It was not only a matter of singing, though, as Bushman took the opportunity of the more intimate atmosphere than the accustomed large stage show that he performs on to speak to the attentive audience and he addressed a certain detail in Downtown.
"A US$8 million dem spen pon Hope Road an' when rain fall it flood same way," Bushman said, addressing the line "a eight million dem spen pon Hope Road/an still de floodin' no en'/same way".
"Dere is not a day dat somebody no dead. It come een like yu jus' blow pon a man an' him drop dung. De govament work for us. But true we busy a look suga fi de pot....", Bushman said, continuing the song on the line "illiteracy make the people search only or food for their bellies" in sync with the Grassroots Band, to enthusiastic applause.
POETS DOMINATED
Bushman was the closing performer on a night when the poets dominated the earlier going, emceed by Denise 'Isis' Miller of ROOTS FM, with Sage, Ras Takura, Steppa, X and Lynch together, later joined by Sage, delivering to an appreciative audience. Gee Whiz, working with recorded tracks, said that he was all for the ladies and his songs were as good as his word.
"There was a guy who was never there to share his ladies dreams/instead he gave her the money, the car, the jewellery, the diamond rings", he sang, going on to advise "all these things don't mean anything in the end/if you do not treat her like the lady she is".
Gee Whiz finished with Hush, explaining that "the reason I wrote this one, it was about some situation with my girl. I was cheating and she found out and she left me. If I did not write this song, I feel like my conscience would kill me," he said, to chuckles from the audience.
After a short intermission and Kevin Wallen of Destiny Promotions explaining some of the work that he is involved with in the prison system, the Grassroots Band and two female back-up singers took the stage and it was time for Bushman.
Without fanfare or theatrics, Bushman started with Lighthouse and there were screams of delight and shouts of approval. "Where charity is concerned I always put my full input," he said. The proceeds from "First Sundays Unchaine" support a rehabilitation project in the prisons.
"So we start off, praising the Most High," Bushman said and they were off into it again.
Bushman stepped strong, but not excessively, on stage, Worries and Problems also bringing a strong response from the audience. The lovers rock of In The Arms of a Woman also satisfied, and Bushman interspersed a bit of Pass De Kutchie into his own Cannabis, with the guitarist stepping forward for a solo.
There was an explosion of applause for Fia Pon a Weakheart, Bushman doing a medley of 'Remember The Days' (including a spot of deejaying for Daddy Screw's segment), Fia Pon A Deadas and Call The Hearse on the same rhythm to end.

Fonte: Jamaica Gleaner, Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer