Saturday, 05 January 2008
THE Accra International Conference Centre was the place to be last Friday when the maiden edition of the ‘Decemba 2 Rememba’ Concert earned it a place in the year-end entertainment rankings.
It was all excitement at the filled auditorium when the various artistes entertained the audience with their impressive performances which moved patrons from their seats to do some boogying.Indeed, it was a night to remember for the crowd of the show. It provided a platform for the one time Music of Black Origin award winner, Batman Samini, to celebrate his 25th birthday with the audience.
Although all the artistes proved their maturity in stage performance, especially with live band, that of the ‘Kangaroo’ man, Tic Tac, was exceptional. His introduction onto the stage was welcomed with thunderous applause as he appeared with the beat of his hit track, ‘Philomena.’
His performance of some of his hit tracks upturned the excitement at the hall as he together
with his seven-man band squad thrilled the ecstatic crowd who demonstrated their verdict by taking to the floor.
It was as if there was no seats at the auditorium when the band squad struck the tune for his current hit track ‘Kangaroo’. Almost every Tom, Dick and Harry got onto their feet to show their prowess in dancing the ‘Kangaroo dance,’ a new dance which imitates the walk of a kangaroo.
Then came the moment, when 10 people were called from the crowd to the stage to do the Kangaroo which could be described as captivating. It was all shouts and excitement at that moment.
The excitement did not end with Tic Tac’s performance but continued with the ‘birthday boy’ Samini, who was the last artiste to perform. His introduction was greeted with a deafening applause but his performance although energetic, stimulate the crowd.
Instead of performing his songs which the audience is familiar with, he used his turn as a ‘teaching class’ to teach the audience a song on his upcoming album which received little attention from the audience.
Barely 20 minutes into his performance, he was invited to the lobby of the Conference Centre where he cut his Ghana map designed cake with his picture embossed on it to begin the birthday party.
Before Samini’s performance, VIP, the ‘Nima Boys’ who although did not perform with a live band, also managed to charm the audience with their stagecraft and songs.
Wearing T-Shirts with the inscription "We Are Back", the trio really showed they were back and for that matter for good after being on a low key role for sometime now.
Nana Quame and Kwabena Kwabena slowed down the tempo when they took the stage in turns to treat the audience with cool love songs.
After few minutes of performance from each of them Nana Quame and Kwabena Kwabena, the Nescafe African Revelation champs, Praye took over the stage with a spectacular performance.
The group, which appeared on stage with some two children, showed they were a force to reckon with. The biggest surprise from the trio was when they invited the ‘Sexy’ Tinny and 4X4 to do the remix of their song titled "Jacket"
Kwaku Gyasi, Mzbel, Slim Buster, Okyeame Quami and Bradez, Daasebre Dwamena and Kofi B also put up wonderful performances. The show was put up by Citi FM and Agoo Magazine with sponsorship from MTN, Burn Energy Drink and Coca Cola.
The ‘Decemba to Rememba’ show is to be an annual affair.
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