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Published: Sunday | December 18, 20110 Comments
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Well over 1,000 patrons rocked the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel for the 10th anniversary of Capital & Credit Financial Group's annual signature corporate event, Pickney Love at Christmas, held on Tuesday, December 13.
The show, staged every year to raise funds for the Mustard Seed Communities' Dare to Care home for children abandoned or orphaned who are living with the HIV/AIDs virus, featured a star-studded line-up of Jamaican artistes performing a range of genres from gospel to pop for the capacity ballroom. There was something for everyone, and all the entertainers pleased the audience. The show started at 7:05 p.m. with the National Anthen sung by the deputy executive director of the Mustard Seed Communities, Darcy Tulloch-Williams, followed by the Capital & Credit Chorale, which moved some patrons to tears and received a standing ovation with their rendition of Kirk Franklin's Lean On Me and Gloria Estefan's inspirational Reach. After that, things moved quickly, but with no less inspiration, with a powerful performance by gospel singer Sandra Brooks and other outstanding deliveries from The Grace Thrillers; Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's 2011 Junior Gospel Song winner, Joshua Lewis; the Kencot Choir, and lively dance numbers from the Wolmer's Dance Troupe.
Emcees François St Juste and Elva, who have both become fixtures in the annual event, along with the backing band, Fab 5, rolled out a spectacular array of some of Jamaica's finest singers in the second half: the very entertaining To-Isis; Rising Star winner Tash, who showed why she earned the title; the favourite song bird of many, Karen Smith, and the hugely comical singing doctor, Michael Abrahams, who delivered big time!
Bongo Herman was electrifying with his special mix of instruments, ranging from the bongo drums and tambourine, to a variety of 'home-made instruments" of an enamel 'chimmey' (chamber pot) and a string of semi-attached metal rings.
For the younger audience members especially, Chino and Wayne Marshall scored, but the crowd was in for even more treats from Gem Myers, who received a standing ovation for her soul-stirring rendition of And I Am Telling You; and from stalwart entertainers George Nooks, who had his fans singing along with him; Tanya Stephens, who delighted with her 'tongue-in-cheek' offerings, and Lovindeer, who had folks in stitches with his ever-topical song-writing skills, as he sang a new song with a satirical twist on the elderly being swapped for "under 39ers". Of course, everyone also sang along with the classic Wild Gilbert. The night came to a close with the evergreen smooth crooner Freddie McGregor, followed by the musical icon Marcia Griffiths, who had the crowd singing along hit after hit, before joining up together for an impromptu and well-received finale with most of the major artistes on the show.
The event ended after 11 p.m. with persons seemingly reluctant to leave as Pickney Love 10 drew to a close.
Published: Sunday | December 18, 20110 Comments
1 2 >
Well over 1,000 patrons rocked the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel for the 10th anniversary of Capital & Credit Financial Group's annual signature corporate event, Pickney Love at Christmas, held on Tuesday, December 13.
The show, staged every year to raise funds for the Mustard Seed Communities' Dare to Care home for children abandoned or orphaned who are living with the HIV/AIDs virus, featured a star-studded line-up of Jamaican artistes performing a range of genres from gospel to pop for the capacity ballroom. There was something for everyone, and all the entertainers pleased the audience. The show started at 7:05 p.m. with the National Anthen sung by the deputy executive director of the Mustard Seed Communities, Darcy Tulloch-Williams, followed by the Capital & Credit Chorale, which moved some patrons to tears and received a standing ovation with their rendition of Kirk Franklin's Lean On Me and Gloria Estefan's inspirational Reach. After that, things moved quickly, but with no less inspiration, with a powerful performance by gospel singer Sandra Brooks and other outstanding deliveries from The Grace Thrillers; Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's 2011 Junior Gospel Song winner, Joshua Lewis; the Kencot Choir, and lively dance numbers from the Wolmer's Dance Troupe.
Emcees François St Juste and Elva, who have both become fixtures in the annual event, along with the backing band, Fab 5, rolled out a spectacular array of some of Jamaica's finest singers in the second half: the very entertaining To-Isis; Rising Star winner Tash, who showed why she earned the title; the favourite song bird of many, Karen Smith, and the hugely comical singing doctor, Michael Abrahams, who delivered big time!
Bongo Herman was electrifying with his special mix of instruments, ranging from the bongo drums and tambourine, to a variety of 'home-made instruments" of an enamel 'chimmey' (chamber pot) and a string of semi-attached metal rings.
For the younger audience members especially, Chino and Wayne Marshall scored, but the crowd was in for even more treats from Gem Myers, who received a standing ovation for her soul-stirring rendition of And I Am Telling You; and from stalwart entertainers George Nooks, who had his fans singing along with him; Tanya Stephens, who delighted with her 'tongue-in-cheek' offerings, and Lovindeer, who had folks in stitches with his ever-topical song-writing skills, as he sang a new song with a satirical twist on the elderly being swapped for "under 39ers". Of course, everyone also sang along with the classic Wild Gilbert. The night came to a close with the evergreen smooth crooner Freddie McGregor, followed by the musical icon Marcia Griffiths, who had the crowd singing along hit after hit, before joining up together for an impromptu and well-received finale with most of the major artistes on the show.
The event ended after 11 p.m. with persons seemingly reluctant to leave as Pickney Love 10 drew to a close.