Anguilla’s Moonsplash 2016 Details
Nov10

Anguilla’s Moonsplash 2016 Details

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Moonsplash, the annual reggae music festival that takes place in Anguilla at Bankie Banx’s Dune Preserve beach bar (he’s the host – hence, the venue), just officially announced the 2016 dates and it is officially scheduled for April 21 -24. Well, as official as a post on their Facebook page can be, I guess. Keep in mind that the “official” dates for this past spring’s event changed so proceed with booking any travel plans at your own...

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Making Memories at Moonsplash
Apr08

Making Memories at Moonsplash

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It would be difficult for a music festival to best the setting that Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash in Anguilla offers. I’ve been to many music festivals from one day affairs to three day marathons with backdrops ranging from corn fields to the Chicago skyline but none of them could offer the setting and atmosphere that Moonsplash still continues to avail to its customers 25 years on. Taking place at one of the world’s best beach bars on one...

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Surprising Anguilla – Part One
Apr02

Surprising Anguilla – Part One

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Anguilla is known for a multitude of things from its tranquility wrapped in blue to its 33 beaches to its status as the latest culinary capital of the Caribbean. Having completed an endless amount of research on the island, I already knew about these aspects of life on Anguilla and while I may not have had the opportunity to experience everything Anguilla has to offer, I knew enough about them to have a reasonable level of expectation...

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Heading off to Anguilla and Moonsplash!
Mar25

Heading off to Anguilla and Moonsplash!

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After a seemingly interminable wait, I’ll finally be flying down to Anguilla tomorrow to attend the 25th anniversary show of Moonsplash, Bankie Banx’s annual ode to reggae and related music at his world-renown beach bar, the Dune Preserve.   I’ll be posting as often as possible while on the island – as much as Anguilla is tranquility wrapped in blue, it’s also connectivity wrapped in wireless as almost every dining establishment on...

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Anguilla’s Moonsplash – A Musical Primer
Mar23

Anguilla’s Moonsplash – A Musical Primer

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Anguilla might be tranquility wrapped in blue but With Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash music festival kicking off this Friday for its 25th anniversary show, the island will become wrapped in reggae for the weekend as the musical strains emanating from the Dune Preserve envelop the island. To learn more about the artists performing this weekend, I went searching on YouTube and was able to become more familiar with their music. While...

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