THE highly-anticipated maiden performance by Jamaican reggae dancehall star Konshens in Zimbabwe on Saturday at the Castle Lager Summer Celebration gig at Old Georgians Sports Club was spoiled by some technical glitches.
BY WINSTONE ANTONIO
On several occasions, stage lights went off due to generator power outages, while the public address system let down Konshens, whose act was, however, flawless.
Konshens had to spend the greater part of his performance using back tracks, as the sound engineers struggled to put things in order.
The power cuts and setbacks did not dampen the fans’ spirits and the energetic Jamaican artiste tried his best to cover up for the engineers’ mess belting hit after hit.
“Zimbabwe, I love you, but I have to go! I am told the generator is about to die!” Konshens cried out.
He got off the stage for a few minutes before forcing his way back after fans screamed for him.
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Promoter, Bernie Bismark tried to block him, fearing the generator would go off, but he shrugged her off.
Konshens agreed to end his act after receiving a signal from his manager. He got off the stage, but tried to return until he was blocked by bouncers. Fans could be heard shouting obscenities.
Born Garfield Delano Spence, Konshens performed in Zimbabwe courtesy of the Italian Embassy and Delta Beverages, who co-organised the well-attended show.
At the gig to elebrate 120 years of Delta Beverage’s Castle Lager brand, the Gal Dem A Talk singer shared the stage with South African award-winning band Beatenberg, talented drummer Marco Maggiore from Italy, Mozambican saxophonist and composer Ivan Mazuze, local dancehall chanter Winky D, Evicted and mbira queen Hope Masike, while South African wheel spinner Dino Moran rocked the turntables.
