Beenie Man performed at the Reggae in the valley show which was held at the Appleton Rum factory with a star studded lineup that ended up performing until after the sun rose on the new day. Everyone waited for the King of Dancehall and it was well worth it for the crowd which got a full blast of the dance hall artists live show at its best.
Rootz Underground played the Soul Rebellion 2009 charity concert on March 24 at The Jungle in Negril Jamaica to benefit schools in Westmoreland Parish as part of the Soul Rebellion Buy A Brick program for school construction.
Soul Rebellion is gaining some respect after three solid years of successful charity reggae concerts and this year BET was there to record the event as part of a special they are doing to showcase the great work done by this charity group of primarily foreign citizens.
The evening concert was held after a day of celebrations and fund raising on the beach. The Tuesday Night concert was a success and Rootz Underground put on a spirited and energetic performance with over an hour of high grade reggae and roots inspired music.
Rootz Underground is originally from Kingston Jamaica but they spend lots of time in America these days. It was a bit of a homecoming for the band since their performance at Reggae Sumfest 2008 and hard through the entire performance.
Download the entire Rootz Underground concert and listen at home like you were there live.
Bounty Killer performed at The Jungle Nightclub in Negril Jamaica for Soul Rebellion 2009. Bounty played a laid back set of his many dancehall hits and kept things cool for the up close and personal show. Bounty has been around for a long time and he seemed very comfortable on stage performing for a mixed crowd of local Jamaicans and American Spring Breakers who danced to the familiar beats even if they could not understand everything being said.
Here we have Craig T from Touch of Klass or T.O.K. as they are commonly referred to. The group consists of Alistaire "Alex" McCalla, Roshaun "Bay-C" Clarke, Craig "Craig T" Thompson, and Xavier "Flexx" Davidson. They are one of the most successful groups in dancehall history and very popular on an international level.
This show was done for Spring break 2009 at The Jungle Nightclub and Sports Bar and the crowd had a wicked good time. You'll see from the pics and videos that the Spring Breakers were into the music and all over the stage for what turned out to be a great show.
I had the unique opportunity to stand on stage with Beenie Man during his entire show in rural Whitehouse Jamaica and it easily one of the most energetic reggae dancehall concerts I have been to in Jamaica. "The Doctor" as he is known to his fans is a Jamaican dancehall icon and when Beenie Man puts on a show he puts on a show. The over capacity crowd was gathered on a cricket field and there were at least 1500 to 2000 people in attendance in rural Jamaica where they don't get many major headline acts to put on a show.
The people of Whitehouse Jamaica came out in force and the place was jamming all night long. Beenie belted out his top dancehall hits of the past 15 years and the crowd sucked up every second of it they could. The show was non stop and Jamaicans partied it up for hours with the King of Dancehall as he strutted from one side of that small stage to the other.
Things were so informal that just about anyone ended up on stage after long and at one point there was an actual fight on stage that Beenie Man himself had to breakup. It was hot and the crowd was pumped up. I guess tempers flared but Beenie put things to rest fast and the party went on without a hitch.
It was a show to remember for me and the people of Whitehouse.
Beenie Man at Whitehouse Part 1
Beenie Man at Whitehouse Part
Beenie Man is probably the hardest working man in Jamaica and I have no doubt he puts on more shows in Jamaica than any other artist. I had the unique opportunity to see Beenie Man perform two shows in one week when he did the Sunset Show at Negril Escape just two days after I saw him perform the Whitehouse show in rural Jamaica.
This show was more for tourists than locals and you could actually feel the difference between the two sets. Both shows were high energy and well worth the trip but things felt a bit more relaxed at the Negril Escape show where "The King of Dancehall" would perform for a "whiter" crowd.
King Beenie was having fun and he took the time to spread some love for Barack Obama and the state of polittrix in the world. Beenie went as far as to claim that Obama was now the greatest black man to have lived in his life when he became the President of the United States. It was a powerful moment and I was proud to have been there when Beenie gave his blessings to the new leader of the free world.
