A St Mary Mi Come From fizzles in Kingston
ASt Mary Mi Come From, ‘came to town’ for the first time at the National Arena on Saturday, but not many people came with it. After years of being held in St Mary, founder Capleton relocated to Kingston this year, due to heavy rainfall which has affected the show over the past few years. Patron Kevin Davy journeyed from St Mary to attend the show for his eighth year. “Normally, this would be just a quarter of the crowd when it is held in St Mary,” Davy told THE STAR. “I think part of the reason for the crowd not being here is because many people who normally attend the show are from St Mary, and don’t have a ride to come to Kingston. I don’t think this is the right venue,” he continued. Someone who agreed that the National Arena was a poor venue choice was Queen Ifrica. “Dem neven waan give we a better venue, the acoustics in ya terrible,” she said during her performance. Speaking to THE STAR, Capleton had no qualms about the venue.
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“It wasn’t so bad as how people mek it seem; it’s all about the engineers and how dem set up everything,” he said. “It was okay for me, nothing was bouncing back and it didn’t throw me off at all.”
The venue was just one concern on Queen Ifrica’s mind, as she was very vocal about her objections to homosexuality. The entertainer, who has come under pressure and scrutiny from gay rights groups in the past, was unreserved in “bunning out” homosexuals. She also blasted Senator Sapphire Longmore for suggesting that ganja use contributes to crime.
“Tears drop outta mi eyes fi hear somebody from the Government seh ganja contribute to crime,” Queen Ifrica said. “When me look and see yuh a have a grabba ward up at Chest Hospital, and when you go up deh a bare young people from age 20 full up deh wid tobacco a mash up dem chest, and alcohol, and yaa guh look pan people weh know seh ganja keep the youths dem head meditated and levelled ... have a Jamaica now weh all right wid blaming weed fi waa gwaan in the country,” she continued before seguing into A Nuh We Dis.
I-Wayne was also vocal in “spreading the lava” on homosexuals and those who bleached their skin, and had the arena singing along to songs like Life Seeds and Book of Life. Other entertainers like Gyptian, KyMani Marley and Luciano shared their messages of peace and love during their performances.