By Chaos, Freelance WriterASIDE FROM the launch of Dave Kelly's latest rhythm, 'Fiesta', MC Fancy Cat's antics, some bawdy behaviour on the part of a number of female patrons and Beenie Man and Baby Cham sharing the stage, there were a couple of cameo performances last Tuesday night at the Asylum Night Club on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston.
Tuesdays at the entertainment hotspot are dubbed 'Mud Slide Ladies' Night' and up-and-coming act Queen Paula certainly did her best to make the night hers and went a long way in doing so.
Dressed in a red sports kit over a white T-shirt, the stocky lady was all energy as she bounced on and off the stage. Her first song was a rip-off of Predator's Nah Nuh Head, which saw her singing Wi nah gi head/Wi a hot gal so wi gi no head, words which had all the women in the packed club cheering. She borrowed from Elephant Man's Pon Di River, Pon Di Bank next, singing I've got nuff wuk before/But I neva got a wuk like this, again to resounding cheers as lights of various colours traced crazy patterns on everyone present.
AMUSING
She then left but was called vociferously back for an encore. She returned with a partner-in-crime in tow, the deejay Pickney. His voice has something of a nasal whine which is more amusing than grating, a voice he used to decent comedic effect on Mi A Go Talk. Queen Paula then took over, performing a tirade against her underperforming male friend who, when she 'needed' him '... a siddung a watch Thursday Night Fight'. The two then combined to deliver their new release Caan Afford Fi Lose You, an argument between a seemingly overprotective mother and a son who may be hanging out with the wrong company.
Then then left, but not before pausing a moment to bask in the shouts and cheers which were deservedly theirs.
Prior to their stint on-stage, Zumjay had also taken the stage. "Zuum... Zuum... Zuum... this is the Zumjay entry," was how he introduced himself, an introduction which should really be consigned to the dungheap as quickly as possible. He failed to make the slightest impression on the easy-to-please crowd, starting off badly with the introduction and continuing in the same vein by demanding the 'Diwali' rhythm from the selectors - which included Tony Matterhorn - in a way which earned him a few boos. Dressed in New York Yankees gear, he delivered a few lines from an unknown song before eventually changing gears and trying to gain the crowd's favour by deejaying Zumjay News.
He failed and left the stage.
