2face Idibia, Nigeria’s most popular musician drew the curtains on this year’s edition of Star Trek; and he did so in grand style. Complemented by his band, he rendered songs like “Rainbow” and “Dance in the rain” from his new album. And the crowd actually danced in the rain. He was clearly amazed that the crowd rhymed to the lyrics of the new songs.
Nigeria’s biggest in-country musical tour ended on Saturday, June 23, Star Trek, with top class performances by the musical stars on parade. While the rain dampened their clothes, it did not dampen the spirits of the crowd that trooped en masse to the Cultural Centre Complex venue of the Calabar leg of this year’s event. They danced to the songs blasting from the turn table of Tony Blaze, who was the night’s official disc jockey. It was evident that the crowd got more than they bargained for as some of the best Nigerian music artistes sang to the delight of the excited audience.
He intermittently asked the instrumentalists and back-up singers to halt the music as the delighted crowd chanted the lyrics of his songs. He then threw the crowd in a musical frenzy when he went philosophical; rhythmically questioning Nigeria’s leadership style and state of government. By 4:00am when he rounded off his performance, the crowd clearly had more fun and excitement beyond the N200 gate fee which granted them access to the venue.
Other top rated artistes that performed that night were Wande Coal, Wizkid and KC, former member of KC Presh; the first band that won Star Quest, Nigeria’s only band-based musical reality TV show.
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