Romain Virgo, Konshens, VIBE close out Festival
There is no doubt that the two Jamaican artists delivered, each of them performing for close to an hour, belting out hit after familiar hit and throwing in some new ones every now and again.
Coming after the two performers was Virgin Islands two-time back to back Road March champions VIBE, which came on and performed many of the songs that they have become known and loved for.
The biggest moment of the night happened to be when Romain Virgo, known for his soulful reggae originals and beautiful sing-overs, did a cover of R-Kelly’s When a Woman Loves and Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman.
It was indeed amazing to hear Romain Virgo sound as though he was channelling the two artists as he sounded as they did when they recorded those two songs. Some people have christened him the new Beres Hammond.
Romain Virgo had tunes such as Going Home With Me Tonight, Who Feels it Knows it, I'm Your Love Doctor, No Let No Man Beat You Down, Nah Give Up, Tarrus Riley’s Gimme Likkle One Drop, Before You Leave and Rich In Love among many others such as Beresford Hammond’s I Feel Good, and Marvin Gaye’s Let's get it on.
Konshens, known for his ‘ruff cut’ ragga sounds, delivered his popular Pretty on the Outside, Stink a Road, Bubble Gal A Bubble and many others to the delight of the crowd.
One woman was heard saying that while she enjoyed the show, she felt as though the real close out was the night before at the August 7, 2015 show featuring Destra Garcia of Trinidad and Tobago who is riding the wave of success that is ‘Lucy’, her mega-hit out now.
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