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Sep,06-2016 14:48:07
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SALISBURY, MA__In the calming ocean breeze on a Sunday evening August 21, the self proclaimed "One Woman Man King" defied age to put up a spectacular reggae music performance to the delight of his crowd--a show that also challenged his fanss, fitness at the popular Blue Ocean Music Hall and Resort in Salisbury MA, several miles north of Boston.
Among the fans present included hordes of Kenyans from different cities around the New England region.
Can you spell the word Zungguzungguguzungguzeng?
Winston Forster, popularly known as King Yellowman, the reggae legend who brought us the classic dancehall hits such as, "Still Be a Lady", the labyrinthine title 'Zungguzungguguzungguzeng' among other great hits, took the stage dressed in athletic attire complete with jogging shoes.
At first, fans were skeptical of the relatively unusual gear for a musician on stage. However the skepticism didn't last long, for as soon as he took the mic, Yellowman swung into action with vigorous dance moves full of impressive footwork and athletic jumping. Kenyan fans of different age groups who swarmed the show from different cities in the region could be spotted everywhere among the huge crowd at the already sold out King Yellowman concert. One contingent of Kenyan fans that had driven all the way from Lowell and the surrounding cities, had no choice than to wait in line for extended period of time, in order to secure box office tickets to the event, as the regular tickets had been sold out. This came as no surprise to a majority of Kenyans who are notoriously known to wait and scrabble for tickets at the last minute at the gate, rather than secure them well in advance online.
Halfway into his performance, Yellowman paused to introduce his youthful daughter K'reema Foster, a fast rising reggae artist, hoping to fill the large shoes her already very popular dancehall reggae father. "Please join me in welcoming my beautiful daughter K'reema on stage," he said. The crowd of fans didn't let him down. A sustained applause was overly amplified throughout her maiden appearance on stage for the night. There was no doubt that K'reema, though in the early stages of her reggae music career, has won the hearts of her fans, for she continued to receive a loud applause every time she stepped back on stage to perform. There was a right moment when the bassist suddenly insisted on taking a quick unscheduled break, perhaps to answer the call of nature, prompting King Yellowman to hold his performance while waiting for the bassist to return on stage. Upon the bassist return,Yellowman psyched the fans to vote by acclamation on whether he (Yellowman) should kick his (bassist) butts. He engaged the bassist in a mock fight before turning to the fans to seek opinion. "I really wonna kick his butt! Do you want me to?" he jokingly inquired. "If you want me to kick his butts, can I hear you say Yeees!" He continued, "If you want me to spare him, can you say Nooo!" . The crowd was in favor of "No", saving the bassist from the "butt kicking". The performance continued without a hitch. In a brief interview with Ajabu Africa News, K'reema learnt more of her father's great reception and performance in Kenya (late 80's). Suddenly as it dawned on her how father's popularity had drawn a huge presence of enthusiastic Kenyans to the show as seen in the crowd, K'reema Yellowman said she will definitely consider Kenya for a near future concert performance. After the show, Kenyans and other fans congregated over a late dinner snacks just outside the concert hall. Many could be heard wondering and discussed how, the otherwise senior artiste exhibited and maintained strength, vigor, and athleticism, throughout the show that lasted over four hours something that his way younger revelers could not match. In an interview during the Waterfront Reggae Festival in Rhode Island last year, Yellowman told Ajabu Africa News that he gives thanks to God everyday for healing him from a devastating cancer that had attacked his face, prompting massive invasive surgery that left his face disfigured over 20 years ago. "I give thanks to the almighty Lord every day. He healed me from cancer," the reggae maestro revealed.
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Source:
AJABU AFRICA NEWS
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