Taurus Riley adds more love & "message" to New Year's festivities in JVD
And right away he had a message for the crowd as he reminded of the “days of oppression” before changing gear to what he is best known for- reggae love. Reaching out to outstretched hands stage side, Tarus Riley (born Omar Riley) had the crowd roaring with excitement and pleasure with his hit ‘Love Contagious’.
He would then go back into parable mode but with a rendition of Buju Banton’s ‘Untold Stories’, which was also well received by the crowd who seemed not to care whose songs he was singing as long as they were having a good time.
A lucky patron ‘Carlene’ was also invited on stage and had the birthday song sang to her by the popular artiste.
A number of his hit songs were also sung in his hour and a half performance.
Taurus Riley actually exited the stage on two occasions but due to popular demand from the crowd returned to entertain and stretch the party further into the morning as the crowd didn’t seem to be eager to go anywhere even though there was much activity outside of the venue for the hundreds of persons who didn’t come into the show.
After hitting the stage around 12:47 A.M. Riley finally wrapped up his performance around 2:17 A.M. with ‘Lion Paw’ in which he told fans to “read between the lines”.
He closed by stating that his message was about struggle but also about love.
“Thank you very much Jost Van Dyke, see you soon,” were his actual final words.
Earlier, the legendary Jost Van Dyke resident and owner of Foxy’s, Philicianno "Foxy" Callwood OBE, assisted in the countdown to the New Year’s, which followed with loud cheers.
Mr Callwood welcomed persons to Foxy’s and said he loved them and wished them success for the New Year.
And he also had the final say after the show and it must have been very pleasing to reggae music fans on his announcement that he would be having Jah Cure performing on the island on January 19, 2013.
Meanwhile, Tarrus Riley made his recording debut as a teenager. In 2004, Tarrus released his debut album, Challenges. Riley has consistently racked up awards for his work. Among his accolades are Best Singer, Male Vocalist, Cultural Artiste, Song of the Year, and Best Song. Some of the awards institutions which have rewarded Riley include the Youth View Awards, The Star People’s Choice Awards, EME Awards, and the Reggae Academy awards. Tarrus is the holder of Jamaica's CVM TV's 15th Anniversary Award, held in February 2009, for the ‘Most Admired Song in the Past 15 Years’ for the hit, "She’s Royal", according to Wikepedia.
Riley tours Europe once each year, performing on the major reggae festivals in several European countries. Riley's most recent high profile performances include the 2011 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Reggae Sumfest 2010, Betty Wright and Friends in concert in Jamaica, and the Palmyra Foundation's Fundraising event. He also headlined the Hennessey Artistry show in Barbados in December 2011.
Among his accolades in 2011 were the EME Awards (Excellence in Music and Entertainment) for Vocalist of the Year Male and Cultural Artiste of the Year. Riley also copped the 2011 Youth View Award for Cultural Artiste of the Year.
According to Wikipedia, Riley released the acoustic album Mecoustic in 2012 and toured Europe in support of it with his Blak Soil band.
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