Zimbabwean musician Jah Prayzah ended his Malawi tour with a performance at Blantyre Sports Club, where he performed for close to two hours.
\nBorn Mukudzeyi Mukombe, the contemporary musician and lead member of the Third Generation band jumped on stage at midnight, soon after the audience had enjoyed Lulu\u2019s set.
\nIt was a long wait for the audience but Jah Prayzah made sure this was not felt as he offered an energetic performance.
\nWith his 10-member team, including two female backing vocalists and dancers, the Zimbabwean star proved he was no small fish through his performance.
\nDressed in army uniform with his team, Jah Prayzah performed live with his band.
\nThe Zimbabwean dreadlocked musician dropped several songs, some of which were new to the audience and, after a long performance, he signed off with the popular song \u2018Mdhara Vachauya\u2019, which saw people singing along.
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t expect such support, I am so excited and I love Malawi. I would love to come back but I have to talk to my promoters,\u201d Jay Prayzah said.
\nHe said that his new album, Kutongwa Kwaro, was doing well.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s doing very well but I will work on videos and would love to do collaborations,\u201d Jah Prayzah said.
\nThe Zimbabwean musician, who left yesterday, singled out Lawi as one of the artists who have been doing well, adding that he loves his music.
\nBut Jah Prayzah\u2019s act was slightly affected by feedback.
\nThe musician, who also showed his prowess in music by playing the mbira, had his first show on Saturday at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe where his show attracted an impressive audience.
\nHowever, it was a different story in Blantyre, as the show failed to pull a huge audience.
\nThe show, which was organised by Agulugufe Twelve Thousand, nearly suffered a setback as there were rains which started in the afternoon and went all the way into the night.
\nThe show was scheduled to start in the afternoon but rains forced the organisers to delay the performances.
\nSaint, of the \u2018Delilah\u2019 fame, was the first to hit the stage when it was still showering. He was the only artist who used a CD. He performed to a handful people.
\nBut, after Saint\u2019s performance, it took ages for another artist, who turned out to be Lawi, to come on stage.
\nThis actually disappointed fans as the director of ceremonies Daniel Thom, better known as DT, never turned up to inform the audience about the cause of the long wait despite announcing, earlier, that Lawi was up next.
\nLawi offered songs from his Lawi album and the latest Sunset in the Sky and the songs he dropped included \u2018Whistling Song\u2019, \u2018Zonena Kuchuluka\u2019, \u2018Lilongwe\u2019 and \u2018Therere\u2019.
\nThe audience improved later on, although patrons still failed to fill the place.
\nReggae group Black Missionaries also performed at the concert, keeping the audience on their feet with songs from their Kuimba albums.
\nThe group, however, left soon after their performance as they had another assignment at Zitherepano in Mangochi.
\nLulu was the one who warmed up the stage for Jah Prayzah and his performance was glittering.
\nOne of the partners, Emmanuel Maliro, said they accomplished their mission.
\n\u201cIt was raining but people braved the rains and Jah Prayzah was massive and I can say that everyone is happy,\u201d Maliro said.
\nHe said they were planning to have more shows, but was quick to point out that it is expensive to put up such shows.
\nOne of the patrons who attended the Blantyre show, John Kapeta, said:
\n\u201cI was impressed with Jah Prayzah although he came [on stage] late. I think organisers also have to look at the time factor when putting up these events. I think, this being the rainy season, they could have had it indoor. To make matters worse, they also kept us waiting for a long time at some point,\u201d Kapeta said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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