WHEN THE STARS SHONE IN NAIROBI

 

The stars got to shine at the Tusker All Stars Concert heldat the Carnivore grounds on Saturday 1, October. Dubbed East Africa’s BiggestConcert, it saw a turn out of over 10,000 fans.

The Tusker All Stars Concert was a culmination of thereality show that saw East African talent Alpha Rwirangira, Davis Ntare andPeter Msechu win the chance to share the stage with Pan African star Cabo Snoopfrom Angola, American hip hop act Eve and Jamaican heartthrob Shaggy.

The show kicked off with a performance from all female rockband Murfy’s Flaw who then backed Amani as she hit the stage with her popularsingles Tonight, Mimi Na Wewe and Missing My Baby. Rapper Jaguar was next.He paid tribute to the late legend Wangari Maathai with his hit song Kigeugeu.

Kenyan dance champions, FBI then took the stage andperformed their piece, they later backed Msechu during his performance. TheTanzanian reality show star, cemented his own brand and identity as a solo act infrontof the attending audience by performing his own compositions Hasira Hasara and Relax.

Ugandan Davis then took the stage backed by the EclipseDancers where he performed his hit ShekaSheka. He incorporated a Ugandan traditional dancer to accentuate his dancetune.

The final Tusker All Stars winner Alpha also showcased to hisfans his musical growth since his win in Season 3 of the reality show. Heperformed his single Songa Mbele thatfeatures Tanzanian rapper AY and his latest release No Money No Love.

As promised the Tusker All Stars winners representeda return to their African roots and the mega concert provided a good platformto launch their careers in the East African entertainment scene.

 Like clockwork, the stage was open to the visiting international stars. Cabowas first on stage. He demonstrated that language is never a barrier when itcomes to music. His singles Prakatatumbaand Windeck did not need translationas he entertained with his dance moves which were insync with the beats.

The second last performer of the night was Grammy awardwinner rapper Eve. The first lady of Ruff Ryders performed her hits from herpast albums like Gangsta Love,  GotWhat You Need, Let Me Blow Ya Mind (feat. Gwen Stefani), Love is Blind, Satisfaction, Who’s That Girland finished off with Tamborine. Sheinvited Cabo Snoop on stage to dance to the popular dance hit.

The final performer of the night was Shaggy. Despite therain, Shaggy’s fans stood their ground to watch his performance. To show hissolidarity with the wet crowd, he poured water on himself and said, “We are noweven”.

The ragga star still has the cheeky, disarming charm he isknown for. The Mr Lover Lover hitmakerchurned out hit after hit from his chart topping albums. Rayvon joined Shaggyon stage as they performed singles like Angel,It Wasn’t Me, What is Love, Luv Me,Luv Me among others.

The Tusker All Stars Concert prided itself in the highsecurity measures taken to ensure safety to all the music enthusiast andadvocated for responsible drinking.

TUSKER ALL STARS COMPETITION HEATS UP

After Tusker All Stars performances in the first week, fans across East Africa have voted for a trio of charismatic male performers as their top favorites so far.
Heart-throb Alpha of Rwanda stood tall at the top with charming Tanzanian Msechu and sensational Ugandan Davis taking up the second and third slots respectively.
Show host Gaetano released the week one voting results during the Tusker All Stars second show that was screened across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
The second show featured four of the eight Tusker All Stars, Msechu, Patricia, Ameleena and Alpha.
Each of the four Tusker All Stars performed two songs - a popular hit single and an original composition. Their fans also got to discover the personalities behind the music at the Tusker Pub where they were interviewed by Eve D’Souza.
Viewers were in for a surprise when the straight-talking Tusker Project Fame Judge Ian Mbugua appeared as a guest. Judge Ian, who has been involved in the formation and shaping of the Stars into who they are today, was at hand to give viewers an insight into the artistes’ performance.







The show started with a bang when Msechu took to the stage with Samba Mapangala's Vunja Mifupa hit song. He gave us a peek into what he had been up to when he sang a moving tribute titled Mama to his late mother.





Patricia performed Foreigner's I Want to Know What Love Is and her own composition, Nakupenda What Not; while Ameleena performed Carol Atemi’s Simama and her up-beat composition, Dance.










Alpha was the last Tusker All Star to take to the stage with a cover of the popular Phil Collins' hit song, Another Day in Paradise, before he closed the show with his bubbly song Love.





Davis, Ngangalito, Caroline and Hemedi will feature in the third show performing two songs each.
Viewers can vote for their favourite artist by sending a text message with the star’s Tusker number to 8009 for persons in Kenya and Uganda. Individuals in Rwanda can vote by sending a text message with the star’s Tusker number to 7333 while for those in Tanzania the number is 15324.