The best foreign act concert to be staged in Ghana -: Many faulted the move by 233 Connect, organizers of the 233 Connect Concert to gamble their hopes on Fabolous as the main act for their maiden concert in Ghana and waited for the gamble to fail. But after about five hours of non-stop music Easter Saturday night at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre, the many enthusiasts who thronged the venue for the concert left fulfilled. A patron after the concert loudly exclaimed, "This is by far the biggest and best foreign artiste concert ever staged in Ghana," - and many more who saw the show couldn't agree more. Backed by their 'mad' dancers who seem to have mastered the art of breaking and shaking their back and waist lines, the budding artistes knew exactly what patrons desired and they served it hot! Sarkodie is still alive Ghana's fastest rapper might have gone under the radar after annexing the coveted Artiste of the Year award at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards, but the night was his night. And when he dropped his latest hit You go Kill Me backed by EL, the event turned an all-dancing affair. The crowd loved every bit of Ghana's fastest rapper! Prior to this performance, Nigerian artiste, Ice Prince, who seems to be cruising with his smash hit, Oleku across the African continent and Ghana in particular incurred the wrath of the organizers of the show for breaching an agreed contract which prohibits him from performing the hit song on any other platform in Ghana except at the 233 Connect Concert. He had a reputation to redeem after that blunder which elicited an unqualified apology from him. Still, loud cheers heralded his entree to the stage. Apart from his hit song, Oleku, all other songs of his were new to the Ghanaian market and audience. As to how he managed to glue the audience to sing along with his songs is difficult to tell, but it was just a sight to behold. He got everyone dancing and when he dropped the much awaited track, Oleku, hell broke loose! It was like a music tsunami ready to run amok - Ice Prince did save his image and he did deliver. The reigning Artistes of the year, Vision In Progress, (VIP) shifted the show to a whole new gear. Performing songs like, Besin, She Be My Taste, Ahomka Womu, I Think I like Am and Away, they proved that their status as Ghana's Artiste of the Year was no fluke. The trio, Lazy, Promzy and Prodigal, still hold the flag as the bridge between the new and the old and they do not fail to deliver whenever they are called upon. Fabolous was just fabulous! After VIP's performance, there was a brief pause - very nervy moments that left many anxious over the whereabouts of Fabolous - whether he was in town and was even going to perform. After a few minutes that Fabolous' DJ had finished setting up, a "NICE" shout emerged out of the dark to quiet the anxiety. That was Fabolous' voice and soon after, the man of the night was ushered onto the stage with Rick Ross' famous track Blowin Money Fast (BMF). Wearing an all black attire with a black cap and snickers to match, one unique thing that made Fabolous stand out was the Ghana Flag hanging around his neck as he entered. Right from his first freestyle, he knew the crowd loved every bit of his performance. Then he paused and said, "Everybody here is Ghana people," (whatever that meant). Waving the Ghana flag constantly, Fabolous performed popular tunes such as I'mma Do It, Superwoman, So Into You, Can't Let You Go, Baby Don't Go, diamonds on my damn chain, Breathe and Money in the Bank. He also performed I'll Never Leave (Uh Oh) You Make Me Better, Say Ah, Throw It In This Bag, and the expected tune You Be Killing Em to end the show. For his last words, Fabolous said, "Ghana, we will be back... Ghana I love you," before finally walking off the stage. Source: myjoyonline.com -4/2011

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