{"id":275553,"date":"2011-02-05T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T16:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51096"},"modified":"2011-02-05T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T16:42:24","slug":"yinka-davies-the-evergreen-performer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/05\/yinka-davies-the-evergreen-performer\/","title":{"rendered":"Yinka Davies, the evergreen performer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_51097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51097\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-51097\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/05\/yinka-davies-the-evergreen-performer\/yinka-davies-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51097\" title=\"Yinka-Davies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Yinka-Davies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yinka Davies (m) in action<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBy Lolade Sowoolu<br \/>\nShe\u2019s  the proverbial old wine that\u2019s gone better with time. She may not have  the hit albums, singles, national honours or endorsements like her  contemporaries or the younger generation of artistes.<br \/>\nYet Yinka is in a class of her own with her far reaching voice,  having served on board of judges for the 2007 Nokia First Chance talent  hunt and now Nigerian Idol \u2013 both musical talent hunts.<br \/>\nYD brought it down last Saturday at an exclusive gathering in Omole where finalists for the Idols show were unveiled.<br \/>\nAfter the contestants\u2019 show off, YD stormed stage performing an old  disco tune. She wriggled like a young lady, making theatrical gestures  including checking her butts to see how much her short gown skipped when  she raised her hands. The guests laughed and applauded the rare  performer.<br \/>\nExcitement heightened that night when co-judge, Jeffrey Daniels  joined her on stage performing his number and showing off the legendary  Moonwalk dance which he choreographed the late King of Pop, Michael  Jackson. Yinka and Jeffrey were soon flanked by their contestants and  anchors, and together they danced and sang. It sure will be a night to  remember!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lolade Sowoolu She\u2019s the proverbial old wine that\u2019s gone better with time. She may not have the hit albums, singles, national honours or endorsements like her contemporaries or the younger generation of artistes. 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