He came, he performed, he conquered. That simply sums up Burundian singer Jean Pierre Nimbona’s 30-year music career.
Commonly
known by his stage name Kidum Kibido or simply Kidum, the 40-year-old
is one of the few East African musicians who can confidently organise a
concert in any of the five East African Community partner states and
sell out.
That
is what can be said about his latest concert in Kigali, which aimed at
celebrating his 30 years in music as well as his 40th birthday.
The
Burundian singer pulled off one of the concerts of the year in Kigali,
at Kigali Serena Hotel, proving why he remains a force to reckon with,
at least in the East African region, as far as the music industry is
concerned.
As
usual, the Kenya-based artiste, who says he considers Rwanda his second
home, did not struggle to impress his audience as he naturally does
often.
A
bevy of Rwandan artistes, upcoming and established, were there to
support him, including new-kid-on-the-block Gaby Umutare, Peace, Bac T,
the female duo of Charly and Nina as well as Social Mula, who started
off the show.
Tusker
Project Fame 6 winner Hope also joined in to support his compatriot on
his special day by performing a number of songs, including a rendition
of John Legend’s ‘All of me’.
Hope,
yet to have a major music breakthrough since his TPF win, proved he
still has the talent that got him places, singing and at the same time
taking turns on different musical instruments, including the keyboard
and guitar.
Soon
it was Mani Martin’s turn to wow the crowd with his usual electrifying
performances of his songs, including his latest ‘Akagezi ka Mushoroza’
and old ones such as ‘My destiny’.
With
the help of his band, Kesho, Mani Martin put up one of the performances
of the evening, prompting the audience to go on their feet to dance
along. He was also the one to sing a birthday song for Kidum.
Kidum prayed and then cut his birthday cake before he kicked off his mesmerising performance.
The
‘Mapenzi’ singer hit the stage at 10p.m and did not stop singing until
1a.m – three hours of exciting live performance of dozens of songs which
left the audience demanding for more.
Kidum
also took turns on the instruments, playing the drums for the other
singers who performed on the night, including Christopher.
Later he invited Big Brother exhotshot Frankie ‘Joe’ Rukundo to perform their duet ‘Kipendaroho’ to the delight of the crowd.
Kidum
invited on stage several Rwandan artistes he nurtured including Tonzi,
Tom Close and Dr Claude, and his compatriot Yoya, and presented them to
the audience.
But
as they say, all good things must come to an end. After 1a.m it was
time to draw the curtain on a wonderful musical evening, even as the
audience clearly yearned for more.
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