Teino Evans, Staff Reporter

( L - R ) Etana, Tarrus Riley

"Show, show, show," were the shouts of some patrons as they waited out of patience following a so-called band change just minutes after midnight at the Reggae Fusion stage show held at the Mas Camp Village on Oxford Road in New Kingston last Saturday night.

Although, there were only a handful of patrons inside the venue, it was clear that the patrons were still looking forward to getting the full worth of their ticket which cost them $1,000, as the earlier acts only served as ice breakers before the advertised big names were to take the stage.

Nevertheless, after a long wait, Lloyd Parkes and We The People band took the stage at 12:50 a.m., strumming up their musical instruments to the sound of 'Mission Impossible', as Bunny and Scully were welcomed on stage to Let The Good Times Roll.

Ken Boothe

As the night progressed, a few more patrons made their way into the venue, but it was the action on stage from the likes of Ken Boothe, who came and danced up a storm as he warned, The Train Is Coming Baby and reminisced about The Girl I Left Behind and Freedom Street.

While Boothe made his energy felt on stage, the likes of Tarrus Riley and Etana were seen backstage rocking away, as they were clearly enjoying the performances thus far.

At 2:30 a.m., it was Etana who took to the stage, and already in high spirits, the powerful singer declared 'Wrong Address' before holding a Meditation.

Lutan Fyah also came to "blaze a small fire" as he explained, "wi neva rehurse wid no band, but wi get a invite," as he rocked the stage for a brief moment.

He made way for Tarrus Riley who had a grand reception as he took the stage singing It's A Battlefield. Riley also thrilled the females in the audience with some of their favourites, top among the list, She's Royal.

Other artistes who also left lasting impact on members of the audience, especially the ladies, included the likes of Freddy McGregor, who churned out love songs for them before inviting Delly Ranks to do a number on stage, Christopher Martin who went 'ole skool' for the lovers and Richie Stephens.

At the end of it all, what started out as a shaky and uncertain show, gradually gained momentum, and the handful of patrons must have left feeling very pleased about the show.

Ken Boothe