{"id":3990,"date":"2011-08-20T17:30:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T21:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guyanalive.com\/blog\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2011-08-20T17:30:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T21:30:16","slug":"jamzone-regional-night-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.guyanalive.com\/?p=3990","title":{"rendered":"Jamzone Regional Night Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mavado<\/a>
Mavado aka Gully Gad performing at Jamzone Regional Night 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We at Guyanalive.com think it is only in this beautiful country of ours that an entertainment company can plan a show and have as much hype before the show, like what happened with dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel and the Hits and Jams family. The details are still sketchy as to why the Jamaican artiste did not show (despite being paid a hefty advance), but the show went on with the other item on the list, Mavado. Let us first say that the turnout was quite large, even though most persons complained about the absence of \u201cDi Teacha\u201d. And Mavado held his own with sheer skill, not that we expected any less.<\/p>\n

\"Natural<\/a>
Natural Black performing at Jamzone Regional Night 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first entertaining item was local star Jory. Those of you who have been to shows that featured Jory know that when we say he was hard, you know we\u2019re telling the truth. He commanded the crowd with his lyrics and made them sway from to side to side, bobbing their heads in jubilation and showing abundant \u201cgun fingers\u201d. That was followed by Guyana \u2013 born superstar, Natural Black. He was naturally a performer, with tracks that touch our hearts and our minds. Even though the aroma of marijuana was rampant, the high we experienced was encouraged by fantastic music. We at Guyanalive.com recommend that H&J feature this phenomenon in all their dancehall and reggae acts.<\/p>\n

Then, like a pleasant surprise at Christmas time, Mavado entered the stage! Even though there were pauses by the sound system, the National Stadium at Providence wasted absolutely no time grooving to the \u201cGully God\u2019s Stulla Rhythms\u201d. Hit after hit, like a Mike Tyson fight, Movado delivered to all in attendance. Males and females sang each song (lyric for lyric) while jumping and throwing their hands in their air. The young and the old (well, not too old) never missed a beat while gyrating to the sounds that now helps to define dancehall music.<\/p>\n

\"Jory<\/a>
Jory performing at Jamzone Regional Night 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now that we have expressed our joy from being at the Jamzone Regional Night we want to firstly say that it was very devastating to know that the \u201cGaza King\u201d was not there. Even though we think there would have been some tension between supporters if he was there, we still missed him. We know for a fact that it was out of the promoters\u2019 hands to change the outcome of the show so we will not go further. We enjoyed the atmosphere of the show; ghetto, lively and exciting. On the Guyanalive.com scale we give it a 6 1\/2 out of a possible 10, only because Vybz Kartel was absent. Sorry Hits and Jams, better luck next time.<\/p>\n

See pictures from this event at –> GuyanaLive.com Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

By – Patrice Wishart<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We at Guyanalive.com think it is only in this beautiful country of ours that an entertainment company can plan a show and have as much hype before the show, like what happened with dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel and the Hits and Jams family. The details are still sketchy as to why the Jamaican artiste did … <\/p>\n

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