In the early hours of Saturday morning as Risky Business in Negril was jam-packed with persons in every corner, it was deejay Kurt ‘The Party Animal’ Riley who saved the vibes at Yush, a party billed on the Appleton Treasure Isle (ATI) series.
With a long line of persons outside waiting to get in, it was no surprise that inside the venue was ‘corked’ as persons walked around trying to find the ‘perfect spot’ to create a vibe. Coppershot played some retro tunes for more than an hour while patrons roamed the venue, crowded the lone bar and tried to get to the food offered.
The wait for food however, proved futile for the majority of persons as the food ran out early in the night.
Fashion statements
Women were out in their numbers, some in bathing suits, but most wore short shorts and summer dresses. For the men, handkerchiefs and Kanye West glasses were the predominant fashion statements of the night. Entertainers Spragga Benz and Terror Fabulous hit the mini stage, at first getting rave reviews as persons whipped out their cameras and camera phones.
However after almost an hour the crowed began to tire of the performances and wanted to get back to partying. As 1 a.m. approached and the venue became uncomfortably packed it seemed that Yush would be nothing to write home about.
Musical saviour
However, Kurt Riley proved a musical saviour hitting the right notes with retro tunes such as Boom Bye Bye and Mr Boombastic, before continuing on a dancehall note which preceded a half hour soca section of new and old tunes.
The women finally got the opportunity to enjoy themselves, as across the venue they positioned and ‘wukked’ up their waistlines. Riley soon teased with Mavado’s So Special before switching pace to drop some of Sizzla’s conscious tunes which were also well received.
Dagger morning
Soon ‘dagger’ morning began as men and women ‘brukked’ out, doing the ‘hundred stab’, and working up a sweat. The more well-behaved patrons took this as their cue to leave as a stream of persons exited.
For those who stayed they enjoyed a unique musical mix from DJ Narity and Richie Ras who took over and immediately switched to older techno tunes and some songs from MC Hammer.
Narity continued with dance songs, rock songs and brought on the rap music, slipping in a little dancehall. The tone of the songs were slightly different from the norm heard over the weekend, which for most patrons was an interesting change.
Source: JamaicaStar
