Local funk/R and B/ disco collective Hippodrome always equal a good time which made even better when it is for a good cause.
They always pack the Slice when they play and did again for a Syria to Lethbridge benefit, Dec. 12.
They played three sets and raised $1,500 for From Syria to Lethbridge and made sure everyone had a good time.
They ended their first set with the always popular “Land of 1,000 Dances,” which, while it didn’t have thousand dances, definitely had most of the capacity crowd on their feet dancing blissfully.
The second set began with a big jam on the apt “ Dance to the Music” which allowed the horn section to strut their stuff, the always popular “Soul man” and one of my favourites the Temptations “Standing on Shaky Ground,” for which the audience had the floor shaking with their dancing.
Frontman Juran Greene was an affable host as usual belting out the lead vocals with a big smile on his face.
But background vocalists Shawna Romolliwa and Erica Hunt shone on their solo songs plus on their usual strong version of Mustang Sally, powered by Greene’s massive voice.
