Turbulence brings the fire to Treasure Beach fest

When veteran reggae fireblazer Turbulence took the stage at the Treasure Beach Food, Rum and Reggae Benefit Festival on Sunday, it was clear the entertainer had come with an agenda to bring the house down, and that he did.

From 'bunning out' men who use derogatory language to reference women, to people who "bow for vanity", the singer spared no heat during his set. When asked if he has any reservations about the content of some of his message, the artiste explained he is leading with morality.

"I do believe in salvation over everything. Through righteousness comes royalty and from you do the right thing, everything else will come - vanity, money, everything. But just do the right thing," Turbulence told the THE STAR.

"So I think, in my own opinion, burning the fire and reminding the people of their morals is the right thing," he added.

The entertainer, whose given name is Sheldon Campbell, was among the scheduled acts at the one-day benefit concert, which shifted from a three-day festival in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa caused major damage to the area.

"It is for a worthy cause. So me just seh to myself that yow, the people need a strength because of the devastation which we all know about. So I made it up in my mind to just go out and give them a good show," he said.

The set was well received by the audience who sang several of his hit songs word for word. Turbulence suggests it may be due to not being in the eye of the Jamaica public as often.

"I could feel that a lot of persons were surprised when dem hear some of the songs. Like dem a seh 'Wait? A him sing dat? And I think it is just mainly because a long time dem nuh see me," he reasoned.

But Turbulence reaffirmed his fans not to worry, as when they don't see him, he is often touring the world and spreading reggae music far and wide. And, to the persons most affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Turbulence had a few powerful words of encouragement.

"Life is the ultimate, and without life there is nothing. There has been a lot of loss of life and we have to give condolences to those families. But all of us who are here, we can build back. You're born, you live and now, in the face of adversity, we will build back," Turbulence told THE STAR.