Entertainment

'Fashionably Loud' silenced

By NATHELIE TAYLOR, STAR Writer

This lady views the action on the dancefloor - Winston Sill Photos

'MACEDONIA - FASHIONABLY LOUD' was, for the most part, a flop.

Held last Saturday night at the Savannah Plaza on Constant Spring Road, (which was transformed into an open air nightclub with the aid of disco lights and bubbles), this party never really began.

Patron support was very poor, which could have been caused by the earlier rain. But promoter Macedon of RE TV's In da Streetz fame, is convinced that location was the main culprit.

Macedon, who looked none too pleased at the way his party turned out on Saturday said; "... I guess a lot of people just weren't familiar with the venue." Savannah Plaza is not a popular venue for parties and Macedon believes this also acted against the success of his event.

Regardless of the low turnout, a number of Macedon's entertainment colleagues came out to support his first show for the year. In addition to the rushed arrival of Bounty Killer who came sometime after 2 a.m., there were several media personalities. Representatives from Headline Entertainment and the nearby Weekenz Bar and Bistro were present as well, while local fashion diva Lena British was caught dancing to hype dancehall hits.

The party's theme was largely ignored. Macedon's concept was based on current fashion dancehall trends which is basically no holds barred. However, attractive yet simple jeans and tops were the chosen garbs as no one dared to wear anything unusual. Hairstyles were also quite tame, not the usual multi-coloured tresses sported by some women at these events.

The selectors for the night - Jordan from Megajams, Kurt 'The Party Animal' Riley from FAME FM and DJ Karim - did their jobs well. They played hit songs from all genres - from the early '90s to the present, but patrons seemed to not have been largely impressed.

Songs like TOK's Shake your Bam Bam, Bounty Killer's Sufferer and Sean Paul's Gimme Di Light failed to stir any movement among patrons for too long.

Vybz Kartel's outrageous Tek B.... Gyal caused some excitement after 2 a.m., but patrons were actually more inclined to drink and 'profile' rather than dance in their sleek outfits.

After many unsuccessful attempts however, Supa Hype (also of RE TV) got the reluctant bunch dancing to hits like Blasé and Crazy Hype. With his vexed command of "All who pay them money come in, dance!", even the 'stooshest' girls suddenly crowded the centre of the 'dancefloor' and started doing moves like 'Shelly Belly' and 'Blase'.

By 3 a.m, when many partygoers started twiddling their car keys and heading for the parking lot, the DJs had finally built up a nice vibe, but it was too late. The party had already suffered and was beyond recovery.