On Labour Day, Emancipation Park was transformed into praise and worship central as hundreds turned out to enjoy the free gospel concert staged annually by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission. For close to four hours, gospel songs galore filled every nook and cranny of the park, as some of the island's top gospel singers gave show-stopping performances that had the huge crowd singing, dancing, and praising.

It was a night on which gospel singer, Kukudoo, was remembered through his songs, a minute of silence, lights, and a tribute from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange. She told the audience that “Kukudoo was a bridge between the traditions of Jamaica’s revivalist faith and more contemporary Jamaican music, where he creatively overlaid his beliefs with a certain, special vibe” and pledged that his legacy would live on. David ‘Kukudoo’ McDermott passed away on May 8 after a brief battle with cancer.

The evening’s penultimate act, Prodigal Son, was a winner from he stepped on stage in a mint green suit, paired with a white long-sleeved shirt, singing that “blessing a run mi down” and fully interacting with the crowd. “Down a town, what a gwaan! Cherry Gardens what a gwaan! St Thomas, what a gwaan” he shouted, getting everybody involved, jumping off the stage and into the crowd. The “ragamuffin Christian bwoy” had his praise fully on as he toasted  over a bouncy dancehall riddim, “Mi love God bad bad, bad, bad, bad, bad bad,” and the masses loved it.