FOLKS from the Banks DIH corner should certainly be commended for staging one of the hottest concerts around at this year’s GuyExpo festivities.

They first displayed their ‘A’ game when they showcased their artistes, featuring some of Guyana’s hottest acts, inclusive of reigning Carib Soca Monarch Quacy ‘Ace’ Edmondson, Heatwave Band’s

Clavin Burnette, Kross Kolor Studio’s ‘Jovinski’ and phenomenal Guyanese reggae king ‘Natural Blacks’.
There were spectacular performances from most of the acts slated to perform but it was the raunchy and energetic Jackie ‘Jazzy Jack’ Hanover who created ‘earth tremors’ at the Sophia Exhibition Site with a steamy performance that will remain imprinted for a long time on those who attended the event.
The show began just after 21:00 hrs and as expected was opened by the entertaining Gizmos and Gadgets Dancers who had the crowd screaming with their routines and funny theatrics as they performed to some of the more popular dancehall hits.

However, their luck was short-lived when one of them attempted to gyrate on NCN’s Nerissa Pearson and was promptly ordered to leave the booth. He of course became the mocking-stock of the day and was teased by many for a long time after.
Meanwhile, one has to agree that former Heatwave Band songstress, Jackie Hanover is certainly enjoying new found fame the moment she decided to ‘go solo’ and has been dubbed lately as the ‘Female Jory’ by fans who can’t seem to get enough of her dancehall presentations.
The moment it was announced that Hanover would be the first act on stage, the crowd went wild and the ladies screamed their resounding approval.
‘One Drop’ dance
Then the very curvy song diva came on stage with her Starlite Dancers who set the place on fire as they gave a provocative showcase of the popular ‘One Drop’ dance routine.
Hanover burst onto the stage clad in a revealing body hugging outfit and instantly the crowd came to life like wildfire. She proved with suggestive dance moves and raunchy lyrics that are more associated with international dancehall divas.
She represented magnificently for the ‘fluffy ladies’, her theatrics further heightened with ‘splits’ and ‘butt shaking’ from her dancer, ‘Mad Michelle’.
She stirred up the crowd with a ‘sneak preview’ of her 2015 Soca single as her dancers ‘Diamond’ made the male audience ecstatic with her ‘Six-Thirty’ dance routine.
Her female fans revelled as she belted out ‘Bay Gyal Nah Fight Ovah Man’, sending daggers at the males who are fond of ‘bigging up demself as deh spend gyal money and drive dem vehicle’. While a few males turned ‘green around the gills’ the majority simply laughed it off and gave her the ‘thumbs up’ for her outstanding performance.
Her fifteen minutes on stage were well spent and she exited to thunderous applause.
Next up was a collaboration between Heatwave’s Band Calvin Burnette and reigning Carib Soca Monarch Quacy ‘Ace’ Edmondson. They performed well and the crowd danced to hits like ‘Hello Baby Can Yuh Come Ovah’, and yesteryear hits like ‘Dem Ah Bleach’, and Edmondson’s hit single ‘Dis Place is Crazy’.
One has to agree that this must have been Edmondson’s best live performance until he for no apparent reason decided ‘to dis’ Hanover with childish jibs as he questioned her intellect and whether she was wearing her own clothing.
“Now come one Quacy… Everyone knows Jackie Hanover has earned her place in the entertainment world and is far above you where intellect is concerned. And she is naturally an explosive artiste who spend big time on her costume and her appearance. Stick with the programme Quacy… You don’t have to get nasty on stage to earn applause. If you can’t do it naturally then you are certainly in the wrong field.”
GT&T Kids Stage Champion ‘Jovinski’ delivered quite impressively as expected and was well applauded for his bravery and smooth finesse.
And Reggae King ‘Natural Blacks’ was his usual explosive self, blasting out hits like ‘With Feeling’, ‘Bad Mind’, ‘Never Leave You Lonely’, and a few others. His performance was ‘electric’ and he brought to the stage the usual ‘high energy’ that is associated with his genre of music.

(By Alex Wayne)