Magnum Tonic Wine Reggae Beach Party kicks off B’dos Reggae Festival with a blast

The Magnum Tonic Wine Reggae Beach Party kicked off the Barbados Reggae Festival with a bang as headliner Aidonia sent everyone into a frenzy with his electrifying performance on Sunday.

The final act on a line up which feature local and regional performers, Aidonia (Sheldon Lawrence) took to the stage just before 11 pm, with an energetic introduction of songs that set the tone for his performance to come.

With the crowd already moving before he touched the stage he took the Pirates Cove venue on an hour-long journey that left their tongues wagging as he performed some of his hits over the years, as well as sampling some of the other popular musicians from Jamaica, two of whom were Sizzla Kalonji and Capleton.

The Jamaican musician also brought on local musicians Porgie and Murdah during his performance.

Such was the explosion of energy on the stage that Aidonia even took it to the fans as he made two trips into the crowd, jumping from the stage into the general section of the venue where he continued to sing much to the delight of the patrons.

His captivating performance held the crowd until the very end and only when he had left the stage after his final song did the fans leave the packed venue.

Earlier the crowd was rocking to Ding Dong and Shenseea who teamed up after their individual performances for “Fling Yuh Shoulda”.

Local performers that had the crowd rocking were Stiffy, Porgie and Murdah, Lady Essence, Jagwa and Champ, Scrilla and Kas Katee.

The DJs also had the crowd swaying as DJ Puffy moved the crowd with his set, as well as Dj Scott Le Roc and Mali Fresh.

The Barbados Reggae Festival continues with the Mount Gay Extra Old Vintage Reggae Show & Dance at the 3Ws, Kensington Oval on Friday April 27th; Reggae Party Cruise on board the MV Dream Chaser on Saturday April 28, and climaxes with Digicel Reggae on the Hill at the Farley Hill National Park, St. Peter, on Sunday April 29. (CG)