Finley Quaye - The Ballroom, Dreamland, Margate 10.05.2019 Live Review
Brit Award winners and Margate do not feature too often in the same sentence but on Friday night The Ballroom at Dreamland in Margate played host to Finley Quaye, the Brit Award winner of Best Male Artist of 1998. Following on from his MOBO award in 1997 and his multi-platinum album 'Maverick A Strike', in the same year Finley was riding the wave of success and seen by many as the sound of "the future".
If twenty-odd years ago Quaye hit a high point in his career, then it's also true to say that since then there have definitely been some lows. Bankruptcy, assault charges, addiction and a spell in The Priory have all helped shape Finley Quaye's 21st century life.
Characterful as his life may have turned out to be, it doesn't detract from his music, or greatly from his undoubted charisma. Quaye's effortlessly cool persona is certainly a contributing factor to his initial success, and his laidback, easy-going manner continues to this day whilst his Jazz and Reggae fusion provides a compelling soundtrack.
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