DANCEHALL REVIEW:
‘Wasted Wednesdays’
— The Golden Edition
P Gavin James, Contributing Writer
BY ALL ACCOUNTS, the recently installed annual event Wasted Wednesdays ended too soon. For some the ‘R.U.M. events’ 10-party series should have lasted beyond the summer season. This series which has been going since the end of June 2008 has built the reputation coveted by many events, with loyal patrons returning each week to Le Barons on Barbados Avenue in New Kingston.
The Golden Edition, held on the eve of August 20, and the eve of the Olympic gold sweep, was memorable. At 9:00 p.m., patrons were slowly filing in, while others milled around and chatted about the earlier events of the day. At approximately 9:45 p.m. , the party crowd was noteably bigger, and the vibes kicked in. DJ Mezz of Liquidity championed the early vibes by spinning hits such as Snoop Dogg’s Drop It Like It’s Hot and the remixed version of Bogle’s All Dem Deh influencing a few unto the dance floor.
Eventually with a stepped up tempo by Liquidity now joined by Darkcide Disco, the dance floor crowd got too tight for breathing. High salutes to thugs in attendance came naturally, with a slew of Vybz Kartel tunes, like My Scheme and Laugh, the new collaboration with, and Shoot Them getting a most favourable response from patrons. With the salute to the ‘thugs’ lasting approximately thirty minutes, the Gully God was not exhausted enough, as selections such as Money Changer and Don’t Worry were greeted with thunderous shouts of ‘forwards’.
The dancers were pulled in with Gully Creeper and Nuh Linga and earned reasonable applause as they shuffled, and crawled across the dancehall. Shots of tequila, were the chosen bullets to signal support to DJ Cess’s dedicaton of The Golden Edition. Cess dedicated it to all athletes in Beijing and the Reggae Boyz draw. He then sent Mavado’s Faster Than a Bullet which secured the best response for the night.
Obviously, the ladies were out to party.
The DJ in keeping promise were “putting the ladies first” in a no nonsense mood for the “daggering” segment. Lil Wayne’s Lollipop sent most if not all remaining ladies rushing to the centre of the dancefloor showing off varied dance steps. Afterwards DJ Cess made his intentions clear with Vybz Kartel’s remix of Lil’ Wayne’s hit. The ‘daggering’ segment got in high swing with songs such as 100 Stab, Ah You and Bruk it Off from Aidonia, Daggering from Vegas and B**** B**** from Charley Blacks, and, the hugely popular Carback from Mavado put many couples right down to business.
When the midnight hour ticked, the DJs changed tempo to signal the end of the party, to the disappointment of the various genres.
The final 15 minutes was highly commanded by Richie Ras who in the closing spin made the patrons Overcome with So Special from Mavado and Romance from Serani. The main crowd-pleasers in the final segment were Winner from Konshens and Stinkin Rich from Serani, which also was good farewell to the thugs.
CRITIC’s RATING
**** 4 of 5 stars
Overall the party was well-attended and most patrons had a good time. The music was well selected, on-point, and presented good variety. The night’s celebrations could not have been in better hands. R.U. M. events will close off the Wasted Wednesdays series for this summer next week Wednesday at the same location. With this being their first official event series for the promoters, R.U. M. events media relations officer Kashan King promises patrons much more in the future events . ” Based on the support we have received so far, it is safe to say we have a good following, and this is the start of good things for R.U.M. Events”, King said.
Patrick Gavin James is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications.
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