Diaspora Calling! gives fans tantalising glimpse of Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean's power at The National Bowl

The event, which was established by Hill in 2016, saw the former Fugees members bringing it to the UK for the first time.

The show also was timed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Score – the acclaimed Fugees album which fused hip-hop, soul, reggae and R&B and which is regarded as one of the landmark records of the era.

Tens of thousands of music fans descended on the Bowl for the festival, which also included sets throughout the day by, DJ Obi, Fireboy DML, Giggs, Erykah Badu, Michael Brun and host Dave Chappelle. Amusingly, most seemed to confuse Milton Keynes with the capital – with Chappelle joking he’d never heard of the city.

First and foremost a positive. It was incredible to see Hill and Jean back on stage together, performing a mixture of solo material and iconic Fugees hits.

When their set started, it was dazzling. Hill has a voice and presence like no other and fellow rapper Wyclef Jean also double up on guitar duties with aplomb.

Approaching 24-hours on from the event, people should have been talking about this and what was another incredible day of live music at the venue.

However, sadly a lot of the social-media chatter is about ‘that’ message which was displayed on the screen shortly after the 11pm curfew.

Granted - algorithms amplify outrage rather than the voices of those who had a fantastic day at Diaspora Calling! – but, around 14 songs into their set, Hill, Jean and their huge backing band were forced to cut short the Fugees’ classic single Ready Or Not, with fans left singing it back to the stage amid boos from others.

While tens of thousands were standing in a giant (dusty) bowl – it’s a bowl surrounded by houses and as a result, curfews exist for good reasons.

A message on the screen apologised, thanked fans and wished them a safe journey home.

It’s probably fair to say that many inside the Bowl were prepped for this – given the absence of publicly published stage times and Hill’s reputation for punctuality.

Diaspora Calling! wasn’t billed as an ‘album playback’, more an event ‘Celebrating 30 Years Of The Score’.

However, you can’t help be a tad disappointed and sympathise with fans who had hoped to hear tracks from one of the genre’s greatest albums live - but left only hearing three and a half.

What we did hear was Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean solo tracks, songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers and YG Marley including Three Little Birds performed by Hill’s son Zion Marley.

The Score’s title track was performed early in the band’s set and Erykah Badu – who was one of the standout performers of the day – joined Hill for Doo Wop (That Thing) from the latter’s album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Maybe, gigs at The National Bowl on Fridays run this risk. With many travelling after work, it’s difficult to start proceedings earlier.

It would have however, eased the problem of running up to a curfew. Either way, the glimpse we were given of Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean was a fantastic reminder of the collective power they possess.