Richard Cave and KAI open "Le Show" at MTelus in Montreal
Pierre-Phaill Goudou ·
One of the evening's highlights was the arrival on stage of singer Kenny Haïti (Kenny Sinvil) to perform a duet with Richard Cave on the hits "Mafia" and "Pi bon chwa."
Montreal's public responded to the invitation of Richard Cave and his group KAI on this April 5th, Easter Sunday, for their concert The Show. This marks the launch of an entire series that will take the singer and his musical group to all the major cities of the Haitian diaspora and the French Caribbean.
With a capacity of 2,300 people, the MTelus venue hosted the event. The space was not full, but there were enough guests and the atmosphere that prevailed resembled an evening worthy of a successful ball.
The evening offered nothing but a reconfigured stage layout with regard to the positioning of the musicians. The two lateral sides were reserved for instrumentalists: keyboardist, bassist, and drummer on the left, and guitarist, gong player, and drummer on the right, while the center was left to Richard Cave and his 6 male and female dancers.
From the moment the doors and box office opened, the public began filing into the venue where Dj Star-Q was already spinning his records. In front of about a hundred people, he tried everything to get the most punctual guests into the mood.
At 10 p.m., Dj K9 took over, swaying nostalgia lovers to the sounds of old compas and zouk hits. As the crowd grew in numbers, Dj Bullet took control of the turntables and raised the energy with the most popular "Raboday" songs.
The preparations lasted about ten minutes before a musical intro launched the long-awaited performance. Richard Cave and his group KAI took the stage and opened their set with their hit song Malade, to resounding cheers and applause from the Montreal audience.
In a first set, Richard Cave and KAI performed 7 songs, including "Abizem, Se oul ye and Pa Gaspiye'm" featured on the group's latest album "I'm ok." The hits "Kanse, I'll Yayad" were greatly appreciated by the audience before closing this segment with "Demisyone," which created a euphoric atmosphere in the venue.
As Richard Cave took a breather, KAI's maestro, Ti Klod (Claude Michel Porsenna), filled in for the singer by performing his two songs "Spesyal et Antén" recorded on their latest album. This interlude broke the rhythm of the evening, which was set to take flight again with older compositions by Richard Cave.
"Diana and Retounen by King Posse, Por Favor and Bang bang by CARIMI, and À tes côtés performed as a duo with Guyanese singer Tina Ly" brought back many memories in the room.
Without transition, Richard Cave and KAI launched into the final stretch of their performance with the songs "Tolerew and Toxic." The reactions provoked by the performance of these tracks confirmed their full power and the positive energy they radiate.
One of the highlights of the evening was the arrival on stage of singer Kenny Haïti (Kenny Sinvil) to perform as a duo with Richard Cave on the hits "Mafia and Pi bon chwa."
Richard Cave and KAI followed up with "Jijem, Fucked up and Criminel" before paying tribute to the deeply missed Mika band (Mikael Benjamin) through the song "Ou Pati," while images of the late artist and his family looped on the screen at the back of the stage.
The song Koupab, performed as a duo with Bedjine (Marie Bedjine Love David), brought the atmosphere in the venue to its peak, awakening the audience's enthusiasm. Richard Cave seized this moment of euphoria to close his show with "Are you ready" by CARIMI, creating a carnival atmosphere at MTelus before announcing the end of his concert. He invited his fans from all major cities of the Haitian diaspora to stay tuned for upcoming announcements.