Every one of the supporting acts rose to the occasion, performing as if they knew this was one of those ‘where were you’ moments in history.įirst came in members of Buju’s band, ‘Til Shiloh’ and the excitement and anticipation peaked. DJs Kace, Double Trouble, Juan, Selector Technix and ZJ Heno with reggae crooner Lavosti and Fyah Mummah Jahmby Koikai making her first major live appearance since released from hospital, alongsize DJ Xclusive and Teargas The Entertainer turned in a rousing performance just before Buju took the stage at a few minutes to 1am. The opening acts for the night were a mixture of veteran reggae deejays and MCs. could not have been held in a more fitting location – The KICC, an iconic symbol of Kenya. And what legendary night of destiny it was!Ī mammoth crowd turned out to watch Buju Banton aka Gargamel live again (and for the second time in Africa but first time since he was released from prison) after such a long period and of deprivement and a long walk to see him reach the motherland.Īfter much anticipation,speculation and a two time postponement of his show, Buju’s first performance since being released from federal prison in the U.S. I couldn’t drop a lame “less-than-perfect” pun if I tried.Reggae/dancehall star Buju Banton alongside his enigmatic 10-piece Shiloh Band performed his first concert in Africa following his release from prison on Saturday 15th February, 2020 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi Kenya. Fortunately for the five-foot and a few fury that is Perfect, he’s pretty on point with personality to boot. Besides the obvious connotations, it grants an easy opportunity for uninspired critics to flex their puny pun-muscles with an unlimited number of ways to call out “imperfect” performances or albums. If you’re gonna call yourself Perfect, you’d better come correct with some serious talent and big tunes. “I’ve travelled all over the world,” exclaimed Perfect, (who, by the way, doesn’t really “say” things in the traditional sense he must always exclaim them), “and California is my favorite place!” If you don’t know the songs you won’t be bored he’ll keep you in the conversation as he did with the Rockit Room during a slowed-down version of ganja tune Dem Lock Me Up (which you know didn’t stay slow for long).Īnd if you don’t know Perfect is all about the herb tunes, now you know He said this week that just as he did in 2009 with 'French Connection' and 'Karma', he’s got two more albums in the works one stacked from start to finish with ganja tunes. (With a brilliantly, paradoxically peaceful message.) Your eyes’ll never tire because you’ll be busy watching Perfect’s hip-swiveling and side-to-side shuffling, like a point guard on a street dance team. You’ll be fixing to rock back to a slow-tempo tune only to be blasted any moment by machine-gun vocals. (I grant myself one pun.) As promised, “like a tsunami,” Giddimani is unpredictably explosive. Running through a roster of tunes spanning selections from both full-length albums and singles since 2006 including Rasta Rebel, soul-reparation anthem 30 pieces, Absolute Blessings (every bit as powerful sans Sizzla’s part from the album), and the Rasta Dubplate single from his own Chalice Palace Muzic label, he also played his biggest tune to date, Handcart Bwoy and his latest heavy rotation ganja anthem I Smoked a Spliff.Ī Perfect show is the perfect show for a Tuesday night, when you’re a little bit tired. He glowed with every ounce of that spunky attitude he’s known for.
Just as he’s seen sporting his fly red suspenders in the street dance scenes from videos like One Life, or in the more recent Rasta Dubplate footage, he was dressed fresh in the Bay-turban to toe. On May 13, Perfect stopped through San Francisco’s Rockit Room along a small west coast US tour which began in Arcata, California and will end in Portland, Oregon where he’ll wrap things up on a ticket with Wu-Tang’s Killah Priest.
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