Who needs psychiatrists when you can undergo the kind of 'Soca Therapy' show held at Thirst Park last Saturday night?
The show, featuring artistes from Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, saw patrons who turned out in their hundreds to seek treatment from whatever mental anguish they might have been experiencing.
After the gates opened at around 8 pm, the two sound systems, Fusion International and The Rhythm Star both 'juggled' the music to get the patients in the mood.
At 10:30 pm Mingles Sound machine enchanted the crowd with their performance but they could not have beaten El Sadiek band who along with the 'Sugar Cake Girls' performed like never before, especially when they sang the hits "Rum till ah die" and "Stupidy". Videsh Sookhoo satisfied the crowd's appetite with his hit "Dholl Belly Indian".
Blue Ventures band from Trinidad and Tobago along with KMC, Militant, Lima gave a glimpse of what Carnival is like, even managing to get the crowd singing "Sweet, Sweet T&T".
After this the artistes pretended to leave, but the crowd surprisingly did not respond. It seemed they had been prematurely cured, but Guyanese-born Militant, whose real name is Brian Patton, gave his best as he sang "Passion". Crowd favourite Destra sang "Do Wuh Yuh Want" among other songs while demonstrating how Trinis got down. Guyanese then showed her how they did it.
The show did not close until 4 am when "KMC" Ken Marlon Charles wrapped up what must have been the most intense therapy session in history. Freud would have been proud.
The promoters of this show were deejays from the Fusion International sound system, DJ Rawle Ferguson and Kerwyn Bollers along with the owner of the Guinness Bar, Troy Mendonca.