Attracting a large audience for music maestro’s show was one of the fears of skeptics due to its relative low publicity. Surprisingly, the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra auditorium was filled to capacity as lovers of highlife thronged to the Kojo Antwi Experience to witness the highlife legend perform, abrantepa.com can say.
The usual last minute ‘fine tuning’ by technical personnel and band, delayed the show scheduled for 8pm, by an hour and a half!
Though the event headlined by Kojo Antwi with support from Efya and Kofi B was threatened by technical glitches at the beginning, its beauty was not marred.
The Asa Band kick-started the show with splendid performances of selected highlife tunes. Master of Ceremony, Carbone Kabutey, was awesome. He interacted well with the audience and made the show very lively. He was witty on the night.
Highlife artiste, Kofi B took the audience through his catalogue of hit songs including Mmobrowa, Yaw Dompre (Akua Ataa) and Bantama Kwasi Boakye. Paving the way for Kojo Antwi was songstress, Efya who performed a soothing tune.
Kojo Antwi’s entry was spot on! Scary dancers clad in white and stained with blood introduced him unto the stage. One could conclude the choice of song, dance moves and costume was informed by false reports of his demise. Kojo Antwi mounted the stage in a white shirt with a black pair of trousers, a red apron and of course, his neatly knitted headgear.
Unlike other events, the music maestro performed songs upon request during the first part of the show. Backed by the OBY Band, the ‘music man’ took patrons on a musical and entertainment journey well over three hours. Kojo Antwi exhibited his deftness as a live performer and was a delight to watch how patrons were singing to his songs.
The high points of the events were when the former First lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings danced to “Bo Me Nkommode”, a song she requested and Efya kissing Kojo Antwi after performing with him. The Kojo Antwi Experience which lasted for six hours was graced by former President John Agyekum Kufour.
It was however interesting to see patrons stay till the end of the show. Indeed, the ‘Kojo Antwi Experience 2016’ was lit!
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.