Saturday, September 06, 2008
Hammond. currently conducting a North American tour to promote his latest CD, Moment in Time
Legendary reggae and lover's rock singer, Beres Hammond, made a stop in Toronto recently, where he gave a sterling performance in front of a capacity audience at the Kool Haus, one of Toronto's more popular entertainment venues.
Toronto was the second Canadian city visited by Hammond who is currently conducting a North American tour to promote his latest CD, Moment in Time. The previous night he performed in Montreal, also to a sold-out crowd of exuberant fans.
Describing Toronto as his "home away from home" and telling the fans that they are all his family - to which the fans responded with loud cheers - the dapper Hammond who arrived on stage at 1:00 am had the audience literally eating out of his hands from his very first song, Standing In My Way.
What followed was a series of the singer's popular songs from his extensive repertoire. These included Falling In Love, Tempted to Touch, Double Trouble, Putting up Resistance, Full Attention, Can't Stop A Man and Come Down Father, and a host of other songs that had the fans rocking. He was backed up by a tight and versatile Harmony House band.
Hammond is undoubtedly one of the most popular and well-loved entertainers to perform in Toronto. His love affair with audiences here date back to the days when he appeared in concert with Marcia Griffiths, another equally popular Jamaican superstar.
This particular concert had full audience participation. For some of the songs that he performed, he would point his microphone towards the crowd; a signal for them to join in. And the fans loved every minute of it.
The consensus from fans is that this was one of Hammond's finest concerts.
The opening act Melanie Fiona, aka Syren, was well received by the crowd, but it was Courtney John who had the fans in ecstasy, paving the way for Hammond's arrival on stage.
Full credit should definitely go to Browneyes Entertainment for a superb promotion.
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