Tarrus Riley performs at Negril Escape Sunset Show
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Tarrus Riley is having a great year as the Top Reggae Artist of 2008 and this show was a great way to end it. Tarrus performed for the Sunset Show at Negril Escape in front of a small crowd of mostly friends and local neighbors from Negril and the West End and guests of the all inclusive seaside resort.
Tarrus has had great success with his new album "Parables" and the crowd was excited to get a sampling of his top hits including "Lions Paw" and of course "She's Royal". The show got a late start but things picked up once Tarrus and his Gumption Band hit the stage after midnight. The long set change was worth the wait when you hear Tarrus with his own backing band and the many talents of his stage manager and saxophone great Dean Fraser.
Riley and Fraser had a lot of fun with the band and the crowd and they entertained us with a musical showdown where Fraser would copy Rileys vocals with his saxophone. Tarrus had a lot of fun and was a most gracious entertainer. He took time to meet and greet with most of the crowd and shook hands with just about everyone. He posed for at least a dozen photographs and everyone was glad to have met him and the rest of the Gumption Band.
