Zhayna impresses at ‘Future Reggae’

Scores of reggae lovers flocked to 'Future Reggae', a boutique reggae show held at Johnny's Place in St Andrew to herald the emergence of a new generation of artistes.

Zhayna closed the show with a tight set that reflected her maturity as a performing artiste, as she commanded the stage with her sparkling personality and silky smooth vocals. She wowed the audience with Runaway before she paused for some light chit-chat with the crowd.

"You and the person ever a war but oonu love each other?" she asked the crowd as she introduced her next song. She then belted out Love And War at Christmas. Her ruby-red earrings were a nice touch as she spoke about domestic break-up-to-make-up scenario at Christmas. Zhayna paused again to chat with the audience.

"This ah fi all the man dem who feel dem can do what dem want to do and don't get ketch. Mek mi drink water first," she said to shouts of "Believe" from the audience. Then she powered through a remix of the Bounty Killer-Barrington Levy hit, Living Dangerously, with her own special flourishes.

A consummate performer, she even showcased her own Bogle move, much to the delight of the audience, which whooped and cheered. Then she did Outside, when she once again showed off her impeccable stage craft by inviting an audience member onstage to do Latin dance moves.

She raised the temperature inside the club with a sultry version of Attention with the help of artiste DL, and then closed strongly with Baby I Love the Way.