Day 1 Recap of J&R’s Musicfest

The first day of J&R’s Musicfest was a smash success. The weather, oh the weather. It couldn’t have been any better. It was clear, bright and sunny, with a cool, gentle breeze. Throngs of jovial fans came down to City Hall Park to see Solange, Michelle Williams and Terrence Howard belt out some tunes for free. Something that is more than welcome in todays economy.

Up first on the stage was Solange. She was electrifying. She dazzled the crowd with her throwback style, reminiscent of R&B and Soul divas of yesterday like Diana Ross. The crowd certainly enjoyed her performance.

Michelle Williams was the second act of the evening, and boy what a performance! She had everyone singing and dancing and just moving to the rhythm. You just could not help it, it was infectious. Tina Knowles sure couldn’t help it. The mom of Beyonce and Solange could be seen in the crowd singing and pumping her fists in the air. All in good fun of course. Beyonce and Jay-Z were also in attendance.

The last act of the evening was Terrence Howard. Terrence is an Oscar nominated actor, so he’s well known, but can he sing? Well, the answer is a resounding yes!! Before he came out to perform, his female fans began chanting his name. When he did appear on stage, the place nearly erupted. The guy has swag. He commanded the stage and sang with authority. He certainly crooned his way into all the women’s hearts last night, and they all obliged.

Phew! Is that just Day 1 of Musicfest? I can’t wait to see the other performances tonight and on Saturday.

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This entry was posted by Atane on Friday, August 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 pm