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| capleton and cocoa tea reached chicago on 7/21/01 and chicagoreggae field reporter emil and photographer will were there to capture the action. here are the pics and, rest your mouse to see the caption!
Chicago is
known worldwide as a city reborn from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire. Last Saturday was the second
coming of ....More Fire! Congress Promotions presented Still Blazing 2001. The show was promoted with a
top billing of Coco Tea , Louie Culture and the fire man himself, Capleton. Capleton shook
the crowd with a blazing command of “Jah
Jah City”. Followed by a the ever growing list of hit tunes in his
repertoire, “ Heathen Reign”, the
classic “ ”Tour”, “Slew
Dem” , “ Run the Place” and “More Prophet”. Capelton switched the
show’s focus a bit and proclaimed, “I’m hunting to find a natural girl that
is mine”. The ladies took center stage
as Fireman Dun the place with the dancehall favorite “Hunt You”. He kept the
ladies moving with the pretty gal’s favorite, “Good
in her clothes”.
here is another, new review on the same show, from chicagoreggae.com guest reporter issa: Capelton – Chicago, IL – June 21, 2001 –
reviewed by Issa Prophet The night is hot and humid and Union Hall
has people milling about. Chicago has started
the celebration of His Imperial
Majesty’s Earthday. It’s midnight
and we walk slowly to the door, the excitement growing as we draw near. The Prophet is due to grace old ChiTown
(pronounce ShyTown – nickname for Chicago) with his presence. On the bill tonight is Louie Culture, Cocoa Tea
and Capelton. My small coconut purse get rifled through,
the woman checks my body and even pushes on the wrap on my head (wrapped and appropriately
dressed out of respect for the Bobo Brethren and Sistren).
Once we clear security we wade through a medium sized crowd to the
performance area. There is a wide range of
people here - Bobos to Players, Dancehall Queens to Rootsdawtas. Many nations are represented, it’s a
beautiful sight. The locals, Carl Brown and Devon Brown,
start off the show around 12:30. They always
present well, but these fellows I can see almost every night. I just want the real show to start. I wait…..patiently. There is a band change and you can feel the
energy getting more intense. The Prophecy
Band starts out of the blocks strong. They
hit us with a Studio One lick. People are
starting to sway. Jah
Thunder comes out, he is a young DJ that seems to be getting groomed. He has good stage presence, and some tough lyrics,
but could tighten up his rhythm a little bit more. Thanks
to the men he is traveling with he is getting the opportunity to improve his timing and
work on building a rapport with the audience. Next up, Cocoa Tea. Sweet, Sweet Cocoa Tea……..Jah know I
love this man’s voice. He pulls out a
lot of his hits on this night. Bust Outta Hell, Kingston Hot, Pose Up, I Lost My
Sonia, Gotta Know Rastafari, I’m Going Home, Good Life, Rivers of Babylon and Louisiana. The audience is singing with
him. They cheer at the start of each new
song. He leaves the stage and the audience is
left wanting more. I look around and the place is full! Union Hall performance area is about the size of
3-4 basketball courts. We are about 10 rows
back from the front and in the center. I
cannot see the walls to either side of me or behind me.
SUDDENLY
there is a flash of red, a streak moving across the stage. It’s Capelton in full effect. He has on a red linen suit on. His legs and arms are flying everywhere. His feet look like they are level with his head
when he kicks his legs with knees bent. FLAMES
FLAMES everywhere. People Jumping, Chanting
and Hollering! FLAMES FLAMES. He does Rise
Up, What Is Your Purpose and Jah Jah City. Many
songs are from his new CD ‘More Fire’. He
does one song about how women should NOT have a revolving door at their poom poom. He also does some fire burn the gays. My head is
spinning and there are FLAMES all around. He
plays for about one hour. Encore – he rips it up – The
people can’t get enough of him. He does
another BUNCH of songs. Encore – FLAMES - ChiTown is still
calling for Capelton. He comes back out and
does a serious DJ move and goes so fast I don’t understand a single word he
said. Encore – MORE FIRE – People are
demanding Capelton to come out. Still FULL of
energy, Legs flying and arms moving. His
words potent, his demeanor commanding. ENCORE – Yes my friends you are
reading this correctly. CAPELTON HAS FOUR
ENCORES IN CHITOWN!!!!!! He comes across the
stage fast and furious. He’s jumping and
running and STILL teaching the people what they are longing to learn. Three hours after Jah Thunder set foot on the stage it’s over, Capelton finished his last song. It’s a little after four o’clock in the morning. The place is still filled with energy, the floor littered with lighters. Four Encores The Prophet FULFILLS! |
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