Headline Jamaican acts Shensea (Chinsea Linda Lee) and Popcaan (Andre Sutherland) did not disappoint the fans during Stage Show at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, on Saturday night.
Shensea in fact “shook” the show, so hardly anyone noticed the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred during the event.
Shensea even held a short “wining” contest on stage with three random female patrons who climbed onto the stage from the VIP area, and invited the eventual winner, who hailed from Diego Martin, to meet her backstage for her prize—two bottles of liquor.
Dazzling in a one-piece body suit, the Mandeville native belted out hits such as Side Chick Song, Hit and Run and Shenyeng Anthem.
Shensea’s performance lasted 42 minutes, as she entered the stage at 11.45 pm and exited at 12.27 am.
However, patrons were made to wait almost one hour before Popcaan entered the stage at 1.24 am.
The St Thomas native was backed by the Ruff Kutt band, who were in Trinidad just two weeks ago supporting Shabba Ranks and Anthony B at another show at the same venue.
If Shensea was for the “bad gyals”, then Popcaan was for the “rude boys”, as he delivered hit after hit for an hour and a half on the stage, exiting at 2.57 am.
His hits, dating back to 2007 as a 19-year-old include “Only Man She Want” and “Family”, with the faithful patrons singing along word for word. Popcaan also brought out former Soca Monarch Bunji Garlin on the stage, and the latter delivered some trademark freestyle verses.
Stage Show brought out fans of varying ages, with West Indies allrounder Yannic Cariah, former calypso monarch Taz-yah O’Conner, former Soca Warriors skipper Kenwyn Jones and social media influencer Jr Lee among those who showed their appreciation for the acts that also included Rajah Wild and local acts Isasha, Sakie and others.