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.

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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.

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Bunny ran through a list of his power songs and some of reggae musics biggest hits in an energy packed set that just screamed raw fire. Bunny is almost as old as dirt but he kicked it across the stage like a teenage boy strutting his new suit and he was having fun for sure. The Smile Jamaica Africa Unite Concerts are in tribute to an old friend of Mr Wailer and Bunny paid his respect to Bob and Marley Clan during his set.

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Etana is having an incredible year with Record of The Year and Female Artist of 2008 as her claimed titles. Etana has a silky sultry voice with thought provoking lyrics that empower us women and female fans from around the world.

Etana has a roots reggae culture with meaning and feelings in her music and those emotions come out on stage when she performs. Her stage show and prescience are felt in any arena and when Etana hits the stage you knows its going to be a good time.

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.

Beres is the king of Lovers Rocks and his performance is an easy listening kinda reggae with a soulful beat and the lyrics of love and romance. I brought a trio of ladies from Negril with me to this show as they were all excited to see Beres and Tarrus perform on the same night. The ladies love his hits and crowd favorites like "Putting Up Resistance" had just about the entire crowd of 32,000 people singing along word for word as we all enjoyed a special moment in time when everyone sings away the worries of the day.

The final night of Reggae Sumfest 2008 was a wet party with a rainstorm pouring all day long had the entire field slippery with mud. The rain eventually stopped and everyone was able to enjoy the show but standing out in the crowd as I ways for this performance was a great experience for me and the friends who joined me for the last show. You could feel the powerful vibe of a crowd favorite and he fact everyone was feeling the music at the same time was awesome.

It was an inspirational performance by the entire band as we were treated a special band preview which highlighted the many talents that travel the world with the reggae legend. It's obvious that he has a great backing band and being to sample the talents of each player as he went through them was a unique experience.

Beres Hammond put on the best performance of the night with Tarrus running a close second. I think Beres had a few more fans in the older more experience crowd and the power of everyone singing together was more intense in my opinion.

Tarrus has reached greatness with his latest album Parables on VP Records and this show was his. It was obvious from the beginning that he was the crowd favorite with a lot of Tarrus Riley fans in the venue to support him. As he rang out some of his hit singles including Lions Paw and She's Royal the crowd sand along as the rain dropped on us in what seemed like a picture perfect moment if you had an underwater camera and a line of sight through the oversize umbrellas everyone had hoisted in the air.

Cure took the stage and showed them what he could do. He's not an explosive stage performer but he did a wicked job of keeping the crowd moving and his singing is up to the task. I thought Jah Cure put on an excellent show and I was left wanting for more.

His music resonates well with us ladies and he sure had his share of excited women in the crowd. I could hear all sorts of offers being lobbed at him throughout the night but the best one was the Jamaican girl who followed him to the parking lot after the whole show. She just kept walking round kinda in a daze it seemed mumbling "its you me love cure. its you me love."

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