Western Consciousness Overloaded With Stars - Coco Tea, Romain Virgo Sacrificed Due To Time Constraint

An overloaded line-up, which resulted in several star performers playing truncated sets and two of the main acts failing to make centre stage, robbed the 25th staging of Western Consciousness of some of its sheen as several patrons left the venue (the Montego Bay Stadium) unhappy when the curtains came down at 6:30 on Sunday morning.

The show, the first such event at the fairly new stadium, started out in a blaze of glory with early acts like Uprising Roots, Karen Smith, A.J. 'Boots' Brown, poet extraordinaire Mutabaruka, the British Invasion - Kiarah Dubwah, True Identity and the veteran King Sounds - Horace Andy, Marcia Griffiths, John Holt, veteran deejay Big Youth, Cherine Anderson and Mr Vegas all delivering sparkling sets. READ More...