OPPORTUNITIES to witness many of the pre-eminent reggae artistes live are all too rare, so Toots’ appearance at Studio 38 on Sunday night, was one that promised much. It was a promise which the revered ska/reggae vocalist went some way towards keeping. But truth be told, he didn’t take patrons to a place where they could “feel like jumping”. And that in itself was rare.
For in his over 40-year career, he has given countless performances at home and abroad that are far more electrifying. That is because he has the ability to draw his fans together and work the stage in a way that always leaves them feeling “sweet and dandy”.
On this occasion, Toots and his supporting cast of singers and musicians, delivered a long musically strong set. However, it was not in keeping with the nature of his craftsmanship and the usual high-energy performance to which we have grown accustomed.
The absence of elements of his established techniques of flamboyant dance routines and compelling dynamism with equal verve, manifested itself most overtly. Notwithstanding, performing for more than an hour, his fans — a most polite audience — showed their respect for Daddy, Never Grow Old, 5446. And although this time around (perhaps the first ever), they never experienced the real pulse of Sweet and Dandy, Feel Like Jumping, Bam Bam, Pain in My Belly, Big Monkey Man, Peeping Tom, Country Road among other favourites performed by Toots, the patrons exemplary tolerance level, could well be understood.
Internationally renowned balladeer, AJ Brown, raised the curtain with his crooning of Rick Asley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, his compositions Word of Wisdom, Montego Bay, Love Story with a mixture of classical and Nyahbinghi style drumming followed by some of his newer releases Lonely For You, When You Love, then Father Friend as well as Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up and concluding quite appropriately with Time To Say Goodbye.
The U.S. Navy's sleek new warship turned heads this week with its futuristic appearance as it sailed into Key West on its maiden voyage.<p/> As Commander Curt Renshaw told a tour group Monday, the 419-foot USS Independence looks like “an ocean-going death star from Star Wars.''
Teachers, parents and even some students are flooding the Legislature with e-mails and phone calls. They're protesting outside lawmakers' offices and organizing a rally Wednesday at the Capitol.
The race is on for the lucrative government contract to wrap luggage at Miami International Airport. In the middle of the contest: Miami-Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, who chairs the county's airport and seaport committee.
This is part of an occasional series that looks into the rollout of the new healthcare legislation.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Kettely Achedou's three-bedroom house in Port-au-Prince's Nazon neighborhood, yet the 39-year-old middle-class businesswoman sleeps outside on a mat.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Kettely Achedou's three-bedroom house in Port-au-Prince's Nazon neighborhood, yet the 39-year-old middle-class businesswoman sleeps outside on a mat.
Vivian Blake's peaceful death in a Kingston, Jamaica, hospital March 21 is a grim contrast to his life steeped in violence — much of it in South Florida.
When Victoria Perkovich sees a high toll on the illuminated Interstate 95 Express signs, she steers into the toll lanes.<p/> “I think the traffic must be pretty bad,'' says Perkovich, a college student and frequent commuter. “I'd rather pay $4 than spend two hours sitting in traffic.''
Insulza expressed satisfaction for the release of the soldier Pablo Emilio Moncayo and urged the FARC to release all other hostages.
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