Patrons at 'Macedonia - Fashionably Loud' do some of the latest dance moves after much encouragement from RETV's Supa Hype. The event was held last Saturday night at the Savannah Plaza on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer RECENTLY, THERE has been a trend of parties not kicking into gear until after two in the morning, regardless of the scheduled start time.
'Macedonia - Fashionably Loud' was added to that ever growing list last Saturday night.
Held at the Savannah Plaza on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew, the party suffered greatly from poor patronage and, as a result there were almost no 'vibes'.
"The venue may have impacted on the turnout. I realise that location has a lot to do with the success of a show. I guess a lot of people just weren't familiar with the venue, said Macedon, the organiser."
However, while the attendance was poor a number of industry players supported Macedon's first party for the year. The Weekenz family was out along with representatives from Headline Entertainment. Bounty Killer also passed through and naturally, members of Macedon's RETV family were present while well-known local fashionist Lena British was seen getting her groove on.
Jordan did his job well, playing early hip hop and the latest dancehall hits. Songs like Jermaine Dupri's Money Ain't A Thing, TOK's Toppa Toppa, Bounty Killer's Sufferer and Sean Paul's Gimme Di Light caused the small gathering to dance a bit, but they largely preferred to drink and 'profile'.
At 1 a.m., FAME FM's 'Party Animal' Kurt Riley took over the reins. The vibes increased slightly with his arrival and he slid quickly and effortlessly from popular R&B songs to hot dancehall numbers like Bounty Killer's Worthless Boy and a string of Buju Banton's early hits, including Gold Spoon and Bogle. These tunes found favour with patrons, but still the vibes remained very low.
HIT SONGS
Riley was followed by DJ Karim, who also played a number of hit songs, but, like the selectors before him, he got little response from the crowd.
Supa Hype, another presenter at RETV, thankfully added to the excitement of each set with his sometimes witty comments. He also tried on many occasions to get patrons to dance but they weren't obliging.
At about 2:15 a.m., he urged the men to 'rock away' but that didn't work. A few minutes shy of 3 a.m., he commanded "All who pay them money come in, dance!" That comment, along with the 'hyped' dancehall tunes played by DJ Karim, flipped the dance switch on and patrons began dancing wildly. Songs like Blasé and Crazy Hype seemed to have been what they were waiting for all night and a large number of them yielded to Supa Hype's comments to 'Shelly Belly, Blasé' among other dances.
The party finally found some groove at 3 a.m., but by then it was a case of too little too late as a number of patrons had already left, and those still hanging around seemed not in the mood to party again.
