Is Unplugged losing its shine?

By Steven Odeke

THERE used to be a time when the monthly Club Silk’s Unplugged was the place to be. But lately it seems patrons are becoming a bit indifferent to it. 

Last month was Jamal, and normally that would have meant standing room only, but it was not to be. Last Thursday saw Cinderella ‘Cindy’ Sanyu, and again the crowd was less than capacity. Is there a problem?

But trust Cindy not to disappoint on stage. Why? Because she has that stage-knack to engage her audiences throughout her performances, something that has endeared her to so many party goers. 

She did the same at her Club Unplugged show at Silk Lounge.

She got on stage for her two-hour performance at 10:00pm, clad in a black bandeau top and a patterned long frock. 

With her live band in tow, the singing started, but on a low tempo. Her first half had the crowds enjoy songs like Nawewe, Love, a rendition of Rihanna’s Man Down, Wahu’s Sweet Love and Mungu Bwasalawo.

But in between her performances were those interactions with the crowd laced with jokes, teasing them to dance, sing to the songs, advising them to spoil their men and asking about their relationship statuses. 

The band’s improvisations were nice to the ear; one could see a number of local celebrities like Aziz Azion, Lillian Mbabazi and Kim Swagga nodding their heads wildly.

Anyhow, Cindy returned after the interval, changed in a short multi-coloured African fabric and sung out her playlist of upbeat songs like Total Satisfaction, Amateeka and her recent ragga hit Selector. 

The show ended at mid-night.