n’ roll classics to modern R&B. No matter what genre of music, the band provides a strong and convincing delivery every time.
Bowen Arrow consists of;
Billy Simonton – a veteran guitarist from Toronto, Ontario, Billy has developed a playing style that gets attention and approval with every note.
David Bowen – this celebrated talent has become synonymous with culture, music, dance and theatre in the Turks and Caicos Islands. His bass playing is known throughout the entire Caribbean Region.
David Klinko – the quintessential drummer, David is arguably one of the most versatile and experienced drummers to be found. Dancing is simply the inevitable outcome of his playing.

Corey Forbes

Correy is from the island of North Caicos. Born into a family of musicians and singers, he started singing and performing in church at a very early age. His earliest memories go back to a performance in 1975 at the age of 6. After graduating from high school in 1985 he embarked on a recording career that spun many local hits both as a solo artist and with his various bands.
He is notably the first local Turks and Caicos Artist to release an album on compact disc. Correy performs on average fifty weddings and corporate events annually either with one of his bands or as an acoustic guitarist. He is a folk guitarist and has an extensive repertoire of popular songs, which comprise of top hits from the 60’s, 70’s 80’s today and his own creations.

Tropical All Stars

Tropical All Stars have been playing music for wedding groups and corporate events for over 13 years.

Tropical All-Stars consists of;
Desmond Missick – the key player in the band on the drums – originally from North Caicos, Desmond grew up playing music and came to Provo to pursue his musical career. He has traveled throughout the U.S performing with a variety of bands playing Reggae/Calypso and Rake and Scrape.
Keno Hal – on base – coming to us from Grand Turk – Keno has been entertaining on the islands for several years and has become an island favorite.
Elroy Simmons – on the keyboards and also sings with the band – coming to us from Salt Cay he has been a welcome addition.

Janardo Laporte

Janardo Laporte is a true son of the soil. He was born in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands and was first introduced to the music industry at the tender age of 7 while watching his two older brothers perform at a local church concert, not knowing that a bright musical future would be ahead. As soon as he started high school (Clememt Howell High, Blue Hills Provo) he took up musical classes where he always excelled in every instrument he put his hands and mind to namely the drums, and clarinet….then shortly transitioning over to the Alto and Tenor Saxophone…
Janardo’s musical career took a serious turn when he became a member of the Turks & Caicos Mass Choir where he traveled throughout the USA performing at numerous events. He soon realized that he wanted to make a career out of the music industry as this was where his heart was. For the past seven years he has been performing at numerous venues for private and public and functions around the Turks & Caicos and in the USA alike including the first annual TCI Music and summer festival (2004). Where he enlightened the crowd with a solo saxophone performance. He was also the drummer for his brother Jervon Laporte during Jervon’s performance at the 2007 music and summer festival. Janardo is now attempting to take his illustrious career to a new level as he has recently completed the recording of his first album.

Julian Garland

Julian Garland has been singing since he was sixteen. He first began singing in his church and quickly became the most sought after Gospel singer in Turks and Caicos. After much success in the church, Julian wanted to appeal to a broader audience and began to perform at weddings. From there, he was requested to perform at various events including festivals, pageants, music awards, and on television. He is in the process of recording music with one of the top Gospel producers in the industry, Kevin Bond. Currently, Julian performs at various resorts in Turks and Caicos. His music capability is expansive; from Caribbean sounds to love songs, Motown, and modern Top 40. Outside of performing at the resorts, Julian continues to sing at special events in Turks and Caicos and the United States. Julian can customize song lists and has a range of music he can perform for any occasion. In addition to singing, Julian can provide DJ services to complete your special day.

Keno Hall

In 2002 the brothers took the entertainment industry BY STORM when they released their first hit single ARE YOU READY which to this day, has dance clubs everywhere dancing to its rake and scrape beat. Soon after, Keno left the islands to study abroad where his versatility was demonstrated with the combined experience of touring the world with Kymani Marley and sharing the stage with International recording artists such as Mary J Blige, Earth Wind and Fire, The O jays, Third World and many more. Keno has proven he has what it takes to make it as a professional entertainer. Currently he is working on his second album, which will include a variety of musical genres and is expected to be his greatest album yet.
With musical talents such as piano, steel pan, bass guitar and singing, Keno is working full time at hotels, restaurants, weddings and Coporate events.

Dexter Landy

Dexter Landy hails from the beautiful island of North Caicos as the founder of “Soulful SaX” and “Panz n Sax with DeX”.
“Soulful SaX” is a professional service that provides an enticing and tranquil atmosphere to your venue. This service comprises of live saxophone and vocal musical entertainment which is ideal for Weddings, Cocktail Parties, Dinner Parties, Corporate Functions and all other formal events.
Dexter Landy started his musical journey at a very young age. He would often be seen displaying his versatility on Drums, Piano or Keyboards at local events around the TCI. It was in the year 2006 he became passion – driven for the sounds of the saxophone. As a student at the Clement Howell High School in the year of 2008, he was given the opportunity to travel to the University of Kentucky where he attended a two week Jazz workshop which was a life changing experience. His life took a different route but his love for music outweighed his career as a law enforcement officer.
In 2010 he began to take his music to a more professional level at the Bohio resorts “SaX on Sundays” in Grand Turk. He later moved to Providenciales in hopes of making a name for him. In 2014 he decided to offer another service under the name “Panz and SaX with DeX” to his clients which is a unique combination of the pulsating sounds of the saxophone and steel PanZ and have been getting very positive feedback.
“DeX” as he is affectionately called, loves touching the lives of others through his music as he believes that it should only be done from the soul.