Ele thrills fans, promises to return in September
Apr 27, 2008
HE came, known as a man of lighting rapidity, voice and action. Well, he lost out on the voice, but not the action. <br>The Jamaican dancehall sensation Elephant Man a.k.a. Ele bumped and danced with Ugandan girls.
By Emmanuel Ssejjengo and Jude Katende
HE came, known as a man of lighting rapidity, voice and action. Well, he lost out on the voice, but not the action.
The Jamaican dancehall sensation Elephant Man a.k.a. Ele bumped and danced with Ugandan girls.
He proved he is the real energy god! It was dancehall, and when the crowd got low, he had to go the extra mile to get the waves at the 10th anniversary of the Smirnoff Club Silk Street Jam.
To him, f**k was as good as a ‘hello’ as it rolled off his tongue.
Whatever had hit Ele or whatever he got himself hit into, he really sounded awful doing songs halfway including the Ugandan dancehall fancied Pon De River Pon De Bank.
“Uganda! Any do the weed? Hand up in the air! One love,†Ele said in an interlude for his performance.
Every girl wanted to dance with him, but security shoved them off.
No dancers, just Ele and some beefy guys on stage is all we could see as he did some of his songs including Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry and songs he has featured in, such as Five O with Wyclef Jean and P. Diddy.
It started as a dance jam, thanks to the spectacular display of fireworks, with exceptional craft by HB Toxic (ex-Obsessions duo), Ragga Dee and the Kombat Dancers raising the bar for the big, calm and cheerful crowd.
Maisha and Infinity dancers entertained, too, although the former went a little far with their sexual gyrations.
Juliana Kanyomozi added steam with her favourites Diana and Kibaluma. Mozey Radio and Weasal also had their own limelight as did all the other artistes.
Buchaman used his stage time to speak a lot of Jamaican patio and Bobi Wine did the Firebase Crew performance with an intriguing and mind blowing performance of Ensi Eno.
He held placards that ranged from social to political; legalise ganja, prices up, salaries down and I love Mabira Forest.
Then the little-known Dizzy Nutts performed with Ele With a big raised stage, and two huge screens, the setting was good.
The sound and lights, too, were fine save for when Ele was on stage after the drizzle and the screens went off. Club Silk’s DJ Ivan did a good job video mixing the 1990s jams and fresh hits (from Naughty by Nature to Alicia Keys).
About age, I doubt the ‘no under 18’ tag was seriously followed.
Many young boys and girls jammed the night away. Costumes also told different stories as some revellers’ attire bordered on beach wear.
Overly beaten by audience reaction, Ele promised to come back in September.
HE came, known as a man of lighting rapidity, voice and action. Well, he lost out on the voice, but not the action.
The Jamaican dancehall sensation Elephant Man a.k.a. Ele bumped and danced with Ugandan girls.
He proved he is the real energy god! It was dancehall, and when the crowd got low, he had to go the extra mile to get the waves at the 10th anniversary of the Smirnoff Club Silk Street Jam.
To him, f**k was as good as a ‘hello’ as it rolled off his tongue.
Whatever had hit Ele or whatever he got himself hit into, he really sounded awful doing songs halfway including the Ugandan dancehall fancied Pon De River Pon De Bank.
“Uganda! Any do the weed? Hand up in the air! One love,†Ele said in an interlude for his performance.
Every girl wanted to dance with him, but security shoved them off.
No dancers, just Ele and some beefy guys on stage is all we could see as he did some of his songs including Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry and songs he has featured in, such as Five O with Wyclef Jean and P. Diddy.
It started as a dance jam, thanks to the spectacular display of fireworks, with exceptional craft by HB Toxic (ex-Obsessions duo), Ragga Dee and the Kombat Dancers raising the bar for the big, calm and cheerful crowd.
Maisha and Infinity dancers entertained, too, although the former went a little far with their sexual gyrations.
Juliana Kanyomozi added steam with her favourites Diana and Kibaluma. Mozey Radio and Weasal also had their own limelight as did all the other artistes.
Buchaman used his stage time to speak a lot of Jamaican patio and Bobi Wine did the Firebase Crew performance with an intriguing and mind blowing performance of Ensi Eno.
He held placards that ranged from social to political; legalise ganja, prices up, salaries down and I love Mabira Forest.
Then the little-known Dizzy Nutts performed with Ele With a big raised stage, and two huge screens, the setting was good.
The sound and lights, too, were fine save for when Ele was on stage after the drizzle and the screens went off. Club Silk’s DJ Ivan did a good job video mixing the 1990s jams and fresh hits (from Naughty by Nature to Alicia Keys).
About age, I doubt the ‘no under 18’ tag was seriously followed.
Many young boys and girls jammed the night away. Costumes also told different stories as some revellers’ attire bordered on beach wear.
Overly beaten by audience reaction, Ele promised to come back in September.