{"id":273497,"date":"2011-01-11T12:46:43","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T12:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=46299"},"modified":"2011-01-11T12:46:43","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T12:46:43","slug":"how-flytime-rhythms-unplugged-lagosians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/11\/how-flytime-rhythms-unplugged-lagosians\/","title":{"rendered":"How Flytime rhythms, unplugged Lagosians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46300\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/11\/how-flytime-rhythms-unplugged-lagosians\/show\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-46300\" title=\"SHOW\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SHOW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a>By Ogbonna AMADI, Entertainment Editor<br \/>\nTagged Rhythm Unplugged, the concert aptly lived up to its ratings.  There were no loose ends.\u00a0 As the last concert on the concert circuit,  it was indeed the biggest and the best.<br \/>\nNot only best in terms of delivery; it was best in quality, organisation and most secured event in the year 2010.<br \/>\nAs one critic summed it \u201cthe organiser, deserved accolades for  putting together one of the most brilliant concerts organised in the  country last year.\u201d<br \/>\nFor the Cecil Hammond led Flytime Promotions, the Rhythm Unplugged  concert, was the icing on cake for an organisation that had successfully  executed four world class concerts before now.<br \/>\nEchoes of the first ever Rhythm Unplugged concert held in Benin still  reverberates even while Lagosians are still reeling from the after  effects of the 2Face Live, Koko Concerts, (Basketmouth) Lord of the Ribs  and Silverbird\u2019s 30th anniversary shows. Put together, the quality of  these shows leaves no one in doubt as to whom should be the promoter of  the year in 2010.<br \/>\nThe concert also showed that the dominance of corporate bodies like  Guinness Plc, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, NB Plc as major concert organiser comes  under threat.<br \/>\nAs with his previous shows, this year\u2019s edition of the Rhythm  Unplugged concert was not only a hit with the Lagos crowd, it further  cemented Cecil Hammond\u2019s place in the class of great promoters before  him; speaking of the likes of Ben Bruce, Dapo Adelegan, Aigbangbe  Ighieghon and the late Prince Ade Adefeso.<br \/>\nWith sponsors like MTN, Harp, UAC and Onward paper mill, the concert  which held at the new Eko Hotels hall, witnessed an unprecedented crowd.<br \/>\nAs early as 3pm, tickets which sold at N20, 000 for VIP and N5, 000  for the popular side had sold out. And by 6pm, a major barricade had  been placed at entrance of the hotel to screen out persons without  confirmed tags for the concert.<br \/>\nIt was the first time since the 1996 Ikeja-held father and son  concert (featuring Fela and Femi Kuti) that there were more people  outside a concert venue than inside. Credit for crowd control would go  to members of K-Square, a private security outfit for the matured way  they handled the crowd thereby preventing the break down of law and  order.<br \/>\nAs the event hall came under musical siege when artistes billed for  night filed out one by one for their performance, the crowd roared in  appreciation of every move by the musicians shaking the roof and pillars  of the hall.<br \/>\nThe heavy and deafening sound emitting from the state of the art  equipment, only added to sweet cacophonies that ruled the night.<br \/>\nWidely publicised, the organisers had a few surprises for the crowd.  Away from the Choc Boiz, 2Face, Kas and the likes touted for the show,  it was a pleasant shock for the sweat soaked audience when P-Square was  announced to come on stage. Trust the two young Igbo men; It was  business as usual.<br \/>\nFor one hour, they held the crowd spellbound with their electrifying and well-choreographed dances.<br \/>\nSensing that people in the VIP section were not dancing, they asked that those who wished to make the new year stand.<br \/>\nAs soon as the crowd stood to applaud the move, they went into the  hit song \u2018E no Easy\u2019 and brought on stage, J Martins. It was indeed a  well-executed coup and the crowd responded. As the duo left, J Martins  held on for ladies\u2019 favourite, Banky W to come on stage. For the Ebute  Metta crooner, a choir it was, that heralded him on stage.<br \/>\nOn his exit, the Koko master arrived to take his turn. Although he  had performed at his own Koko concert, two nights before, he didn\u2019t  disappoint.<br \/>\nBut he broke his followers hearts when he announced after doing a song, that the show was over.<br \/>\nWas he stoned? Nope. But the crowd was appeased when his lable mate, Dr. Sid, came on stage.<br \/>\nIt was the dentist-turned musician who revived the high spirits and  went on to usher in MI- the diminutive rapper who has since proven that  height has nothing to do with capability. He let the hungry yet  voracious crowds get it, as he dished out songs from his new album M12.<br \/>\nAs the curtain fell on the final performance,\u00a0 satisfied crowds made their exit at about 12.30am when the show ended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ogbonna AMADI, Entertainment Editor Tagged Rhythm Unplugged, the concert aptly lived up to its ratings. There were no loose ends.\u00a0 As the last concert on the concert circuit, it was indeed the biggest and the best. 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