After a long wait fans of Wizkid in the region all assembled at
the Carnivore Gardens on Sunday for a performance by their beloved
artiste.
October 19 was the date for
Good Times Africa’s event “Africa Dance Party” that was sponsored by
units of Nation Media Group, and in which Wizkid was the headline act of
the night.
His entrance, just after
1am, caught everyone off guard. While everyone looked to the stage
entrance as Eric Omondi announced he was next on, Wizkid made his way to
the stage through the crowd without anyone noticing.
The
crowd was wild in their reception, and security had to be increased at
the guard railing that made the perimeter of the performance stage.
A PERFORMANCE WORTH NOTING
Wizkid
gave a performance worth noting, as he sang the crowd’s favourite
tunes, including “Caro”, “On Top Your Matter”, “Bombay” and “Jaiye
Jaiye”. It seemed, for some of the ladies at the event, it was not
enough to just get to see the artiste — some would have preferred
mementos of him, even if it meant taking him.
Thrice,
the singer’s burly personal aide and security had to battle the ladies
to wrestle him from their clutches. Even then, the artiste appealed to
the security people not to harass his fans.
The
performance itself was fast-paced and full of energy and the crowd
responded in kind — picking up songs where the artiste asked them to and
chanting back “yea, yea” when he asked them if they were having a good
time.
I have very little to complain
about, but it’s a complaint all the same. For an artiste with such rich
African influence in his tracks, I think the performance would have been
even more elating had he used a band to back up his singing.
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