Oktoberfest moves to Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

Byron Lee

BYRON LEE and the Dragonaires brought back the spirit of Carnival at Oktoberfest, the annual Jamaican-German Society event which was held at 14 Worthington Avenue, New Kingston, on Friday night.

The patrons, who included British, Dutch, Spanish, German and Jamaican nationals, were treated to the sounds of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, with singers Oscar B, Frederick Potier and Audra Perez becoming gym instructors for the night.

While some patrons chose to relax, others took to the dance floor, obeying the band leaders' instructions to the letter.

Many tied their towels around their waists and jumped, sometimes waving anything they had in their hands.

While some of the patrons were on the slim side, one fat, pot-bellied man who attempted to jump could hardly get his feet off the ground.

Oscar B took the patrons to another level of exercise when he took them through a lesson in Tae-bo. Patrons moved back and forth and side ways, having little time to rest their feet, but they seemed to love every minute.

One could not have caught the crowd in a better mood than when the band swung into the rock and roll segment. They twisted and turned, pulling each other and hugging at the end. When the calypso stalwarts did Shake, Rattle and Roll, patrons danced like wind-up toys.

The reggae section went down well, Bob Marley's One Love, No Woman Nuh Cry and Three Little Birds among the numbers the band performed.

A beer-drinking competition added to the excitement, a group of women 'outswilling' their male counterparts . They consumed several litres of beer and proved too good for the four groups of men who they beat in the competition.

There was plenty of German food and the event was well supported.

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