A different musical dream

12’s music is still in the defining process and might get to its destination when the band releases its debut album Streets and Avenues later this year. Led by guitarist/singer Sheldon Holder the five-member band pleased the Normadie audience with its performance.

Before 12 performed, veteran musician Mungal Patasar and his band Pantar thrilled patrons with some fantastic music. Patasar kicked off his set with his trademark song “Dreadlocks” then moved into the title song from his latest album Calebasse Caf?. But it was during their performance of an old folk song “Every Time Ah Pass” (You Look At Meh) that the audience got a taste of “sibling rivalry” in a “face off” between the tabla and the sitar played by Mungal and his son Prashant. Also included in the “face off” was the drummer Wayne Tobitt who mediated over the two players.

The “toast” of the night turned out to be a trio called Surgeon Blade Panel; this rapso group holds nothing back. Their rap is real; it’s like reality hitting you in the face. The group is very passionate about the future of this country and talks about saving the children.

Also performing were Josette Thomas who had a little difficulty with the sound engineer when it came to her guitar and Coreysan.

“Dreams” was a concert with a difference with different kinds of music.