Night-life on pause
Oldies Reggae Records
When the sun sets in Jamaica the night lights usually go up in clubs and on dancefloors across Kingston and popular urban centres. As Monte Blake reeled off names like Turn Table, Tit for Tat, Top Hat, Stables and El Rancho, which were once located on the Red Hills Road strip, a picture emerged of a vibrant city, a real party town.
Truthfully, the entire island throbs with a syncopated beat that is incredibly infectious, reminding us of Bob Marley’s famous words, “When the music hits you, you feel no pain.”
Sadly, since March, the coronavirus pandemic has put night-life on pause. Terms like “lock-down” “curfew” and “quarantine” have been fused into everyday language and the consequence is that patrons are robbed of solid interactions and lively entertainment...