Assasin - File

By Adrian Frater, News Editor

western bureau

For fans at the Red Stripe Mound at Pier One in Montego Bay, for Saturday's World Cup cricket clash between Australia and South Africa, the occasion will probably be as well remembered for DJ Assassin's awesome lunch time performance as for the cricket.

With the Red Stripe fans already on a high from both the choice beer and the dazzling batting of the Australians, it probably would have been difficult for most acts to get around that barrier, but not Assassin.

Hitting centre stage to the pulsating drum and bass being unleashed by the Renaissance Disco, the popular reggae/dancehall recording artiste simply came, saw and conquered, as he opened with Ghetto Sitten, which sent the fans into a dancing frenzy.

Having hit a receptive groove, the clean-cut DJ proceeded to demonstrate both his knowledge of cricket as well as his musical prowess, skilfully adding cricketing analogy to his songs, much to the delight of the scantily clad Red Stripe models dancing up a storm behind him on the stage, and the other patrons.

"Dem seh Australia a toughest team inna the World Cup but wha de West Indies ago do with dem?" the DJ asked as a new rhythm erupted from the sound system. Like a synchronised choir, the fans joined him in belting out the song Step Pon Dem.

Music gone wild

The tempo kept getting higher and higher as Assassin stayed on cue, reeling off hits such as, Serious Thing, Anywhere We Go, the ever-popular Girls Gone Wild, Can't Lock Off De Dance, Do It If yu Bad and Good Over Evil.

With the combined effect of his continuous dancing and the blazing overhead sun sending perspiration streaming down his face and soaking through his pale-green shirt and dark-green pants, Assassin kept on going even as the cricket action resumed on the big screen behind him.

However, sensitive to the situation that it should be the cricket and not him as the centre of attention, Assassin quickly reminded the fans that no matter what, they should keep on supporting the West Indies team.

In promising the fans that the West Indies would be crowned world champions at the end of the 49-day tournament, Assassin sought to justify his optimism as he departed the stage, belting out the song We A De Roughest.