[ 2011-11-15 ]

Nana Kwaku Duah aka Tic Tac

Vintage Tic Tac lights up Oseikrom
Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, witnessed
one of its biggest parties as hiplife great, Tic
Tac made the Garden City, the second stop for his
Club 2 Club tour. The venue was the Vienna City
Nite Club.

With a hugely successful career, nothing less was
expected from the man whose unique style and sense
of rap never ceases to amaze many. He has over the
years signed his name in the history books of
Ghanaian and African music in general and he
equally brought that to bear in Kumasi.

Revellers in the Garden City usually warm up to
shows slowly, this one was no exception. Fans
started trickling into the venue – both the
indoor and open air space of the club – past
midnight, and nevertheless, by 1am, Vienna City
was parked to capacity.

The massive turnout, according to organisers,
might have been influenced by the huge success
chalked up by the first stop of the tour,
Tarkoradi, which came off on November 5.

The tour is a pre-album, party and video premiere
and it is planned to give fans an opportunity to
be the first viewers of his two videos - Gallo and
Feel The Heat.

After revellers were treated to some exciting
tunes from the man behind the turn-tables, DJ
Champaign, it was time for the stage
performances.

New acts including Jeho and Ephraim warmed up the
audience while Tema-based rapper Dadie Opanka got
them ecstatic – He had a huge fan base in Kumasi
and they enjoyed every bit of his stay.

Hiphop artiste, Scientific was also on stage to
add more spice to the show. Known for his English
rap which is unpopular to the Kumasianos,
Scientific still performed to the delight of many.
He performed several of his tracks including the
hit song, I Like You Girl.

Nigerian artiste based in Ghana, Eze, followed
suit. He dazzled fans with his dance moves but
what caught their eyes was his attempt to give a
go at the ever popular azonto dance. That attempt
was a bit of a replica of the azonto dance but the
crowd loved it anyway. Eze was followed by Wutah
Kobby of Wutah fame.

Soon, it was time for one of the headline acts for
the night to take stage. Tinny was hyper and the
crowd were equally excited to see him.

Language lost its significance here –
considering the fact that Tinny is a Ga rapper and
Kumasi being a-Twi zone. He was on point
throughout his performance and yes the fans danced
to his tunes – I Believe I Can Fly and Regular
Champion among others.
From the old to the new

Hiplife artiste, Tinny doing his thing

The man of the night, Tic Tac’s entry was
preceded by guest DJ, Nigerian DJ Humility who
also happens to be Tic Tac’s personal DJ. DJ
Humility did wonders behind the turn-tables. He
gave the audience a treat of a lifetime. His
antics behind the turn-tables were just
magnificent.

When Tic Tac was finally ushered onto the stage,
it was as if a true warrior of ‘Asanteman’ had
returned home after a long sojourn. He was greeted
with loud cheers with many trying to break free
from the barricades controlling the huge crowd
from going overboard – that got the security
detail at the venue busy.

It was the late 90s all over again. Tic Tac went
back into time to fetch some of his greatest
tracks. Starting off with Kwani Kwani, revellers
were caught reminiscing the good old days. Soon,
they became his 'playlist' requesting classic
tunes they wanted to hear.

Tic Tac performed several classics including
Philomena, Beware of Dogs, Kangaroo, Fefe Ne Fe,
icing it up with some of his latest cuts including
Gallo which featured Gyadublay Ambolley. The
videos for Gallo and Feel The Heat were also
premiered at the venue.

The show was emceed by Jon Germain with support
from Abeiku Santana and Andy Dosty. Sexy
Confidence Haugen was also in attendance.

Another activity that highlighted the event was
the special azonto dance competition where a bevy
of Kumasi’s finest skimpy dressed ladies battled
to outwit each other on the dance floor. Ghana’s
best azonto dancer, Laska also put up a splendid
performance.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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