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KKR school show a mega hit for Guyanese artistes
Event outgrows National Sports Hall
The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is a spacious venue but judging from the turn out of the nation’s youth yesterday, it might not be the first choice next year for the KKR school show. It would seem that the event has outgrown the location.
Adrian and Jory (left) and Shelly G at the KKR school show.
From about 13:00hrs, children donning uniforms representing schools from as far as Linden, Essequibo and Berbice flocked in their thousands to the location to witness the fifth annual Kross Kolor School show which offered live performances from the crème de la crème of Guyanese entertainers.
With every appearance of the more than 15 local acts came rejuvenated, boisterous screams and celebratory waving, as proof that the youth population is very much in tune and in love with the local music offerings.
With his usual bubbly comedic personality, emcee Basil Bradshaw ensured that there was never a dull moment between performances. The lineup included acts from OC who did three quick covers and a taste of what is to come from his musical repertoire.
While the applauses and frenzied screams came with each act the most were heard from introduction to close of acts that followed; including Road march queen, Vanilla who encouraged the audience to raise their rags high as she pranced from one end of the basketball court to the other.
The youngest among the stars was 12-year-old Jovinschie who imitated the late Michael Jackson’s moon walk and other moves. He made it clear that contrary to what some producer told him in the past, he is definitely not too young and an artiste to watch for.
One of the more high energy performances came from Bones Man, the 2010 Soca Monarch, who dished out vibes including the winning patriotic song ‘Mashramani time is we own.’
He’s heading to Trinidad in due course to change the words to ‘Carnival time is we own’ in the international Soca monarch competition later this year.
The youthful audience totally celebrated that performance and those that followed.
The most celebrated screams came when Big Red hit the stage with her feisty gyrations which complemented her delivery of her popular songs with vocal clarity.
The entire audience was on its feet in both stands and in the immediate restroom environs when Shelly G was introduced and she sure was welcomed in fine style with uncontrollable screams and flag waiving.
Her signature was the seductive ‘Ow Daddy’ intro to her many songs. When she got close to the stands some students grabbed her and refused to let go.
As she sang they screamed while others sang along proving that Shelly G is definitely on top of her game and one of the more loved Guyanese acts.
She announced too that she’s working on several songs that will be hitting the airwaves soon and encouraged all to ensure that they put God in everything that they do.
The most celebrated of all was the show stopping duo X2 (Adrian and Jumo) who claimed a stand each and interchanged as they dished real Guyanese vibes such as Impossible, Krazy, and Hands up among others from their repertoire.
Then the crowd “heard the introduction of ‘Ah de real thing’ and every one began screaming as if a superstar was coming on stage and it possibly may be true in due course.
He belted out signatures such as “Jory, all de gyal ah call fuh me, Jory, Chinese, Portuguese…,” “The rape man gone ah jail now…little girls could play now” and he created pandemonium with “I will say what I want to say no apology.”
Then he did several collaborations with X2 as well as the abortion song with budding artiste Jacquie Hanover.
Event organiser Burchmore Simon, amidst the screams of “We want Shelly G” said in his estimation “the show has definitely outgrown this venue and we might have to examine another location for this event next year.”
He also noted that the nation’s youth response to the event is proof that Guyanese music is alive and loved by the youth population.
Hip Hopster G Allianie who dished his new London Girl song which he recorded in the UK was a mild entertainer among the lot. Not to be out done, B52 and reigning Chutney Monarch Fiona Singh proved to be true entertainers too with full backing from the audience.
The event also featured an exhibition and distribution of educational materials on HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases through representatives from the Guyana Red Cross and the National AIDS Programme Secretariat. (Mondale Smith)
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