The legend of Bebe lives on after successful concert
South African diva Pat Monroe lit up the stage with her costume and performance.
About five months ago, many critics predicted doom for Bebe Cool. This was mainly because the artiste had spearheaded President Museveni’s campaigns.
Last last Friday, the self-proclaimed ‘Big Size’ proved all the critics wrong at his ‘Life of Bebe Cool’ concert at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
This was not just a concert but a compilation and celebration of his music career since he started out in the late 90s.
His fans came in thousands; some had to seat on the stairway throughout the four-hour concert made possible by Johnnie Walker.
Allan Hendrick, his e ldest son opened the show with Omukwano. He emerged from backstage under dim lights and almost everyone was convinced Bebe Cool was on stage going by the similarity in their voices.
He paved way for his dad who came dressed in a black suit, white shirt and a black top hat. He did songs like ‘Fire bun dem’, ‘Fire Anthem’, ‘Big size’, ‘Chemical Reaction’ and ‘I don’t wanna be lonely’ among others before taking a break.
When he returned, he resumed with ‘Tofa kubigambo’ off his ‘Go Maama album’ then performed ‘Trouble’. Amidst the song, Bebe Cool talked about all the misfortunes that have befallen him in 2010.
These included being shot four times, then getting involved in a nasty accident that almost claimed both him and Zuena, surviving the 2010 bomb blasts at Kyadondo.
What kept him alive throughout all this, he said, was the thought of nemesis Bobi Wine and Chameleon’s dominating the entertainment scene after he is gone. He did other tracks like ‘Never trust no people’, Taata, ‘Praise God’ with Tickitah and ‘Bafuude’
To prove that the Cool family comprises more talent, daughter Beata Sophie also shared some limelight by showing her piano and singing abilities, covering Adele’s ‘Hello’ song before jumping onto Sinach’s ‘I know who I am’. This forced Katsha De Bank, a South African based socialite to abandon his seat and rain some shillings to the budding talent amidst wild cheers from the crowd.
President Museveni, who was to grace the show sent his apologies through a video clip, thanking Bebe Cool’s supporters for loving him. This pushed the revellers to near ecstasy as Bebe entered the final stretch of his show, with ‘Ki ekigaanye’ ‘Kabulengane’. He was later joined by Pat Monroe, a South African musician for their collaboration ‘Killin it’.
The lows at the event.
The confusion at the entrance, when tickets ran out yet some people had already paid their money was a nightmare to behold. The commotion happened for at least an hour until more were brought in.
Also, Bebe Cool on his first song ‘Fire burn dem’ lost his voice and struggled to play catch up with the band but later regained his tempo and took control afterwards.
