Those who wanted to listen to the latest music would have been disappointed when they went to Extatic Fridays at The Pantry because it was definitely the flashback edition.
From the moment THE STAR entered the venue at 11:15 p.m., the old school vibe was set as Coppershot played some old R&B and hip-hop music. They played songs like Destiny’s Child’s Independent Woman then moved slowly into dancehall songs like Shabba’s Make My Day. Patrons sang along to It’s a Party, Hot Steppa, If I Ruled The World and Mind On My Money.
Minutes later, the disc jockeys showed why Beenie Man almost ruled the early 90s when they played a string of his hits like Girls Dem Sugar, Romie, Blackboard, Gal Dem Way, Wickedest Slam, Ol’ Dog and Who Am I. This went down well with the women as they sang along to every word.
DJ Bambino then took the turntable and reeled off a series of fast mixes. This segment included Bone Crusher’s Never Scared, Sizzla’s Solid As A Rock and Buju Banton’s controversial Boom Bye Bye. When he played rap songs like Many Men by 50 Cent and What You Know About That by TI some patrons had their hands in the air and were bouncing as if they were in a rap music video.
Reminded
Then came selections such as Praise Ye Jah, Welcome to Jamrock and African Queen. It was at this point that he was reminded that it was a flashback party.
He took this caution seriously as immediately he played Bob Marley’s Waiting In Vain and Dawn Penn’s No No No, to skanking, appreciative patrons.
The crowd went wild as he played Lady Saw’s Sycamore Tree and Tanya Stephens’ Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet. The Durex promotional girls handed out free condoms as he played Frisco Kid’s Rubbers, an apt sound track.
Disco
It was rather funny to see some women playfully do the ‘bruk up’ dance when Bounty Killer’s Suspense, Magnum and Stuckie were played. This was not for long as disco music was played soon after starting with Wake Me Up and Rockin Robin, to which many patrons did ‘the twist’. Hey Nicky was also a hit among the women.
By 1:20 a.m. it was back to mixes from Coppershot, who played hip-hop songs like Ready Or Not, All About The Benjamins and California. The people also got another taste of dancehall with Another Level to which they did the ‘Jerry Springer’ dance. They were also teased briefly with Assassin’s hot song Wah Do Dem Guy Deh and Pamputae’s Good Good.
Except for the teasing with new music by Coppershot and Bambino briefly forgetting that it was a flashback edition, the night was definitely one for old favourites. It was a pleased crowd that departed the venue at 2:30 a.m.
