Artistes shine at Caribana

During the Caribana season, Toronto is known for the sounds of soca music from Trinidad and Tobago , and other Caribbean islands; however Caribanaª 2010 saw a record turnout by fans to hear a number of Reggae acts

Queen Ifrica, reportedly packed centre stage at Harbourfront with 3,000 fans crammed to take in the performance and essence Queen Ifrica delivers. "I drove all the way from Barrie, Ontario to see her perform", said Kathleen. "There is something about her that all people can relate to, and I just love her!" Confirming this, Kathleen held up a copy of the Queen's latest album she hoped to get autographed.

On the other side of the city, Busy Signal, whose album D.O.B. was released three weeks ago, was scheduled to perform at Lamport Stadium, the same venue which sees the Caribana King and Queen of the bands competition judged. This marks Busy's second appearance in as many months, as the star was in the city in April for an event called Redemption.

Rounding out the top Reggae acts at Caribana was Gyptian who performed at the 9th annual Irie Music Festival sponsored by TD Canada Trust. The three-day festival featured performances by several notable Caribbean artists such as Fab 5, and Shurwayne Winchester as well as local artists Friendlyness and the Human Rights, Blessed and Melodic.

Gyptian, who attracted a record 4,000 people to the mid-sized park confirmed that the artist's popularity with fans in Toronto is solid.

"I brought my three-year old grand-daughter to see Gyptian perform," said Margaret, a grandmother of four. "She's a huge fan of Gyptian and so am I!"

Additional VP Records artistes in the city to perform included Anthony Cruz, Tinga Stewart and Byron Lee's Dragonaire's who all performed at Jambana.

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