JAMAICAN reggae artistes Kingly T and Wild Life are expected in the country today for a show dubbed More Love Reggae Bash that takes place at Glamis Arena tomorrow.
By Entertainment Reporter
The two artistes, who flew to South Africa from their respective bases on Monday, are scheduled to touch down in Harare in the afternoon.
In South Africa, they had rehearsals with Azania band from Cape Town, which is expected to back them at the show.
Mutare-based music promoters Winners Splash Promoters said they had finalised logistics and were expecting reggae fans in the country to welcome the artistes when they jet in.
“They are coming into the country on Friday (today) afternoon. We are expecting their plane at 12:25pm at Harare International Airport,” one of the promoters, Beulah Chawira, said.
“They are currently in South Africa where they are practising with Azania. The group has backed various international artistes that perform in South Africa.”
Her United States-based counterpart Winnie Chawira, who has been working closely with artistes over the years, said reggae fans should brace themselves for a good show.
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“I came from the US on Monday ahead of the show and everything is now in order. We visited the venue and everything is just good.We are expecting reggae fans to come in their numbers and enjoy good acts from the artistes,” she said.
“More Love Reggae Bash is an all-night gig that has been in the making for several months and we are happy that the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe gave us clearance for the artistes to perform in the country,” she added.
The artistes would be supported the by local musicians such as Transit Crew, Emmanuel “Mannex” Motsi and King Shady, among others.
Born Titus Whittle, Kingly T is a Jamaican reggae artiste based in the United States, while Wild Life, born George Scott, is a dancehall artiste based in Jamaica.
Of late, there has been an influx of reggae artistes into Zimbabwe and the pair would be coming hot on the heels of another Jamaican artiste Tony Rebel, who gave an exciting performance at Shoko Festival recently.
