Revellers get wet last Saturday night at the Weekenz Bistro and Bar, 80 Constsnt Spring Road, St Andrew. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer THE PROMOTERS of the Jokers Wild 'Water, Water' party had warned patrons that the event, held Friday at Weekenz Bistro and Bar on Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, would be a soaking affair. They did not disappoint, as almost everyone in the venue came in for a dousing at sometime during the night.
Some patrons, however, who were not keen on getting soaked, scurried for cover every time there was a burst of water from the sprinklers. There were others, though, quite willing to soak up the water and the fun. They allowed themselves to be drenched as they danced to the music being spun by Jazzy T, Kurt Riley and Renaissance. Some patrons could be seen strutting their stuff barefoot on the grass.
Only those who were at the bar had the protection of the roof and were spared. The water would flow intensely every time Elephant Man's Pon Di River, Pon Di Bank thumped from the speakers. Patrons liked the song so much that on the last occasion it was played, hardly anybody stood still. After a while, a pool of water formed, forcing patrons to seek drier areas mainly to the rear of the venue.
The water apart, the party had all the elements needed to create the right vibe. There was the talented Kurt Riley, who played some soca as well mid-'90s dancehall tunes. There was also Jazzy T, whose hip hop tunes and dancehall remixes on hip hop rhythms prompted many persons to sing along word for word. The line-up was completed by Renaissance, which played all the current dancehall tunes.
Jazzy T's remixes and hip hop tunes were especially pleasing to patrons. Several hot hip hop tracks such as 50 Cents' In Da Club and Wangsta came in for the treatment. A young woman, apparently under the influence of something, attracted many a man to her like moth to a flame as she raised the temperature with her suggestive gyrations. There was a point when it seemed as if hip hop was more popular than dancehall in Jamaica.
However, that perception was not to last for long, especially when several cuts from Lady Saw, Super Cat, Capleton, Buju Banton and Bounty Killer blared from the speakers in the wee hours of the morning. More people joined in with their own suggestive gyrating and the jets of water seemed to intensify with each song.
The return to the current dancehall tracks brought the same response. Every popular song earned a 'salute' as the selectors kept the vibes up. Another selection of Pon Di River, Pon Di Bank had everyone in the venue moving.
