Downsound recording artiste Nature who
performed in the opening segment of the show delivered a performance that
clearly shows why he is hailed by music industry insiders and music fans as one
of the bright new stars in reggae.
It is obvious that Nature has a rock
star mentality and the Sumfest promoters made the right choice by placing him
on International Night 1.
Coming on stage after Droop Lion who
delivered a strong performance, Nature knew he had to come good to please the
sizeable audience gathered inside the Catherine Hall Entertainment Center, most
of who were seeing him for the very first time.
Introduced on stage by MC Elise
Kelly, Nature appeared on stage decked out in designer suit that helped to fuel
his star presence. Aided by the Blow Wow Band and his backup singers he sang his
way into the hearts of patrons. His 20 minute set was unpredictable and charged
with spiritual energy as he delivered mixture of originals such as Trying Man,
Waiting Time and Dennis Brown’s For You.
One of the many highlights of his
performance was when he paused from signing to reason with the audience: “I
bought 3 bibles out of my pay from Sumfest to give to 3 people here tonight,
because I put Jah over all things including my career, as a singer I can lose
my voice and still have a lot, but if you lose the love of Jah you've lost
everything,” Nature said to the crowd.
Nature showed his versatility by
playing the guitar as he delivered an acoustic version of the Tracey Chapman
original, Revolution, which went over well with the audience.
With a powerhouse performance of his
single, World Peace, he sent a strong message to war and crime by placing a Mic
stand in the middle of the stage and announced to crowd: "People let's
pretend that this Mic stand is crime and I have the one opportunity to rid the
world of it." Then with a strong flying kick the Mic stand was sent flying
across the stage much to the delight of the patrons.
It was as if he could do no wrong as
his every gesture, every song and every move on stage was met went over well
with the audience as they lapped up every minute of his wonderful performance.
In an interview after his
performance Nature said that he was very happy with the response he received
from the crowd.
“This is one of the greatest
festivals in the world if not the greatest and to come here and perform and get
such a positive response from the crowd it makes me feel very good. I am very
happy about the support I got from the audience. I rehearsed and prepared for
this show a lot and once the MC called my name I knew I had to hit the stage
and give the people all I have and that’s what I did. From here on the plan is
to just keep on improving and keep on making and singing more good music for
the people,” said Nature.
International Night 1 of Reggae
Sumfest took place on Friday July 26 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Center
in Montego Bay.
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