The Bajan band Krosfyah entertain last Friday at Mas Camp, Oxford Road, St Andrew. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer KROSFYAH, THE soca band out of Barbados, made Mas Camp on Oxford Road the place to be last Friday night. The group, known for the seamless fusion of reggae and soca, played for an hour and kept the party massive happy and dancing.
At about 12:20 a.m. Krosfyah took the stage with an instrumental medley of their hits. For exactly one hour the band of Edwin Yearwood, Anthony Bailey, Sherwin King, Elvis Edwards, Khiomal Nurse, Sharon Darlington, Morris Cassell and Corey Jordan played their songs and did renditions of other popular soca hits.
The band's first big hit was the now soca staple Pump Me Up, however, they started their set with Sexy Body. They then moved into the new music from Trinidad's 2003 Carnival like Front, Tempted to Touch, Rough Wine and Don't Wanna Know If Ah Getting Horn. They then performed their hits Sak Passe and Pump Me Up.
However, the Jamaican contingent really appreciated them when they started to sing Eric Donaldson's 1978 National Popular Song winner This is the Land of My Birth. The crowd sang along.
Krosfyah closed their set by asking everybody to put the peace sign in the air and they sang the Negro spiritual We Shall Overcome.
Prior to Krosfyah's performance, deejay Hawkeye showed some soca prowess. He began a brief but energetic set with "I love the vibes I feeling/to how the girls dem wining." He even mixed in some of his dancehall songs, much to the appreciation of the crowd.
After Krosfyah performed, Trinidadian soca singer Iwer George took the stage. However, it was not the lengthy performance some obviously wanted since he was there to promote his performance at the Weekenz Bar and Bistro the following day.
As a result Iwer George quickly went through songs like his Trini Carnival 2003 hit Home and his old staple Do The Iwer.
After George exited the stage, several patrons followed suit by making their way through the gates. However, they all left pleased and sweat-soaked.
