Times of Eswatini

‘Dankie JazziQue Tour’ packs

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MANZINI - Tumelo Manyoni known profession­ally as Mr JazziQ packed fun lovers at The XChange Lounge and Shisanyama on Saturday.

The eYent dubbed µ'ankie -a]]i4ue Tour’ liYe in (swatini saw a Yariet\ of 6outh $frican’s 6$ be part of the line up which included %usta =uma 2kmalumkoo­l kat 6heMa\ *lam the main man Mr -a]]i4 and a whole lot more including local acts The eYent began at pm and ended after am the ne[t morning

:hen this publicatio­n got to the Yenue which was a little before pm local $mapiano '- $\a&it\ was thrilling music loYers on the stage making sure the dance floor had people dancing The artist was pla\ing hit after hit including a Yer\ few of his own songs which the crowd was singing along to

8p ne[t was ) 'ipapa who stepped onto the stage in a black and white stripped outfit and black shades The ‘Ulava Yini’ hitmaker was seen busting some killer moYes and hit ting the right tunes for his fans who cheered him on The tone had been set and the ne[t three acts who went up on stage had the same energ\ during their performanc­es 6$ music duo =an’ten also thrilled with one of them on the decks and the other on the front of the stage holding it down on the mic The girls couldn’t contain their screams and the gents in the crowd also cheered and whistled loudl\ dancing along to the music pla\ed b\ the duo

/ocal acts were not to be outdone as %aYarah who was clad in an orange T shirt and shorts rocked the crowd eYen stepping on the speakers at the front of the stage to get closer to the crowd $t am former $maroto member =uma went up the stage with his signature phrase µAhha’ The artist started off his set alongside Reece Madlisa’s hit single ‘Sithi sithi’ which also features the reason all the artists were there Mr -a]]i4 The first set of his performanc­e included two of his backup dancers who added flare to the great performanc­e

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%usta also made wa\ to the decks to giYe the people what the\ were asking for as the crowd kept singing ³%usta we want to part\ ´ This amped up the artist a lot but he was slightl\ let down b\ the sound technical challenges that were e[perienced Must as his set was starting :hile the art ist stepped aside to make sure that it was sorted 'estin\ *roup technician­s came to the rescue to put eYer\thing in order :hen the technical glitch was attended to %usta was seen \et again making his wa\ onto the decks where he left no nob unturned

The surprise act of the eYent and onl\ 6$ artist to be announced on the da\ of the eYent 2kmalumkoo­lkat was seen behind the stage busting a few moYes while his team made sure the sound and mic worked perfectl\ The minute he stepped onto the stage the crowd couldn’t be controlled as the\ tried to make their wa\ to the artist to greet him while he was warming up to his set The artist went old school to the \ear

and pla\ed hits including µAmalobolo’ and µGqi’ which made the crowd go µcra]\’ $fter being on stage for few minutes the man who had put eYer\thing together Mr -a]]i4 was spotted making his wa\ behind the stage peeping in on what the atmosphere was like on stage This was minutes before am in the morning and minutes before am the artist made his wa\ to the decks to giYe his fans what the\ had been waiting for The $mapiano '- and record producer certainl\ deliYered a thrilling set he also danced and engaged with the crowd and eYen gaYe an opportunit\ to the \oung M& $nthem who was at the Yenue to dance while he was deeMa\ing The night or rather morning was far from oYer as more artists were scheduled to perform after the artist including 3cee '=ulu ' and 6bu 'e 'rum '

 ?? (Pics: Nombuso Dlamini) ?? A section of the crowd at the tour, seen taking snaps and videos of the performanc­es on stage.(Inset) Mr
JazziQ dancing it up during his performanc­e after the legendary Okmalumkoo­lkat.
Zuma and his backup dancers busting some moves.
Bavarah was not to be outdone showcasing some killer moves on stage. (R) ‘Ulava yini’ hitmaker, F3 Dipapa on stage during his 30 minutes performanc­e.
South African Amapiano DJ, Mr JazziQ getting ready to dish out his set.
Local Amapiano DJ, AyaCity on the decks during Mr JazziQ’s tour.
(Pics: Nombuso Dlamini) A section of the crowd at the tour, seen taking snaps and videos of the performanc­es on stage.(Inset) Mr JazziQ dancing it up during his performanc­e after the legendary Okmalumkoo­lkat. Zuma and his backup dancers busting some moves. Bavarah was not to be outdone showcasing some killer moves on stage. (R) ‘Ulava yini’ hitmaker, F3 Dipapa on stage during his 30 minutes performanc­e. South African Amapiano DJ, Mr JazziQ getting ready to dish out his set. Local Amapiano DJ, AyaCity on the decks during Mr JazziQ’s tour.

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