Bless up the night Rasta!!!

NOT since Sunsplash '89 at the National Sports Stadium have Zimbabwe's reggae lovers had the privilege of having three Superstars sharing the same stage on local soil. But courtesy of the Lion Lager Reggae Festival the country's reggae fans will be rocking away to the sounds of Beres Hammond, Cocoa Tea and Fantan Mojah at the Glamis Arena tonight.

It is exactly 22 years since Ijahman Levi, Eric Donaldson and Culture graced the same stage at the Sunsplash show that remains a memorable event to many a mature reggae lover. The late great Joseph Hill, fronting Culture brought the curtain down on that memorable night in 1989 with his band playing until the run rose after taking to the stage shortly before 3.30pm. Sandwiched between Culture's energetic performance and Eric Donaldson act was the serenading Ijahman of the "Are We a Warrior fame''.
Before the trio of Donaldson, Ijahman and Culture took to the stage fans had also been warmed up by a fired up local outfit - Transit Crew - with the late Tendai "Culture T'' Gamure on lead vocals and Jamaican Munya Brown, who had earlier come to the country with Misty in Roots on drums. The local revellers will be hoping for something similar if not better tonight when they get a mix of lovers' rock, dancehall and conscious being belted out by the versatile duo of Beres and Cocoa T and the energetic Fantan Mojah.

Tonight, Beres, gifted with a soulful voice, will headline the Lion Lager Festival as Harare rocks to his music, which cuts across generations as he is equally at home with lovers' rock as he is with dancehall and conscious.

In Tempted to Touch, Pull up the Vibes and Full attention, the fans are certain to be treated to some of Beres' internationally acclaimed dancehall tunes. Born Hugh Beresford Hammond, Beres is also a ladies' man who should set the fairer sex on the dance floor with songs like "They Gonna Talk", "Groovy little thing" and "Rockaway". Culled from Herald