Soca night minus the Soca
Saturday night, according to the calendar of activities published by the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIFFC), was titled "International Soca night", however, real soca junkies who went out to party, were disappointed.
"Now is soca we come for where the soca party at? After every one soca [song] we getting 10 reggae and dancehall, now tell me what the heavens I doing here… this suppose to be soca night, give we what you promise nah," said one irate patron, whose comment was supported by several others around her.
On stage for just about one hour, was the real deal of soca entertainment, or so was expected. “The All Star Band backed the artistes including the sensation Tizzy, Orlando and Rupee was not too bad," said the woman.
"But we expected more. I still waiting to hear some of the latest soca hits, I guess I have to go home and bun my data and listen to them," chided in a man on the side.
He continued , "Well when you pay your hard earn dollar to buy fancy gears from head to toe and buy your ticket to come in here expecting sugar apple and get sour grapes with no possible refund, you just have to sour up your face eat and jump and wine like everybody else doing."
Notwithstanding the absence of many soca artistes, several Virgin Islands' artistes ensured that the crowd still got a dose of good music.
There were Deejays Millennium King, Burtram and Dre who were the go-between the likes of B'More, 2017 calypso Monarch Eustace "Boss" Freeman aka Colosso, Monae and Tino .
The final act that graced the stage was the duo from the United Virgin Islands (USVI), Rock City, who delivered an award-winning performance belting out many of their top songs and kept the crowd entertained to bring down the curtains on the evening's performances.
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