http://hoodjunction.wordpress.com reports
Sunday 5th of August afternoon we (“Who is who in Nairobi”) check into to the Leisure Grounds Mamba Village off Lang’ata Road, the occasion the 36thedition of Blankets and Wine.
The weather seemed to behave as it was not hot nor was it cold,from the main road you could see how it was eagerly anticipated from vehicle traffic to human traffic the road was completely packet every one anxious to arrive, it then hit me, Nairobi-ans, who are known for their “two miles an hour” arrival to any event, but in this case it was different the time was 12:40 and everyone was rushing to arrive as though there going to miss a given roll call or timestamp.
From the Packing to the entrance everything was swift and well ordered, security been provided by KK- Security. Despite the large number of people streaming in to our surprise there was no queue, the guys handling the ticketing were well spread hence no unnecessary crowding at the entrance.
We check-in and immediately go back stage, we interact with Yunasi, Tumi from SA and our very own star sensation Sauti Sol. The artists are all looking forward for a massive deliverance to their audience.
We then do our walk around, and all we see are colors, colorful dressing was prevalent as you could tell the people’s moods were on song. Families were not left behind as they all came to enjoy a gread picnic afternoon, various cooperate brands were not left out such as Keringet, Capital FM, Zuku and KK-Security
The stage set up was brilliant the lighting was perfect, sound clear quality the visual aids was all good. It was great seen Kenyan interact with each other regardless of race, gender or social class. There was also zero theft on location.
Tumi from South Africa took the stage and yes, Hip Hop was represented at Blankets and wine, together with his crew they got the crowd to their feet and blessed them with hip-hop poetry. And in a cool twist Tumi performed a track alongside Kenya’s Yunasi who from there rocked the sage with their various hits cupping there performance with the hit single “Usilewe.”
The time came and the main act Sauti Sol got on to the stage, lost for word at the very least I’d say it was an emphatic performance; they totally blew away the crowd from the start to the end.
The audience was treated to row energy that cannot be manufactured anywhere and I still feel as though that’s an understatement.
I can go on and on but why not come experience it yourself on 2nd September 2012 at Leisure grounds Mamba Village.
For more photos Visit our facebook fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/HoodJunction?ref=hl
No comments:
Post a Comment