Tusker Project Fame: More dance and drama; no music!

Nov 29, 2013

The performing arts are enshrined in three elements; music, dance and drama but we have seen the judges reprimand contestants for being overly theatrical.

By Adonia Waibale

The performing arts are enshrined in three elements; music, dance and drama but we have seen the judges reprimand contestants for being overly theatrical.

For the first time, we had a dance packed show, a curious thing, considering the contestant from South Sudan, Bior was always castigated by Ian for his knack to entertain. However, Ian didn’t reiterate any of those comments he so rigorously churned at Bior.

Much as last weekend’s show was well choreographed; it was done at the expense of the singing. Were the judges complacent or did they let it slide because it was exceptionally choreographed?

It was all new, it seemed Principal Wainaina – the music director was re-enacting Les Miserables – a musical narrative which the contestants brought to life through their performances, he called it Princess Daisy and the Dwarfs.

Much as the drama was compelling, the singing was erratic. Daisy set the ball rolling with Michael Jackson’s rendition of Bad - it was bad.

She squandered crucial keys as observed by the judges, suggesting that she spent more time practicing the dance routine, she botched her vocals. The other Ugandan was no better.

Kojjo did Eric Clapton’s rendition Change the World; he forgot the lyrics on the stage, it was not the first time the singer forgot lyrics to a song. A few weeks back, voice coach Kavutha threw him out of rehearsals for forgetting lyrics.

While the Ugandans were grassing, the Kenyans were their usual impressive selves to both the eye and the ear; Amos and Josh gave their fans good reason to vote for them. The song chosen for Nyambura synched with her voice and she scrapped all doubt that she is no better than the evictees.

Phionah mesmerised the audience with a rendition of Chaka Chaka’s I’m in love with a DJ. However it was the contestant from Burundi who struck a balance between music, dance and drama - his performance won him favor from all three judges.

Who is going home?


The woes between the faculty and the judges continued, only this time the faculty disagreed with the judges to save face.

There was dance and drama but the music selection and actual singing were out of taste. Earlier on, critics in Kenyan had pronounced Principal Wanaina as a drama king seeking acclaim before the clock rendered him irrelevant.

Watching last weekend’s show and all its drama/theatrics showed the drama king Eric Wanaina really is. No contestant was put on probation last weekend and in a similarly authoritarian move, all contestants were put on probation this week.

 With just a few weeks left, it will not be the contestants with the best voice who will eventually win; it will be the contestant with the most votes.

To vote for Ugandan contestants: SMS Tusker 7 to 8338 for Daisy and Tusker 5 to 8338 for Kojjo.

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