Rain didn't dampen spirits at Caribana on Friday

Even though there were storm clouds brewing on Friday night, a decent sized crowd gathered to watch (albeit under umbrellas) the fabulous "Oi Va Voi" on the Caribana main stage on Friday night. By the time the band were into their fourth number the rain had started to die down, the enthusiasm of the crowd gathered momentum, umbrellas were put away and many in the crowd started dancing.

Oi va Voi are a band that originate from London (they takes their  name from a Yiddish-derived exclamation popular in modern Hebrew which translated to approximately "Oh, dear!" (source Wikipedia)

Their music is a mixture of dance, rock, and "world music"  and the band itself is made up of a combination of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and all of them are extremely talented from Steve Levi on clarinet to Anna Phoebe on violin, to name a few. Lead singer Bridgette Amofah is a sublime singer and performer and along with encouraging crowd participation she led the band through some tracks from their old album "Laughter through tears" ( Yesterday's mistakes, Refugee etc) and some from their new album  "Travelling the face of the Globe" .