November 26, 2011: - Ace disc jock, Collin Hines, is eagerly anticipating his maiden voyage to the Middle East where he is scheduled to play at an exclusive 80's party in Abu Dhabi, which is part of the United Arab Emirates(UAE).
Dubbed Nostalgia, the event is being marketed as "Abu Dhabi's first Exclusive 80's Dance Party. Relive the era when everything was bigger, louder and brighter." The party will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on December 8 and will also feature the skills of another renowned Jamaican disc jockey, Delano of Renaissance Disco.
The conceptualiser of the event is Jamaican Mandi Bent, who has been working in Abu Dhabi for the past six years as Event Director at the Dome Exhibition Centre. She explained that there is a community of Caribbean and UK expatriates thirsty for this kind of entertainment, therefore the decision was made to fill their cup.
Bent sees this as a milestone in shaping and diversifying the entertainment offering in the Emirates, adding that the response has definitely been encouraging. She noted that in planning the event she went after 'A' list disc jockeys who have a keen sense of "situation appropriate" and the knowledge base to respond musically to any given situation.
In their promotion and marketing efforts, the organizers have been using the social network options available, including placing an ad on youtube, voiced by The Captain Collin Hines. According to Mandi, in the next few weeks, all her systems will be in high gear as preparations are pumped up.
As for Hines, he has declared that the turn of events that have led to this posting is nothing short of "serendipitous".
Quizzed about his strategy for this trail-blazing event, The Captain, who always has a whole lot to say, paused briefly.
"Actually, there's no specific plan," he confessed, seeming to edit his words as he spoke. "We are going to Abu Dhabi with an open mind and lots of music. The challenge will be for us to be as octopus as possible and have our musical tentacles out and ready. Musically, you have to think cosmopolitan, and since music is our forte, then that in itself will not be difficult," Hines added.
He emphasized that his objective is to represent Jamaica so well that "we will return again and again".
"We intend to entertain the crowd, enjoy ourselves in the process and just 'shell dung di place'. Mission accomplished ... Abu Dhabi will come calling again," Hines said with a huge smile.
This is a wonderful epic story about real life and normalcy at its crusts. It's from the point of view of one of our African sisters with her life stories as the foundation.
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