BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – JUST 24 hours after Machel Montano and Destra Garcia energetically electrified the Warner Park Football Stadium, Capleton fired up things at the same venue and created an inferno of excitement.
Last night’s (Jun. 27) show, the second of this year’s Music Festival, could be described as a cultural injection, as local and regional acts took center stage to perform for what can be described as another large turnout for the St. Kitts Music Fest Committee.
Rastafarians and persons from all over the Caribbean turned out in their numbers to witness the ‘Jamaican invasion’ and, most importantly, the local Reggae sensations who were identified to perform at the event.
However, the stage was culturally set ablaze by Capleton, who had donned a custom-made red (ice), gold and green outfit with a pair of green and gold shoes, re-designed to complement his attire.
Capleton, during his one hour performance, did a medley from his present to past tunes such as ‘Jah Jah City’, ‘That day will Come’ and ‘Slew Dem’, which had the crowd of thousands on their feet.
Capleton, also known as ‘The Prophet’, could not have contained his energy onstage; for his performance could be described as standing on ‘hot coals’ as he jumped across the stage throwing both hands in the air.
The AZ’1 Band, on debut at the Music Festival, started things off with a selection of Reggae hits featured on their new album.
Local Reggae singer Ashkenaz started things off with his popular single ‘Man from Zion’, which brought a number of ladies to their feet as he belted out lyrics about “women wanted more than a normal man”.
He however made way for rising artiste Hi-Light, who, for a first-time local act at that level, performed like a maestro of the art form.
Backed by the AZ’1 Band, Hi- Light also performed a medley of his songs such as ‘Don’t search my Phone’ and ‘Bad Mind’, which were the power pieces of his act that had a large fan base turning out early to see him perform.
The Cayon native, born Kesean James, had made the entire stage his home ground and it was evident that the crowd wanted him to remain there, as they clamorously called for an encore when he had to depart.
Hi-light’s performance made way for young Jamaican sensation Chronixx, who thrilled patrons with his songs of culture and positive vibes. This talented singer performed some of hit singles including ‘Here’s comes Trouble’, ‘Behind the Curtain’ and ‘They don’t Know’.
Being the youngest of the Jamaican group, Chronixx’s entire one-hour performance can only be described as unforgettable and positive, as he spread a message or hope to the youth in attendance about making right decisions.
But the night took a different turn as Taurus Riley, dressed in all black, wowed his audience with renditions of ‘She’s Royal’, ‘Gime likkle one Drop’ and ‘Good girl gone Bad’.
He was certainly not a disappointing act as this Jamaican superstar kept his audience singing to every word of his songs.
In a special selection dedicated to the women in attendance, Riley performed John Legend’s number one hit ‘All of Me’, which had a sea of voices singing to every melody and tone of the popular tune.
After the Reggae fever abated, the King of Dancehall, Beenie Man, aka ‘Dr. Moses’, dressed in a bright gold suit, dished out a number of old and new Dancehall beats which had the crowd jumping to their feet.
Hits such as ‘King of the Dancehall’, ‘Clean Heart’, ‘Let’s Go’, ‘Rum and Red Bull’ and ‘Back it Up’ were the highlight moments of this Jamaican superstar’s performance. He then mixed things up and performed a number of Pop and R&B hits including ‘Dynamite’ and ‘I’ve got a Feeling’.
The curtains will come down on the three-night event tonight with highly-anticipated performances from Tyrese Gibson, Kelly Rowland, Tessanne Chin and SMI ,among others.
