Last night one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the year
took place courtesy of Cokobar. Iyanya Mbuk , who rose to fame after
his smash hit Kukere sent the dance floors around the world ablaze,
proved that he is more than the etigi master.
Those that had seen the star in humble beginnings on Nigeria's talent
search "Project Fame" may have already known that the singer could
sing his heart out. However, last night Iyanya showed London that he
could sing with the best of them and R'n'B is the heart of who he is.
Iyanya set the show off right boasting powerful vocal ability singing
"I Got It" from the album Desire . He then went into "Badman" which
is also a song from the albumthat features M.I. The crowd got to
rocking and it was only up from there.
From the moment Iyanya stepped onstage he commanded it, his energy
never dipped and his band were on point, never missing a beat. From
"Bust My Brain" to "Jombolo" (which he allowed the audience to see
the exclusive music video to before he hit the stage) Iyanya performed
as if every crowd memberknew every word of every song.
It was clear that there were audiencemembers were only there to see
Iyanya perform their favourite dancing tracks like "Kukere" , "Ur
Waist" and "Flavour" . It can be daunting performing tracks that
everybody many not know especially with the concert being an album
launch. Despite this, he gave the audience what they wanted and more
The concert had everything you would expect musically from one of your
favourite American R'n'B musicians. With electrifying guitar rock
riffs and a trip down 90's R'n'B memory lane, a lot of whining and
grinding, screaming ladies pulling onhis clothes and he even brought 4
lucky ladies on stage to serenade and dance with him to "Some More".
While Iyanya went to change half way through his set, he allowed Emma
Nyra the stage to keep the party rocking and she didn't disappoint.
Regardless of the fact that many people didn't know her songs she left
the stage with everyone knowing exactly who she is and what she's
capable of.
For an artist who came to perform songs from an album backed with
somany killer collabos, Iyanya held every song together on his own
withthe strength of his band and DJ Bayo on the wheels of steel.
Iyanya dancedhis way around every corner of the stage, whining his
waist with the D3 Dancers and even sharing the stage with the Kukere
Queen Contest winners who came all the way from Sweden.
Some will say that show was just ok while others will say that the
show was magnificent, people will always be hard to please. Maybe
that's why Iyanya goes so hard on stage and gives his all as if he is
still trying to prove something to the world.
Needless to say, if you weren't at the concert last night you missed
the shooting star that made his mark in the hearts of many.




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