The next time legendary Pakistani artiste, Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performs here, which he promises will be soon, he just might play some steelpan music for his local fans. Bmobile, during Ali Khan's concert at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya, on May 14, presented the gift of a tenor pan, complete with case, to Ali Khan in appreciation of his excellent musical presentation that totalled over two hours with a twenty-minute break midway through. The steelpan was presented to Ali Khan by Randy Ramtahal, a director on the TSTT Board of Directors during the second half of his performance. The audience applauded with pride as the singer accepted the gift thanking Ramtahal and bmobile for the, "wonderful gift of music."
This special moment was only one of many during the concert produced by Iconoklast Ltd and of which Blink/bmobile were the main sponsors. Every patron from general admission, reserved, VIP and VVIP had an opportunity to win Blackberry handsets as door prizes. Also, the first two patrons that identified themselves as celebrating their birthday on the night also won Blackberries. It was a night made for memorable moments and patrons were encouraged to capture theirs on their Blackberry handsets then use the latest Blackberry application on demonstration at the concert to have their camera photos printed immediately using Bluetooth connectivity.
As for the show itself, an enjoyable night was had by all, including members of parliament, former government ministers, members of the diplomatic corps such as Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra, and even former prime minister Basdeo Panday and his wife, Oma, who were dancing in their seats as Ali Khan and his full orchestra performed. The show opened with a fine performance by pannist, Noel Pierre who impressed the audience with his rendition of O Re Piya. He was followed by Neval Chaitlal who really sent the audience wild with his performance that saw him singing Bollywood film songs such as Tu Jaane Na, Saiyaan and Naina. By the end of Ali Khan's second performance patrons could refrain no longer and left their seats to come to the front of the stage to dance and sing along with him.