What can we say? The Chat ‘Bout Friday nights was Caribbean Flavor (321 Babbitt Road in Euclid) as the word on the street was and is – that Full Throttle Fridays, has regained its title as the hottest dancehall Friday nights in Cleveland. Shutting down all its competitors, Caribbean Groove Promotions (or CGP) continued the madness with its 2nd Annual “Soca/Calyspo/Flag Party” on April 18th. If you haven’t been down to ‘Flavor’ (as some have begin to call it), you are definitely missing out. And if you missed the Flag Party, definitely make it a date for next year!
As Chat ‘Bout entered the venue, the mood of the dance was set by the look of the place – flags from different West Indian countries hung everywhere from the walls, the bar and yes, even the ceiling. If you were not feeling the party vibe when you hit the door, the Soca and Calypso music that filled the air definitely put you in the mood as the dance floor (complete with a wide screen showing videos of live Calypso and Soca shows) stayed packed all night with masses from Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica and everywhere in between. Reminiscent of Caribana and Carnival, the masses on the dance floor waved their towels and flags in the air as they dance to tune after tune.
Although the Soca and Calypso tunes dominated the dance, Leisa Engel and DJ Chubby supplied a few selections to cure those with the dancehall fix. As a few old school tunes from Lexxus, Beenie Man and Capelton played, the energy of the dance rose to another level as the dance floor filled to capacity.
It was good to see a few dancehall celebs in the building that Chat ‘Bout haven’t seen out in a while including The Spyda Crew and Ms. Punkin. It was even better to see more than a few new faces in the crowd (and some FINE fellas, I might add). The mix of old and new faces made this definitely a reason to make it back to ‘Flavor’ sooner than later.
Also checking in feeling the party vibe was Ms. Trini and Crew, Maggie Untouchable – representing St. Lucia with the custom airbrush t-shirt, New Horizon Pete, CGP Crew Ajoy, and Jomo Benn (81.1FM)….
All in all, the dance was mad fun and left me running to ITunes to cop a few updated Calyspo and Soca tunes to energize me through the work week! To get you through next year, here are a few pics….
A little whiny whiny and still –
Bashy
2 comments:
i just want da Cleveland people to know dat when they are talking bout crew and bigging up crew they need to not look at da over rated ones like Spider well that is the only one but as for me and most orther people i hear talk and have something to say da orignal trini&waistline crew are da hottest and most sexy crew in da bar on a friday night dem gal dem can dress, dance, and no how to make a crowd go wild if more people come out on a friday night on babbit road dat is when u can see a real set a women and of course the real crew dem gal them can move there waistline and trust me they pick the right name for there crew so give props to those who deserve it and not the over rated one.
No problem! We are glad to see other crews emerge on the scene... We know the crews like the Spyda Crew and The Bashment/Barbie Doll Crew, and we are getting to know the The Original Trini and The Waistline Crew, so we can give that crew props as well!
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