Dil-E-Nadan’s pan shoot-out wows

The young band Flick, led by 19-year-old Daniel Roberts and featuring his friends from The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT ), St Joseph’s Convent, Port-of-Spain, and Fatima, got incoming patrons in the right mood for feteing with an infectious, high-energy performance that sent patrons dancing into the main area. Once inside they enjoyed sumptuous dishes from 34 food stations and premium drinks.

As the sun went down, Farmer Nappy with the Red Boyz Band got going with Chippin’ and other hits before bringing on Barbadian Peter Ram, followed by Marvay and Patrice Roberts..

Dil-E-Nadan with Raymond Ramnarine and Derrick Seales performed next, and were highly entertaining with a blend of new music and yesteryear gems. The surprise of the night came when Ramnarine brought pannists Yohann Chuckaree and Ken “Professor” Philmore on for a pan shootout and they totally mesmerised feters. The band also featured the 2017 Junior Soca Monarch, Sergio Camejo, also a student at the college.

Bunji Garlin, Fay Ann and the Asylum band continued the jam session with Bunji starting off free-styling about a car that was parked badly, which organisers wanted removed, then went into Differentology and Raze, before Jaiga joined for oldies Ring de Bell, Plenty Vibes and Free Up.

Bunji then sang the first word in Lorraine, and the crowd sang the rest. Fay Ann followed with Soca Baptist, Wine on Something and Ethel. They ended with Big Bad Soca, Buss Head and a single bar of Blaze it Up.

In anticipation of the appearance of Ultimate Rejects featuring MX Prime, the crowd started chanting: “We Doh Business! We Doh Business!” MX Prime appeared and totally destroyed all semblance of order in the fete. They teased with their monster hit Full Extreme, then broke off for Welcome to the Carnival, Soca Train, Kings and Queens and Fighter. Then came a countdown from 20, straight into Full Extreme. When Prime finally left, there were chants of Road March! Road March! Roy Cape All Stars featuring Blaxx, Tizzy, Ricardo Drue and Teddyson John closed the entertainment with their wide repertoire that kept patrons jumping.