Currently riding the charts with his latest tracks, Retarded and No Guns Around, reggae singer Nature turned in a scintillating performance at the Calabash International Literary Festival at Jakes, Treasure Beach, May 30 – June 1. The Downsound Records artiste effectively used his three-quarter hour on stage to tune up for Reggae Sumfest 2014 set for next month in Montego Bay. Appearing on stage at around 2:30 a.m. following an impressive semi-acoustic set by Empress Jah 9, Nature was brought on to close the show and his band wasted no time in striking up the chords to Black Faces. Nature, real name Andre Ellis, slowly stepped on the stage chanting, effortlessly projecting his voice over the applause as he emerged. A high point of his performance was when he sang Trying Man. He had to ‘pull it up’ to satisfy the audience, and reminded them that … Read entire article »