A section of the crowd responding to instructions at Jamaica Carnival Blow out at the Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on Saturday. - Colin Hamilton/freelance Photographer

Teino Evans, Staff Reporter

People in May Pen, Clarendon enjoyed their experience of the Supreme Venture Jamaica Carnival Blow-out, when it was held at the Jamalco Sports Club last Saturday.

As usual, the Byron Lee and the Dragonaires band ensured that the energy level was high as they performed some soca favourites, like Roll It Gal, and declared "we not going home till wi see the sun".

Jumo, one of the singers in the band, then invited "all the Digicel girls dem" clad in full red body-ripping attire to "slow-roll on the count of four". They were then instructed to "turn and face the band and fast roll", as the band sampled a piece from Vegas' Hot Wuk song.

The blend of soca and dancehall tunes performed by the band had patrons jumping and prancing all night long. Who said soca artistes were not up to date with dancehall music? Byron Lee and the Dragonaires front men Jumo and Oscar B delivered song like Buju Banton's Driver, Sizzla's Haffi Get Di Nookie, Erup's Gal A Run Dem Head', Movado's Weh Dem A Duh and Shaggy's Church Heathen.

MC Jerry D and Jumo also engage in a friendly lyrical battle and they were later joined by Oscar B as they sang and deejayed for the crowd.

At 12:40 a.m. after Byron Lee and the Dragonaires left the stage, it was time to get THE STAR's Tiney Winey competition on the way.

Jerry D, in inviting volunteers from the crowd said: "from yuh know yuh can wine centre the stage." Only two females, Kerry and Alison, dared to take up the challenge as both took the stage, moving their waistline to Tiney Winey being played by the band. Based on the cheers and screams from the crowd it was clear that Kerry would be declared the winner.

To claim her prize, she had a match-up with Jumo to wine. Needless to say, the crowd was thrilled as Kerry jumped backways on Jumo and wrapped her feet around his waist.

After a short break from the stage, the Black Wizard sound system, injected some dancehall music for patrons to unwind, but at 2:09 a.m. it was time from more action on stage.

One Third took the stage to many screams and shouts from the audience as they sang Leave The Trees. They then wasted no time in getting into their familiar medley of songs including Welcome to Jamrock and Half-Way Tree. As the trio performed one of their originals, 'My girl yuh sum'n fat een', two females, who were invited on stage, seized the opportunity to 'jump' the members of the group.

Chris Martin, who was only passing through, also took the stage but to everyone's surprise, he was on crutches. Jerry D announced that Chris had broken his leg while playing football.

But that did not stop females from attempting to pull at him as he delivered some soulful covers and his own original My Jamaican Girl. At one point, Chris paused for a light moment with his fans. "Weh yuh seh, mi sexy wid mi bruk foot all right den touch mi crutch," Chris told one of his female fans at the front of the stage.

At the end of it all, patrons had had more than a bellyful of entertainment as they made their way through the exit to the sound of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires who return to the stage for one last hurrah.

Left: Kerry, the winner of THE STAR's Tiney Winey competition, performs the 'hot wuk' at Jamaica Carnival Blowout at the Jamalco Sport club in Clarendon on Saturday. Right: Singer Chris Martin gestures to the crowd as he performs on crutches at Jamaica Carnival Blowout at the Jamalco Sport club in Clarendon on Saturday.