Beres Hammond at Reggae Sumfest 2008
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Beres Hammond is a Reggae legend born in 1955 in the province of St. Mary in Annotto Bay, Jamaica and his Saturday night performance at Reggae Sumfest was the stuff of legends. Beres belted out his top hits and the crowd could not get enough of the Reggae Superstar with the smoky voice of a crooner.
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.
