On Saturday, August 18th the city of Montreal in
the province of Quebec was buzzing with excitement as the 2nd night
of the 9th staging of the Montreal Reggae Festival (dancehall night)
took place. The event which usually pulled some of the biggest names in
dancehall did not disappoint this year. It featured Assassin aka Agent Sasco,
Popcaan, Konshens, Karamanti, Chris Martin and several others. The promoter
ensured that not only Jamaican artists were on the bill but local Canadian acts
as well.
The line-up of Jamaican acts did not disappoint. Karamanti,
who is an upcoming artist from Maria Jackson Entertainment camp, left the crowd
wanting more! It was nice to see the
females representing and working hard to prove that they are here to stay!
Female artist in the dancehall industry has to work twice as hard to get their
respect. They want you to know that they are just as talented, just as
deserving of the respect and recognition the male artists receives in the music
industry. I am personally proud of them.
Christopher Martin worked the stage and gave it his all as
if it was his last show. That young man can sing and he got the young ladies all
fired up. In my opinion Mr. Martin left every female in the audience satisfied
with his performance.
He was followed by Popcaan who has more of a hardcore
dancehall following, he gave them their medicine of some of his trending songs
and kept them wanting more. After exiting the stage his fans wanted an encore but
he did not comply. I guess he thought they had enough!
Then came Konshens, this brother knew exactly what to do to
keep this crowd engaged. He brought a young lady up on stage and gave a
seductive performance, it was all in the name of crowd pleasing fun, and the
young woman was a good sport. This excited the audience and they went wild.
The artist that closed the show was Assassin, talk about a
performer! Assassin is a very outspoken artist and he did not hold back. He
intrigued the audience and I’m sure for those seeing him for the first time, it
will not be their last. He worked that stage, man that guy is energetic! He
even went as far as to address the guys wearing their pants underneath their
butt. After concluding his performance, he was called back on stage because the
audience could not get enough of him.
I must say I am glad that I had a chance to see Assassin
(AKA agent Sasco) because he is one of my favorite dancehall artists. I can
also now add Mr. Martin and Konshens to that list because it was my first time
seeing them on stage and they satisfied my musical craven. I love dancehall
music but I will only spend my money to see an artist that never fails to give
me my monies worth and more!
Story by Althea Joseph
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