Saturday night review: Madness, Sean Paul, Moonraisers and more

There was a party mood on the final night of the 20th edition of Caribana

Grand Scène

Madness
Highlights: Caribana became party central as Suggs and Co. delivered a greatest hits-packed set to end the 20th edition of the festival proper on a high...The hits came early and often and the crowd were dancing along in Madness style as soon as the first notes of One Step Beyond blasted out...A main set climax of Our House and It Must Be Love had the packed Crans venue looking for more and the Londoners duly obliged...Red bowler-hatted saxophonist Lee Thompson took centre stage for the first encore along with a young boy plucked from the crowd to join the band on stage...Suggs returned to deliver pitch-perfect versions of Madness and Night Boat to Cairo brought a pitch-perfect edition of the festival to a close.
In a tweet: Nutty Boys' mix of classic cuts and new songs bring the Caribana festival to a frenetic finish.

Sean Paul
Highlights: The Jamaican dancehall star attracted one of the biggest crowds of the week for his mash-up of reggae and r 'n' b...Accompanied by two DJs and often by two female dancers, Sean Paul served up a series of hits including Get Busy, So Fine and We Be Burning.
In a tweet: After a week of rock, pop and even reggae, Sean Paul showed that his ragga/hip-hop hybrid is the prefect festival formula.

Moonraisers:
Highlights: Opening with a blast from a didgeridoo, Neuchatel's Moonraisers provided an exhibition of top-quality reggae...White Spliff got things off to an energetic start...Other highlights included an inspired cover of Hotel California and their huge hit Rise Up.
In a tweet: Moonraisers again show that Swiss reggae is no oxymoron.

Out and about
Luka Bloom completed a hat-trick of Caribana appearances with a sublime showcase of the songwriting art on the Scène du Lac. The gifted Irish storyteller's set included his song about Lausanne's Pont Bessières, Bridge of Sorrows, and entertaining and engaging between song banter. Drums, guitar and melodeon should not work so well together but Mama Rosin's cajun rock was a balm for the ears. Ralf Hartmann provided a mellow start to the evening on the Scène de la Plage, where later England's Neil Halstead went head to head with his country's football team, who were attracting a big crowd on TV in the tent next door, and his understated acoustic surf rock and good-natured demeanor won a new legion of fans for himself.