It’s not everyday that these shores get treated to the amazing raspy, soulful sounds of a bona fide reggae legend.But anyone present at the Beres Hammond “One Love, One Life” concert at Par-La-Ville Park on Wednesday night, understands that was precisely the case.A wide cross section of Bermuda — old, young, black, white — came out in support of the Jamaican singer, who transformed the city car park into a swaying lover’s rock venue thanks to songs like “No Disturb Sign” and “Tempted to Touch”.This fan anticipated that the singer (who was rumoured to be ill) would belt out five or six songs, before sending the crowd on their merry way.But one of the real treats — for those who weren’t already completely blown away by the rich authenticity in his voice — was in the longevity of his performance, which went on until past 2.15am.The concert started for me somewhere before 10pm when I arrived at the packed venue (after the painstaking task of finding parking in the bustling city).After making our way through the swarms of people, we found standing room towards the back of the car park to hear local parody artist Uzimon finish his set.He’s known for making fun of pretty much everything, as with alcohol loving tune “Rum Anthem”, but the truth remains his talent is no joke.I was completely impressed with the quality of his vocals as he got the jovial pre Cup Match crowd warmed up for the acts that were to follow.One of my favourite parts of the night came from radio host Power Girl who imitated the comedy reggae singer by donning a blonde goatee beard and his trademark white hat.She sang a few refrains to the reggae hit “Sorry” before getting the crowd to show their allegiance to the favourite Cup Match team.(St George’s fans were by far the loudest, I guess my Somerset comrades were saving their vocal chords for the final game day at the cricket club.)For me, the energy in the space seemed to climb a notch when Brooklyn musicians, New Kingston Band took the stage with their passionate brand of performance.From the energetic drummer to their awesome vocals, it’s no wonder local artist Collie Buddz spent the latter part of last year touring with them.One of the stand out moments in the set was an instrumental medley they performed, including a rendition of the theme song from “Inspector Gadget”.The “Come Around” singer was next to the stage with a few songs like “Blind To You” and “Holiday”, and perhaps kept the appearance brief to keep the focus on Mr Hammond himself.One of my only criticisms of the night was the long wait in between each act.On an ordinary night I would likely be asleep by 12.45am, at which point the headliner was just getting on the stage.My date and I left our spot at the back of the car park where we could barely see the stage and made our way to the front of the space.It was a completely different vibe from our new vantage point, as we found ourselves surrounded by some hard core reggae fans and loved-up couples swaying to the beat.Mr Hammond donned his signature black leather cap, jeans and white shirt, while his back up singers rocked the night away in neon green and black outfits.Looking back at old music videos this weekend, it’s clear to see his voice and on stage charisma hasn’t diminished a bit.He belted out songs like “I Feel Good”, “Rockaway” and “They Gonna Talk”, bringing his old school hits to a new generation of fans.He also gave his band a moment to shine during an extended version of “Putting Up Resistance” as one guitarist played his instrument between his legs and a drummer brought the crowd to a loud applause with his rhythmic solo.While the 90 minute set waged on, people blew air-horns, waved their hands and threw up their lighters to pay their respects to the true music legend.Mr Hammond also gave a shout out to the Island’s Premier, who was one of several notable residents in the crowd, before finishing his set.Whispers could be heard all night that this might be one of the artist’s last tours.So as we left the litter scattered grounds, feeling noticeably tired, I couldn’t help but also feel thankful for the chance to see and hear such a stunning, old school talent in the flesh.