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August 24, 2009
‘Gaza mi say’ at Beenie Sizzle
Dancehall fans showed their affiliation at LIME Beenie Man’s Sizzle on Saturday night when a predominant Gaza following gathered inside the National Stadium to celebrate with Beenie Man on his birthday and his 30-year milestone in the music business.
“Mek mi see di hands of al di Gaza supporters,” MC Nuffy said, as he too declared his alliance to Gaza. “A Portmore mi come from so me must say Gaza,” Nuffy stated as the hands reached up and thousands of LIME handkerchiefs and Rasta flags waved in the night sky. The architect of mischief, Nuffy then said brazenly, “Mek mi se the hands of all the Gully supporters.”
Not even one finger raised.
And when the self-styled Gaza president, Vybz Kartel took control of the stage in the closing moments of the show, the Stadium was transformed into the Gaza strip. The massives went wild. It was hard to believe that this was the same Kartel who had been booed in his hometown, Portmore at Champions In Action the previous week. And, when he was joined on stage by his ‘Uncle Beenie’, the place again erupted. Remember, it was Beenie Man who had introduced Kartel as his nephew at Reggae Sumfest, and the bond between them has grown tighter ever since. Unfortunately however, the duo’s presence on stage signaled that the curtains were coming down on the show, as the police were there to do what they do second best — bring an end to a stage-show.
Despite this, however, it was a night on which a few persons made it their time to shine, while overall, the show itself proved boring and drawn out. One unforgettable moment, however, was when Portmore Hemphigher representative, General B, in the midst of an entertaining performance, turned his back to the stage, miscalculated his distance and jumped right off the stage, crashing to the ground with a ‘thud’. The stadium, to put it mildly, erupted. The same people who were cheering his performance now laughed at him openly. To his credit, General B, got up, brushed off himself and went back on stage where he resumed his entertaining performance.
Three-man group, Voicemail, was also memorable as they started the real ‘partay’ from the get-go. They did an energetic set filled with all the major dances and the songs which accompanied them. Ofcourse, their signature “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Bembe” was a hit. D’Angel also was surprisingly good and managed to get the crowd railing, especially when her estranged husband walked on stage during her performance and they did the bump-and-grind-from-behind routine, which set tongues wagging. Are they or aren’t they?
The Fireman, Capleton was as fiery as only he can be and he set the stadium ablaze; Jah Cure was real and Sizzla Kalonji took the vibes in the stadium up a few notches.
Among the young acts, G Whizz made a good impression.