Kampala Fans Brave Cold, Rain To Watch Nigerian Diva Tiwa Savage
By Our Reporter
Hundreds of fans waited hours on Friday Evening , in the cold and rain, to watch Nigerian Afrobeats superstar, Tiwa Savage’s thrilling 90-minute live band performance at the
Lugogo cricket Oval on Friday the 29th of July alongside an all-female line up of acts.
Fans were in line by 6pm depending on one’s ticket category and by 8pm the preludes of the show were already entertaining the revelers.
The Tiwa Live in Kampala concert was held under the theme, “Who Runs the World?”, and featured performances from Sandra Nansambu, Lamu, Laika, Jowi Landa, DJ Alisha, DJ Zato, Karole Kasita, Vinka, Winnie Nwagi and Cindy Sanyu.
The eager audience cheered exhilaratingly at the announcement of each performer and sang along to the divas’ songs as each act dazzled them despite the persistent drizzles. As she had promised when she jetted into the country, Tiwa managed to watch every performance of the Ugandan female talent from her backstage set, with a deep appreciation and plans of future collaborations.
In order to not miss the moment when “Africa’s bad gal,” Tiwa Savage, surfaced onto the stage, the wet weather didn’t dampen revelers who pulled out their phones as the night’s hosts, Deedan and Sheila Salta, introduced Tiwa Savage’s hypeman Jay Breezy, who got the crowd ready for the night’s main act.
The audience sang along to her music dating way back to “Kele Kele Love,” her debut track that helped her achieve international fame in 2013, making her 90-minute performance worth enduring the evening’s showers. She left the audience in amazement when she introduced her 7-year-old son Jamil, whom she had been pregnant with the last time she performed in Uganda on Women’s Day, 2015.
Dr. Tiwa Savage took revelers to church as she wrapped up her performance with “Somebody’s Son” off
her latest Water and Garri EP that she revealed was written with a spiritual inspiration, from the fact
that everyone needs the son of God in their lives.
As the last stop in her Water and Garri Tour, the concert In Kampala will be remembered by hundreds of fans in Ugandan that braved the rain and traffic jam to be in Lugogo to witness the diva.
TIWA SAVAGE LIVE IN KAMPALA was organized by JOS Global, Talent Africa and Salphine Production in partnership with Next Radio, NBS, New Vision, Mighty Rides, Sheraton Hotel, Pepsi Max, Hedge Marketing and Tusker Premium Cider.
