The cur­tains came down on the in­au­gur­al To­ba­go Rhythm and Soul Fes­ti­val last night at the Pa­rade Grounds of the Dwight Yorke Sta­di­um. The grand fi­nale, dubbed Fu­sion, was a vi­brant cel­e­bra­tion of mu­sic and cul­ture.

De­spite the ab­sence of Bu­ju Ban­ton—who had to can­cel due to a per­son­al emer­gency—the event was still wide­ly re­gard­ed as a re­sound­ing suc­cess.

The fes­ti­val opened last Thurs­day with Melodies from Heav­en, a gospel con­cert at the Shaw Park Com­plex. The evening fea­tured per­for­mances by gospel pow­er­house Sinach, Samuel Medas, and the Voic­es of To­ba­go mass choir. The au­di­ence en­joyed a night of up­lift­ing mu­sic and spir­i­tu­al praise.