it was indeed "Decemba 2 Rememba"

By Ruth Oppong Nyarko

Citi FM’s ‘Decemba 2 Rememba’ show really lived up to its name and will really be remembered every 24th December night.

One would have considered it as a flop since the room was rather half-empty when the scheduled time was up, but for Africans, that was another manifestation of ‘African time’ as patrons started trooping in about an hour-and-a-half after the start of the programme.

The Accra International Conference Centre came alive as artistes took turns to sing from their new and old albums.

Songstress and newcomer, Raquel, ‘opened the night’ with soulful tunes, followed by the trio, Niimei. 

4x4 and VIP were sensational as they both performed tracks from their old and new albums. ‘I think I like am’ as well as ‘Fresh One’ from VIP and 4x4 respectively seemed to be the favourite of the crowd as they sang along from the first line till the end.

Sarkodie, who performed last, did justice to the show as the room was still full till he finished his performance. Of course, being the last to perform didn’t make any difference to the reception. It was after he had left the stage that the audience started moving out of the auditorium.

The comic interlude which featured funny interviews and a video clip was climaxed with a surprised performance by a Nigerian comedian, Bash, who got the audience laughing from his first utterance till he moved off the stage. 

Citi FM’s, Voice Factory winner, Fritzs’, rendition of ‘Oh Holy Night’ moved the audience into the Christmas mood as his silky voice got those who knew the lyrics singing along with him.

The crowd couldn’t help, but stand and shake their bodies to the rhythm of ‘Gologolo’ from Echo.

Praye, who were not billed to perform, turned up, made their presence worthwhile as they gave the audience a good show for their money. The hiplife group Bradez, however, did not really get the audience going as they seemed to have missed the presence of their member, Kunta Kinte.

  Morris Babyface was also there to perform alongside Okyeame Kwame, who was full of energy as he performed new and old songs from his days of Akyeame to his going solo.

Lord Kenya also lived up to expectation as he mounted the stage to deliver a good performance. 

It was really a ‘Decemba 2 Rememba’, considering how the audience got involved in the show from the start to the end.