long 7 years of waiting came to an end on Tuesday night 2 May to see again live in Chile to legendary british band Steel Pulse, that with a tremendous presentation made the fences vibrate 2.000 people who packed the Colosseum Theater, in Santiago.
Led by the founders David Hinds Y Selwyn Brown, and seconded by great musicians, the group originally from Birmingham, England, displayed all his experience and power of reggae roots as part of his celebratory tour of his 45 years of artistic career, which was postponed by the pandemic, as, in rigor, In two more years they will celebrate their anniversary 50.
Quique Neira He was in charge of opening the day with a solid presentation together with his band with a show loaded with love, performing several of his hits like “Thinking of you” Y “Continent“, among other.
He also recalled themes from his successful time in Gondwana as “Happiness“, “Antonia” and the ska version of “harmony of love“, what, like the others, was chanted by all the audience present.
During his show he also recalled hearing at the end of the 80 the song “Ravers“, singing some of his opening verses: “Woops outside your head, Woops outside your head“, ensuring that you “blew head” and then stressed that Steel Pulse “saved my life by reminding me of the passion that i am good at: sing”.
The finishing touch for this presentation was the great version of “Is This Love” of Bob Marley, leaving the public “warm” for the bottom plate.
Steel Pulse enters the scene
after 21:40 hours it was the turn of the Grammy-winning band, the first non-Jamaican to win that award, who immediately captivated the public with great classics from his album True Democracy (1982), as “Blue Dance Raid“, “Rally Round” (whose original name is “Worth his Weight in Gold“) Y “Ravers“, the song that Quique Neira alluded to earlier in his presentation.
on this tour, apart from celebrating their 45 years, the group is presenting their latest album live Mass Manipulation (2019), that because of the pandemic it could not be shown before on stage, from which they rescued for this occasion the themes “Don’t Shoot” Y “Stop You Coming“.
Despite their 67 years, David Hinds maintains the power of his voice and his characteristic energy on stage, although he also has the help of his bass player Amlak Tafari, who encouraged the public at various times of the show and even took a dozen fans on stage to dance there.
One cannot fail to mention the scenery in the backdrop, with the traditional green colors, yellow and red depicted on the Ethiopian flags, with the lion of judah in the middle, and with four images of Haile Selassie, the characteristic symbology of the Rastafari Movement.
The show continued with other great classics such as “Not King James Version“, “Babylon Makes the Rules“, “Stepping Out“, “Your House“, “Sandwich Splash” Y “Roller Skates” that unleashed the euphoria of those present.
A setlist of 15 songs that showed why the band is a living roots reggae legend of all time, with its characteristic sound and lyrics that are still valid to this day.
In summary, a true gift for reggae lovers who were able to enjoy this concert of the incombustible “steel pulse”.
This is how the Steel Pulse show was seen and heard:
