In his continued quest
to musically conquer the globe, reggae and dancehall star, I-Octane added two
firsts to his exciting journey last week.
On Thursday, the tiny
southern Caribbean nation of St Vincent & The Grenadines came alive to the
pulsating beats of reggae and dancehall music when Octane made his rollicking
‘Vincy’ debut, after which he headed straight to St Petersburg, Florida, where
he performed on Saturday for the very first time. Such was the impact
of the I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U. singer that even Saints Vincent and Peter, after
whom both places are named, must surely have found their celestial dancing feet
and rocked to the beats wherever they may be.
It was a very upbeat
I-Octane who arrived at the St. Vincent airport near to the capital,
Kingstown on Wednesday and proceeded to do a flurry of radio
interviews, visiting Boom FM, Xtreme FM and Star FM. Keeping his legions of
fans up-to-date on his activities via social media, the internationally
acclaimed artiste promised his fans in St Vincent – affectionately called Vincy
by the citizens – a night to remember. Well, they took him at his word and
flocked to the venue in their thousands.
In front of a sold-out
audience, the Digicel and Busta soft drinks ambassador made good on his promise
and reeled off a multitude of hits, among them My Story, Once More,
L.O.V.E., Y.O.U., Hurt By Friend, Wine and Jiggle, Buss A Blank,
Lose
A Friend, Study You Friend, Never Sell Out, Gyal Ting, Gal A Gimme Bun,
Puff It and Prison
Life. Feeding off the high energy from the massives, Octane was at his best
as he found his comfort zone and kept the excitement level at its optimum.
As one fan accurately
summed it up on Facebook, “Octane prove himself to Vincy tonight… buss a
blank!”
Still relishing the
Vincy vibes, the in-demand entertainer flew out of the island on Friday and
made connections into Tampa, Florida for his fun-filled St Petersburg date,
where his eager fans embraced him enthusiastically, as they made a big deal
about his debut performance there.
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“At the end of the
day, it’s the fans who are the really important people. They could have been
anywhere, but they chose to spend their money and time to be with me,” Octane
said, flashing his trademark disarming smile. “I cannot thank them enough…and
of course maximum respect to the promoters. They, too are an important factor
in this equation. Lots of love to Vincy and St Petersburg. Looking forward to
performing at both places in the near future,” he declared.
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Meanwhile, I-Octane
recently concluded the video shoot for the song which has started a much-needed
and timely conversation, the exceedingly popular, Prison Life. The
video, shot by Bling Blang in Tivoli Gardens on Saturday September 19th and
Monday September 21 will be released in a few weeks.
