Mission Accomplished For The Hamptonettes

Billy Ocean PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Billy Ocean PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

After postponing their event last month due to permit issues, organisers of the fifth Annual Hamptons Jazz Festival finally got their wish on Saturday after what became a successful lala vuka experience for the fans.

Hamptonettes as the festival’s fans are called came in satisfying numbers to attend this year’s event. It was the main headliner Billy Ocean who brought a different atmosphere when he hit the stage just before midnight.

The legendary pop icon who was very popular in the 1970s and 80s showed that he is still relevant even with the younger crowd.  Even though the crowd was not as expressive as it should have been with an artist of his calibre, Billy Ocean managed to dish out some of his popular hits like Loverboy. When he arrived on stage, he first started performing the song Are You Ready and some sections of the crowd could not believe  the Trinidadian-born English recording artist was actually there on stage.

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