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Cocoa Tea, Capleton electrify Patsy C. Lake Festiville

- thrilled the audience with their treasure trove of hits dating back to the late 80s & early 90s
August 1st, 2015 | Tags: Capleton Cocoa Tea reggae artists festival
Jamaican reggae lovers rock superstar Cocoa Tea sent love vibes throughout the Patsy C. Lake Festiville with some old school lovers rock known by both young and old at last night’s July 31, 2015 cultural concert featuring also Jamaican dancehall artist Capleton known as the Fire Marshal in dancehall circles. Photo: VINO
Ole Skool reggae crooner Cocoa Tea. Photo: VINO
Ole Skool reggae crooner Cocoa Tea. Photo: VINO
Cocoa Tea singing hit familiar hits. Photo: VINO
Cocoa Tea singing hit familiar hits. Photo: VINO
The crowd reacting to Cocoa Tea's sounds. Photo: VINO
The crowd reacting to Cocoa Tea's sounds. Photo: VINO
Jah Thunder, the 'fake' Capleton. Photo: VINO
Jah Thunder, the 'fake' Capleton. Photo: VINO
But nothing beats the real thing! Capleton himself. Photo: VINO
But nothing beats the real thing! Capleton himself. Photo: VINO
He had the crowd moving. Photo: VINO
He had the crowd moving. Photo: VINO
The crowd reacting to Capleton's performance. Photo: VINO
The crowd reacting to Capleton's performance. Photo: VINO
The Fire Marshal was on duty last night. Photo: VINO
The Fire Marshal was on duty last night. Photo: VINO
Fire! Fire! Fire! Photo: VINO
Fire! Fire! Fire! Photo: VINO
Lighters inna de air! Photo: VINO
Lighters inna de air! Photo: VINO
The band for the night. Photo: VINO
The band for the night. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican reggae lovers rock superstar Cocoa Tea sent love vibes throughout the Patsy C. Lake Festiville with some old school lovers rock known by both young and old at last night’s July 31, 2015 cultural concert featuring also Jamaican dancehall artist Capleton, known as the Fire Marshal in dancehall circles.

Following a number of local acts, Cocoa Tea got the action going on stage but later on during his performance he began to complain about the sound system. It was apparent that he could not hear himself as he sang, which is necessary for someone performing on stage.

A lot of the times he killed the musical accompaniment and performed A Capella to the delight of the audience, many of them Rastafarians. He performed such songs as Good life, Rockers Island, Sonia and 18 and over, Prisoner of Loneliness and If You Want to be My Number One.

He also did covers of other reggae artists including Beresford Hammond and Robert Nesta Marley.

Following Cocoa Tea's performance there was a brief two minute performance by Jah Thunder, clearly an enthusiastic fan of Capleton, as at a glance, he has costumed himself to appear like the artist. The tribute artist’s on stage antics and vocal style also paid tribute to Capleton, who came out after Jah Thunder left the stage.

Amidst thunderous support from the audience, Capleton performed those hits he has become known for, such as Who Do You Think You Are, Jah Jah City and new ones such as Bun Out the Mad Guns Dem and Acres and Acres, an ode to the legalisation of marijuana.

During his almost two hour performance, Capleton stayed true to his roots and called on persons to remain true to themselves. He called on persons to ‘bun’ or shun societal ills such as rape, incest, abuse and other ills. His lyrics, however, were devoid of anti-homosexual sentiments known in the artists’ music in times past.

Capleton had the crowd putting their lighters in the air and some persons had aerosol cans that emitted a luminous blaze in the dark.

While the attendance was good, people started to leave coming down to the ending of Capleton’s performance, around minutes to 4am this morning August 1, 2015.

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