And while Carnival may be gone, the Soca music plays on on the 20th night. That's when a Byron Lee and the Dragonaires reunion concert will take place at the ITVET compound in Belize City. While "the Byron" is now playing with the big band in the sky his former front line performers Oscar B, Lima Calbio and Leon Caldero are performing together in his name. Earlier today we spoke to some of the, about the concert:
Oscar B
"Well, it's nice to be back in Belize again. To all the listeners and viewers, it's Oscar b, yours truly, from Byron Lee and the Dragonaires, formaly. And it's nice to be back in Belize and we having a big convert happening this Tuesday at the ITVET compound. It's going to be a Soca jazz, Byron lee reunion with a sprinkle of some new and upcoming and fresh faces, that you will ever see that we're kind of launching out to the Belizean public; so it's going to be fun, it's gonna be exciting, I'm excited and the whole crew excited to be here."
Lima Calbio
"I can't wait. I cannot wait. You know I always give an energetic performance and you can expect nothing less, you know. With sounds like swinging engine, Togetherness, and Faluma. That is energy in itself, you know. You can expect a very good show, and I would say energy."
Leon Caldero
"It's a reunion concert, it's the Byron lee and the Dragonaires front line reunion. When last, lemme ask Belizeans have you seen Oscar B, Lima Calbio, and Leon Caldero on the same stage. Not only that but we want to bring back the same type of vibe, that we used to come to Belize with. As a matter of fact, it was one of the only bands that will do more than one set on stage. Byron lee would come on, take a break, and come back on for another set. Today you see an art go on stage, you see them just once, that' it, it's done. We have enough music, enough catalogued music, I would say, if we have to go back from when we first started coming to Belize to now, we have a repertoire that we're going to take people through the years and reminisce."
DJ Puffy
"It's definitely going to be an amazing experience for all the patrons, everybody that come out tomorrow night. It's my first time in when you coming to Belize, Puffy". Every comment, and I respond every time "Soon, Soon." Now we're finally working with the right people and I'm here."