*** Storm clouds hovering on the West End of the Island Friday night did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd at the East End determined to enjoy Bermuda's long-awaited "Bajan Invasion''.

Several hundred fans turned out for the show rescheduled after a July 25 rain delay.

The evening began at 9 p.m. with local act Legacy performing a selection of soca songs such as "Doggie (Who Let The Dogs Out)'', "Plumber'' and "Footsteps''.

Although Legacy did a decent job with the soca selections, the band's talent shines more evidently during their reggae performance.

Legacy played last year's local favourite by Tony Rebel "If Jah'' and the song with the same `LaLaBella' riddim "Ghetto People's Song''.

The crowd even got the chance to enjoy a few old Bob Marley tracks including "Stir It Up'' and "Is This Love'' during Legacy's hour-long performance.

After about a half-hour break, Krosfyah stepped onto the darkened stage to the deafening sound of a swirling hurricane playing over the speakers.

This is one of the more unusual -- and effective -- intros that I've heard.

The sound suggested that Krosfyah was about to take Bermuda by storm. However, I'm not sure that local fans were ever completely blown away by the concert.

Throughout the course of the evening until the 1.45 a.m. finale, Krosfyah played original hits such as "Highway Robbery'', "Sweatin'', "Pump Me Up'' and "Obadele''.

Much of their repertoire was a compilation of this year's hottest soca songs by other artists such as Xtatik's "Toro Toro'' and Iwer George's "Ah Reading (Show Me Your Hands, I Want to Read Your Palm)''.

They even splashed the audience with a bit of reggae when they played "Hills and Valleys'', "Romie'', "Night Nurse'' and a snippet of "Redemption Song''.

The quality and range of singer Edwin Yearwood's voice was evident when he sang Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me''.

But despite the technical talents of the group, it was evident that they just were not catching the fever.

This is not to suggest that Krosfyah played badly -- if you kept your eyes closed or focused on the people around you, the music was fine.

But as every Caribbean music-lover knows, the success of the show depends not only upon the quality of the music, but the quality of the actual performance as well.

If the concert was indeed considered to be a success, I am more inclined to give credit to the crowd for their enthusiasm than the performers.

Although Bermudians are notoriously difficult fans to please, everyone who came out to St. David's on Friday night was determined to have a great time.

Even during the music breaks when the pre-recorded music played, the crowd continued to enthusiastically jump up, wine and `get on bad'.

However, for whatever reason -- an exhausting tour schedule, the original delay of the show perhaps -- Krosfyah never truly caught fire the way they did at last year's concert.

At several points during the course of the evening, friends of mine tapped my shoulder and pointed to the stage where members of the band could be seen listlessly strolling back and forth during what should have been peak energy moments in the concert.

Treble Clef Productions are to be commended for the quality of their promotion efforts. They did an excellent job of ensuring that local ticket holders got the show they were promised despite the rain delay. Unfortunately, Krosfyah needed to pack a little more punch.

KIM DISMONT ROBINSON