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care of the press and other media representatives.They had plenty of great refreshments not to mention the amount of handouts about the show.The traditional beach party started the ball rolling on Sunday.It was a perfect start t a perfect event. Performers who graced the stage at the Tropical, Back in Whitehouse were Arif Cooper, Classique, Crazy Neif, Danger Zone, Daro Pace Band, G. Maffiah, Romainbe Virgo and Nikeisha Barnes, who displayed their talents.These talented young people were the prize winners from Jamaica's local talent show.
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The greatest reggae show on earth took off in high gear with the first night of dance hall with veterans Bounty Killa and Mr. hot stuff Beenie Man who gave us what we wanted, without doubt. The stage set up was great, the accessibility to back stage activities was flowing, as we traveled to and fro to interview and meet the stars back stage. Security was right on in their quick recognition of who was who, making things irie for those of us who were rushing to not miss a minute of anything, the delicious food back stage or the wonderful acts taking place, not stop on the massive stage. The dj’s and radio personalities kept the flow jumping with joy. Terry Linen warmed the crown with originals and renditions.
Then came Courtney John who rocked the jamming crowd with his high rated album
"Unselfish" full of freshness for the ladies. Attired clean like the Board of Health he
gave us a really unselfish show and juiced up the 30,000 throng with musical joy to (Johnny Gourzong,Robert Russell)
the glee of the faithful fans. L.U.S.T.gave us all they were worth.
Queen Ifrica's performance was fabulous except for a small visual presentation shared by Nikeisha,
but certainly fixed up by
outstanding.
International R& B artist Keyshia Cole was a gas.
High Octaine!!
We sang with her to all her songs.
The guys were sweating her Jamaicans it all loved her. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. Akon was all over the place performing deep into the crowd as he sailed inito the sea of people and was never dropped.
Although the third night was rainy,Richie Spice "spiced"us just right! us up with his hits. Hope he'll have some more fabulous
songs for us soon.
Starlet Etana went through the rain with a strong delivery. We loved her voice, moves and music.
Tarrus Riley was regal and made every woman feel royal.He was working the stage live Dennis Brown did in
his time.T Pain seemed to have lost his zest and spark but he gotover the fence with a B+ performance.
Lil Waqyne also was not as large a life but his performance was still O.K.being spiced up by Birdman.
Beres was flawless, skillful and fluid, cool like the moonlight leaving us all, especially the ladies drenched
with smiles of satisfaction as usual.John Holt delivered his thousand volts to those who were still present to the end of his set.
The best reggae concert of the year featured high-quality headline acts from top international artists.
The Grammy winners were great and showed their wares in anunbeatable atmospher with brillance filled up with sweetness
from Steelie Bashment when the bands changed.Newcomers like Mavado,Rootz Underground, Spice,Konshens, & Brick & Lace
were hot and we look forward to more from them next year.The weather was beautiful, as the sweet music filled
us and extended itself under the moonlit and star filled nights. Compliments to the organizers for as much as
RedStripe was not the sponsers this year, Digical and the others showed out. They had lots of prizes,
handouts and they kept the patrons excited. The organizers must be praised as they did a
smashing job not only in the catering of delicious food everytime, but also the organization of
the other events surrounding the main featured show. The hands on and close encounters with the stars
was as good and it ever was.Access for those who needed to go back stage was swift and flowing;
I heard no complaints as the security were working it. There were huge TV minitors for those personnel
who were stationed back stage. There was ample seating capacity. Seems its getting better all the time.
Experience does teach wisdom.Hope to enjoy more great reggae sumfest shows, may I reiterate,it seems to get better everytime. hanks for the experience and pleasure
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Photos by Easy Star Records,Rankin Media
Tony Winn
Clyde Williams
Article Composed By
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