[ 2013-12-16 ]

Amakye Dede slips badly at 'Black & White' concert
First timers at an Amakye Dede live concert must
have walked away from the Accra International
Conference Centre last Friday with a poor
impression of the veteran highlife musician.

For such a well-organised and well- publicised
Black & White concert at which Amakye Dede was
considered to be the star performer, the
"Abrantie", as he is fondly called, slipped
badlly.

He was straining a bit too hard, he was missing
his cues with the band, he spoke too much and
could hardly stay on his feet. This was hardly
vintage Amakye Dede.

Yet Black & White survived through a downpour of
rain and on the wings of finer performances from
Samini, Castro, George Jahraa and young Kwabena
Akwaboah.

Samini was a thrill to watch and listen to. He
knew exactly how to work up his audience. Right
from the moment he stepped on the stage, he
carried everyone along and finally when he tucked
into his trademark freestyle rendition, the
audience, especially the ladies, were virtually in
a swoon.

Castro was similarly thrilling in his performance,
playing so comfortably with a live band and going
through the paces he knew would get his fans
excited.

Unfortunately Guru, the Lapaz Toyota singer did
not quite gel with the audience as he performed
poorly screaming off-key over a recorded
playback.

The producers of the Black & White concert, Event
Factory, may not be a familiar name in Ghana but
last Friday, they demonstrated such a high degree
of organisation that it will not come as a
surprise if they soon become one of the best.

Conceded, they took off two hours behind the
publicised time but the programme ran smoothly to
the end once it started. Again their set design
was particularly innovative and equipment wise,
they also scored marks.

Source - Graphic Showbiz

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