“My dad could be so proud,” these are the phrases of gospel artiste Jenieve Hibbert, the daughter of Grammy Award-winning reggae legend Toots Hibbert, following her triumphant efficiency on the just lately held live performance to have fun the launch of her first solo album, Greatest Good friend For Life.
The live performance was held Saturday August 27 earlier than a big and enthusiastic viewers at Deeper Life World Outreach Ministries in Valley Stream, Lengthy Island, New York.
Following opening acts by solo artiste Ryan Berry and the gospel group Pushed Reward, Hibbert took to the stage at roughly 10:00 p.m. and for simply over an hour, holding the capability crowd’s full consideration as she carried out a number of songs from her repertoire typically and from the album specifically, together with I’m Blessed, A Music for The Free and Jesus on Your Aspect.
– Commercial –
Her rendition of the tune Hallelujah- on which she labored extensively together with her father earlier than his passing in 2020, and which options strains of his well-liked hits Bam Bam and 54-46 – was particularly properly acquired, with the viewers eagerly singing together with Hibbert for a lot of the efficiency.
The night time was the end result of a very hectic week for Hibbert and was practically marred by household tragedy simply days previous to her taking the stage.
After rousing and extensively acclaimed performances on the Jamaican Consulate’s Diamond Jubilee Independence Ball on the Marriott Marquis Resort on Saturday August 20 – and on the official press launch of the Jamaican Music Expertise and True Tribute Awards in Queens on Tuesday August 23, Hibbert was blindsided by disturbing information that she acquired on Wednesday night, three days earlier than her launch.
A packed bus carrying a big contingent of her household and buddies again to New York from a church journey to Canada was run off the highway close to Buffalo and overturned right into a deep precipice, injuring a lot of its passengers.
Though no fatalities occurred, a number of members of Hibbert’s household had been severely injured and consequently, she was advised, wouldn’t be capable of attend her launch live performance.
Greatest Good friend For Life is devoted to Toots Hibbert, who mentored Jenieve and her sisters, Leba and Melanie from an early age, finally forming them into his backup vocal group, 54-46. They toured the world with the senior Hibbert for a few years beginning when Jenieve was in her mid-teens.
Since 1987, when Hibbert gave her life to the Lord and began a household ministry together with her music, she has gone on to earn a number of awards together with Canada’s Omega Award in addition to a Grammy nomination for Greatest Reggae Album as a part of the Toots and The Maytals launch, True Love in 2004.