The Terry G "Book of Ginjah" Concert Review: Friday night with the Akpako master

Fresh off the release of his latest album, "Book of Ginjah", Terry G visited Abuja to treat the fans to a live show. The  performance was something of a formal introduction to his new material and Kizaro's Blog was there live as it happened last Friday at the Thisday Dome, Abuja. Shout out to Chris O of Goodwill Ambassador Organisation for the VIP worthy logistics. 

The  show started off at about 10pm with a number of upcoming Abuja based acts who opened the stage with some really enthusiastic performances that seemed to excite a bored crowd with each passing act.

The signal to an escalation of the event was Denrele's mounting of the stage at 11:30pm in a trademark wacky leather suit  decked with shiny metal, studs and knee length boots complete with 12 inch heels. His hyperactive antics set the tempo up for the evening as he interacted with the crowd until he opened the floor for comedians AY and Akpororo who worked the crowd and cracked ribs back to back for about forty five minutes. AY was compere for the evening and tickled the crowd any chance he got on the mic.

Wande Coal & Terry G

Slizzy-E was next and dished out two of his songs followed by Donna Diva. At about midnight, W4 came on to treat the crowd to a Fela-esque rendition of "Wa Gba Control" and suddenly the flurry of top acts went like lightning. Chuddy K's energy lit up the hall when he leaped off the stage and strutted past the VIP section to rock it out with the fans in the regular seats with "Gaga crazy" & "Brazilian Hair".

Chuddy K making his way to the crazy fans in the back

K-Cee was next to give the crowd a sample of his current No. 1 club banger "Limpopo". Ketchup & Splash also threw down. Veteran comedians Gordons and Klint the drunk gave cameo performances  and gave way for the man of the evening, Terry G.

Terry G came in at about 1.am in grand style through the front gates from behind the crowd singing his hit, "God guide me". Backed up by a full band complete with a saxophonist and trumpeter he treated the crowd to a number of hits, hardcore fans almost stormed the stage when he gave a rendition of his street anthem "Free madness". It took the bouncers and Terry G's "chopping of knuckle" with many of the fans to calm them down. He was joined on stage by Timaya for a hot collabo on "Malonogede". Timaya was a surprise package and treated the crowd to a good time, followed by Wande Coal and Solid Star who really looked like they came out to have fun with their fans.

The show had rough edges and the performances of the artistes could have showed more intentional stagecraft as the acts all seemed to do the same thing over and over. The artistes however gave an amazing account of themselves with some spontaneous brilliance and gave the fans something to relish. Also noticed were a number of fans with bells which seem to be Terry G's new favourite instrument and a backup dancer dressed in 'Cele' prayer clothing. The show was like the star of the day - eccentric, entertaining and full of surprises.