Carolyn Johnson, Gleaner Writer
'MUSIQUE' FULFILLED exactly what it promised: strictly music. No Talk. And the music was good.
A Dance Concepts and Hype Television production, Musique was held at the Rib Kage, Constant Spring Road on Saturday night.
While the early juggling from new DJs Richie Ras and Mack was entertaining, the venue was scanty before 1 a.m. as patrons arrived fashionably late. Still, the few patrons present at midnight enjoyed the music.
The ladies in the crowd were, however, well dressed with high heels, mini skirts, Bermuda shorts and midriffs, much to the appreciation of the men who outnumbered the women.
When Coppershot took up their rotation, they started with '90s reggae mix. Although the crowd in front of the selector's table was dancing up a storm, others to the back simply rocked as they listened. This soon changed. When the sound system blared, "Fat piece a _ an it affi get _", the men reacted. This, however, was only the introduction for Butterfly and Big It Up, which led to many pairs. The gyration was maintained by Beenie Man's Pon Bed and Hum.
The mood and dance then changed again with the men freeing themselves for Bad Man Forward and Real McKoy.
Arif Copper picked up his rotation at 2:00 a.m. and there was no looking back. He started with hip-hop then Junior Gong's Road To Zion. He then eased back into dancehall with Kartel's remix of Golddigger. From here he moved to Busy's Dat Bad and explored the 85 rhythm.
When the deejay switched to soca there were no complaints. The energy level rose another knotch as the patrons again paired and 'got mad'.
At minutes to four when the music slowed, this signalled the end of the party to a few patrons who left. However, the majority stayed as the music continued.
