ðə fˈɛstɪvəl wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn tə fˈɑːstɚ jˈuːnɪɾi ɐmˌʌŋst ðiːz fˈoːɹ vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz, ˈɔfən dˈʌbd baɪ lˈoʊkəlz "ðə bˈæk ʌv də lˈænd" dˈuː tə ðɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ ðə fˈɜːðɪst loʊkˈeɪʃənz ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd fɹʌmðə kˈæpɪɾəl sˈɪɾi ʌv bˈæsɪtˌɛɹə.
The festival was established in 2001 to foster unity amongst these four villages, often dubbed by locals "the back of de land" due to their being the furthest locations on the island from the capital city of Basseterre.