This woman could not get enough of the yellow spice as she enjoys one of the many delicious meals served up at the recently held Curry Festival.

Curried octopus, crabs, cakes and other curried 'delicacies' that were definitely only for the brave of heart. As a matter of fact, it seemed that anything that could be curried never missed the yellow spice. The packed grounds at the Mannings School on Sunday was testiment enough that Westmorelanders were out for some adventure and wanted to appease their taste buds . and that the many stalls chock-full of a variety of curried treats ensured that they did.

One woman reached too late as she was heard moaning, "Di crab done aready!" unable to believe she would be denied the treat to which she was looking forward.

The only ones who didn't seem to care whether there was enough food in the house or not were the young ones who were having themselves a ball on the various attractions offered by the Curry Festival team. Intermittent squeals of delight and peals of laughter indicated that fun was definitely the name of their game.

Later on in the evening it was time for one of the main features of the day, the stage show segment, and the striking notes of the band alerted the crowd that it was showtime!
Performances kicked off with the Mannings Chorale who delighted as their rich voices blended in unison singing The Blood Prevails.

The same could not be said of 'Jamaica's Michael Jackson' who was a poor substitute for the gloved wonder as he, along with his sidekick, administered some unco-ordinated moves which were supposed to be mimicking Jackson's moves - they failed miserably.

Blessedly the stint was over and DJ Nicholas charged on stage injecting some real energy as he launched into Back To The Owna and other songs. In between performing DJ Nicholas took time out to share his testimony with the audience and they hung onto every word like a lifeline.
Nicholas spoke about being ensnared with the Rasta philosophy, to being totally free by the power of the blood.
After that it was time for some foot-stomping gospel such as Mi Waan One Soul, Daddy Oh and What Kind of Church is This. By the time DJ Nicholas left the stage, he had truly 'blessed' the place.

Following a cultural piece from the Hartford Folk Group, Jodian Pantry was next and her act is now a far cry from that shy little girl who crooned out I'll Give My Heart. Definitely no mama's darling, she called up a male volunteer and gyrated sensuously against him to Wine Pon Mi.

Sipple Steppa performed to a lukewarm response and made way for Stacious who managed to stir the crowd from their lacklustre vibes. Checklist generated some laughter as she sought to find out who was the right DJ for her to deal with.

Fyah Blaze and Shano connected, so did Chris Martin whose entrance on stage was heralded by loud screams of appreciation from the ladies. He ended his set with the super popular 'A Change Gonna Come'.

Bugle and Eskapade did their thing followed by an extended 'selecta' section with disc jocks from Westmoreland's Vibes and Links FM. Patrons didn't mind as they jammed away to some tough tunes being selected by the jocks.

Finally it was time for more stage action.and a big surprise in the form of Prodigal Son who thundered his way on stage and immediately got down to some serious business. He had the crowd really charged as he unleashed some of his popular song.

Munga Honourable brought the curtains down on Westmoreland Curry Festival.when we made our exit he was still holding his own.

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