Last night I was set to pass through Village Café for the birthday get-together of a friend of a friend. As it turned out, another friend of mine was singing backup for the headline act, Camar, and yet another friend of mine was going to be drumming for someone else. So 3 good reasons to hit Village’s Tuesday Night Live.

The first act was Aluta Continua, a reggae singer backed by a great group of musicians. The words were hard to hear but the music was great. Kudos to the bassist, keyboardist and, of course, the drummer, all of whom really carried the set for me. Following that we heard from M’lonie, who does some catchy dancehall-reggae songs but didn’t grab my attention.

The big hit for the night was the performance of Camar, backed by the talented guys from Airplai. Now as I said above, I was really supporting one of the backup singers, MG, who’ll soon be doing his own thing, but I was won over by Camar. Though he apparently has a dancehall persona (Flavr Unit), last night was about his soulful side. His songs definitely have a sexy groove, and I’m not just saying that because I got serenaded up close in “Butterfly” (the last time I stand in the front row) :mrgreen:. Simple timeless messages - love, beauty, non-violence to women - plus a sultry sound: look out for big things from Camar in the future.