Artistes take patrons on musical journey at St Philip venue

By Simone Tull

Afternoon Delight at Hunterspring never fails to quench your musical thirst and there is no doubt about why the venue was adjudged the Best Place to Hear Live Music at the 2022 ‘Gine on’ People’s Choice Awards.

Despite the high temperatures throughout the day on Sunday, the gully deck at the Edgecumbe, St Philip location was shockingly cool as patrons awaited the start of the programme by the 100 per cent Barbadian cast. Each artiste in the latest edition performed select 80s tunes which resonated with them.

Marisa Lindsay, backed by The Livity Band, opened the event on a high. Her voice was unbelievable and she showed her versatility with a range of genres. In her set, she paid tribute to the musical icon Tina Turner who passed away recently, adding some afro beats to the Turner’s highly-acclaimed Simply the Best.

Lindsay’s jazzy rendition of Burn Baby Burn by Ash was also well received and she was effortless in her delivery. She was energized for the Pointer Sisters’ I’m So Excited and similarly dynamic on We are Family by Sister Sledge.   [caption id="attachment_391455" align="alignnone" width="433"] Shadia Marshall was one of the featured vocaists.[/caption]

She passed the musical baton to the talented Casheda Dottin who continued with a set characterized by feel-good songs. Her song choices highlighted the beautiful nuances of her voice delivering a flawless rendition of Sade’s Smooth Operator, Stevie Wonder’s My Cherie Amour, and Anita Baker’s Sweet Love. Her voice blended perfectly with Jamal Slocombe in the duet The Closer I Get to You by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. [caption id="attachment_391454" align="alignnone" width="433"] Jamal Slocombe added some reggae selections to his set.[/caption]

A virgin to the Hunterspring stage, Slocombe took a different approach to his song selection incorporating some reggae flavour with Maxi Priest’s Crazy Love and Wild World. He paid tribute to Carlyn Leacock, whom he described as his musical mother, with Love and a Song. His local vocals included Lou Jiggs Kirton’s I Can’t Live Without You, Jackie Opel’s You Gotta Cry and in the spirit of not being predictable he infused some gospel with Holy Train popularized by Joseph Niles.

Slocombe, Dottin and Lindsay joined forces on David Rudder’s Calypso Music. [caption id="attachment_391453" align="alignnone" width="650"] Marisa Lindsay delivered powerful vocals.[/caption]

In the second half songstress Shadia Marshall made her appearance. For her tribute to Tina Turner the powerhouse vocalist sang What’s Love Got to Do with It. Her set included some of her personal favourites like Cher’s dance hit Believe. The show climaxed with a fiery rendition of Chaka Khan’s Ain’t Nobody by the entire cast.

There will be no Sunday Grooves in June but Hunterspring regulars can look out for their exclusive drinks-inclusive fete in July. (STT) ]]>