{"id":47152,"date":"2013-03-18T09:18:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T09:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2013\/03\/big-hair-big-voice-big-talent-zahara-wows-at-samsung-africa-forum-gala\/"},"modified":"2013-03-18T09:18:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T09:18:21","slug":"big-hair-big-voice-big-talent-zahara-wows-at-samsung-africa-forum-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2013\/03\/18\/big-hair-big-voice-big-talent-zahara-wows-at-samsung-africa-forum-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Big hair, big voice, big talent \u2013 Zahara wows at Samsung Africa Forum gala"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"zaharaI have always followed award-winning South African singer-songwriter, Zahara closely but from afar; and it was fantastic to finally listen to her up-close and personal during the recent Samsung Africa Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.\u00a0 She wowed guests at the Cape Town City Hall during the media dinner and gala with her big voice, big talent, and well- big hair! As I enjoyed her soulful acoustic performance, I couldn\u2019t help but tweet in search of confirmation that indeed all the afro sitting on her head was real. LOL!<\/p>\n

After satisfying my curiosity, I then carried on with the fun lined-up for the evening which also included fantastic jazz performances from the band, Breakfast Included; and of course the delicious cuisine \u2013 yes I do love my food! Speaking about food, I started my treat with a slice of ostrich and beef biltong. For those who have no idea what that is, Biltong is a kind of cured meat that originated in South Africa. Many different types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef through game meats to fillets of ostrich from commercial farms. After that came some o\u2019dourves and some wine and plenty of fruit juices \u2013 after all, we were in The Western Cape!<\/p>\n

And there was more food on the menu.\u00a0 For starters, I had rocket, watercress and caramelized pears, gorgonzola and toasted walnut salad with balsamic reduction.\u00a0 The main course was oven roast chicken breast supreme with a reduced tarragon cream, new potatoes and fine green beans with lemon zest and butter. And for dessert, a tasty frangipane apple tart with honey and star anise apricots, served with mascarpone.<\/p>\n

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As I enjoyed the food, I filled my head with hopes of winning some Samsung Gadgets in the lucky draw. I knew I had not tweeted enough about the forum thanks to the numerous challenges of using a BlackBerry phone (key being low battery most of the time) and I didn\u2019t have a traditional attire in my luggage so I had rule myself out of those competitions. But soon the winner of best traditional attire was announced and the top 3 people with the most social media activity followed suit. \u00a0And by the close of the evening, all 8 winners in the lucky draw were announced; and no I wasn\u2019t included!<\/p>\n

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Ameyaw Debrah and Bafana Bafana star Mark fish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Biltong courtesy of Biltong Queen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Breakfast Included band<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zahara rocking her \u2018fro\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Danny K presents prize for best traitional attire to Bayero Agabi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Well I had to settle for the Samsung gift box which contained a Diana Carmichael cheese board. \u00a0I don\u2019t eat that much cheese so I decided to give it to my mum as a gift. I surely enjoyed my short stay in Cape Town and needless to say, I came back home more convinced about Samsung. Now show me the money and let\u2019s get me some Samsung devices! HAHAHA<\/p>\n

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