D'banj proved more of a studio than stage musician as he failed to perform to expectations for hundreds of Zimbabweans who thronged the Glamis Arena for the Lion Lager Summer Beer Festival tagged 'Battle of Africa'.According to sources from Zimbabwe, D'banj gave his fans a very lackluster performance that eventually pissed off his fans that ended up booing him off the stage.
The festival featured Ugandan reggae musician Bebe Cool and local dancehall artistes Winky D, Guspy Warrior and King Shaddy.
D'banj represented West Africa while Bebe Cool represented East Africa.
The show which started on a low note was opened by King Shaddy followed by Guspy Warrior. But all eyes were on D'banj because he was the main attraction at this year’s edition and when it was his turn to perform, he exploded onto the stage amid pomp and zest but soon fizzled out and slumped into near- p****graphy with some fans.
He ran out of steam after exhausting his familiar songs in less than an hour and went into what many revellers described as "hogwash".
His opening song was "Fall in Love", followed by "Oliver Twist", "Kukere" remix, "Don't Tell Me Nonsense", "Igwe" and "Why Me". Then he lost it.
Neither his scantily dressed dancers nor his swag was enough to sway the majority of the crowd that became visibly restless and disappointed.
So disappointing was his performance that he resorted to X-rated antics with ladies he calls "Kokolates" on the stage, in a bid to kill time.
Among the "Kokolates" was songstress Amara Brown, who jumped on stage and joined in the dirty dancing.
"Let me see all my Kokolates on stage, now shake your boom boom and do the catwalk," he said, amid boos from the crowd, especially men.
Some disgruntled fans hurled insults and obscenities.
However, Ugandan chanter Bebe Cool did his best despite being a nonentity in Zimbabwe. He simply put on a spirited performance despite the fact that the majority of locals are not familiar with his stuff.From the Zimbabwe twitter chatter to newspaper headlines which all read "D'banj outshined by Bebe Cool', it could be seen that the night belonged to his visiting counterpart, Bebe Cool, real name Moses Ssali.
D'banj failed to impress and was the opposite of the Nigerian twins P-Square who performed at the same festival last year and left fans asking for more.
P-Square were even barred from leaving the stage by fans who craved for more.
"This guy should not have been the main act at the show. He has a few hit songs we know that he has performed. Now look at how he is whiling up the remaining time with the ladies," said a fan in the crowd.
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