One Fete 2010
Date: Sat 16th January 2010
Location: Queen’s Park Oval, Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad
Promoters: West Indian Tobacco Company/Ultimate Events
The unstoppable force that is Trinidad and Tobago’s 2010 Carnival season has indeed picked up a rapid pace. Excitement builds every weekend as those two glorious days of masquerading quickly approach.
In a season where so many cooler fetes, concerts and all-inclusive fetes flood the calendar of events, the average party goer has to be cautious in choosing the highest value for money amongst the various parties offered per weekend. However, if one asks many local Carnival enthusiasts, they would say that there may be 100 party options but there is only “One Fete”.
This year’s edition of WITCO’s ultra-inclusive Carnival experience proved to be the best bet for quality feting on this weekend in Trinidad. By no means did the producers of “One Fete”, Ultimate Events (a division of the Mas band Tribe) put on a simple party promotion, they executed a full scale, smooth flowing major production that basically kick-started this festive season for many Soca-Holics.
DancehallSoca.com was front and centre to take in the action and excitement as the Queen’s Park Oval glistened with the Euphoria of Carnival and as some of Soca’s finest entertainers took to the stage to rock the capacity crowd.
Upon entering, One Fete attendees inclusive of the DS media team were not only greeted by courteous and attentive staff members but also by Moko Jumbies(Stilt Walkers), the rich aroma of premium delicacies and the sounds of the evening’s first onstage act Dil-E-Nadan. The Chutney-Soca crossover band who recently received several music industry accolades did a fine job in raising the party vibe and getting everyone in the jam session frame of mind.
Kes the band took the event to a new level Soca mayhem. The band known for its unique Caribbean Pop sound was thoroughly enjoyed by all age groups present at One Fete. Both Kees and Nadia Batson sang many of their 2010 Soca material including Kees’ “Melee” and their duet “Heaven”.
In light of the recent tragedy in Haiti, Kees took a moment to sing David Rudder’s “Haiti I’m Sorry” which was truly appreciated by all in attendance. Other highlights of the Kes set were the appearances of Soca legend The Black Stalin and the stars of the Palance Riddim Shal Marshall and JW and Blaze.
The lay out of the venue made the food and bar areas very accessible.
DS got an opportunity to get some feedback from patrons on the fete and its culinary offerings. One lady said, “I’m absolutely in love with the pastelles as I wasn’t here for Christmas as well as the Geera pork and Chinese style chicken. This fete is one I make sure to attend every year and because of the strong safety factor and high standard of ambience and performances, it’s definitely worth the ticket price”.
Amidst the numerous One Fete fanatics were several well known members of society such as His Excellency, the President of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, Soca artiste Maximus Dan, national football coach Russel Latapy, famed cricketer Brian Lara and talk show host Nicola Barriteau.
Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and The Asylum were the last band of the night. Featuring guest spots from another Soca great, Super Blue, Patch singing his hit song “Pipe”, Grenada’s Tallparee and the Vincentian party animal himself, Problem Child, the Asylum took One Fete to the extreme with past and present Soca music smash hits. Just as with the Kes performance it was an amazing sight to see the audience embracing the blending of different generations of Soca music and artistes.
One Fete 2010 certainly maintained the quality of its predecessors. It remains as one of Carnival’s most anticipated events and a benchmark in fete excellence. DancehallSoca.com would like to thank the team at Ultimate Events for our media access and congratulates them on the success of their effort.
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