13th African Games: Stonebwoy Serves Magical Performance To Climax Competition, Outdoors New Song
- Stonebwoy climaxed the 13th African Games held in Accra with a riveting performance
- The Ghanaian musician performed several songs stretching from his expansive catalogue of hit songs
- His performance has caused a frenzy online as fans thronged social media to hail Stonebwoy's performance
- YEN.com.gh spoke with entertainment analyst Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh and event producer Randy Walker, who were at the stadium for their remarks about the closing ceremony and Stonebwoys performance
Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy, known privately as Livingstone Etse Satekla, headlined the 13th African Games closing ceremony in Accra.
On March 23, several musicians across the continent, including Wiyaala, Innos' B and Stanley Enow, took turns to serenade the teeming audience at the Legon Sports Stadium.
Stonebwoy mounted the stage last with a host of dancers to draw the curtains down on the multi-week African Games.
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Stonebwoy outdoors new song
Stonebwoy began his set with his critically acclaimed record with Angelique Kidjo, which was in consideration for the 66th Grammy Awards and unpacked several others from his catalogue of hits spanning different genres.
As part of his show, Stonebwoy preached the message of African unity to inspire the mixed audience at the show.
To climax his performance, Stonebwoy, who had just won Best African Dancehall Entertainer at this year's IRAWMA, bragged about his Afro-dancehall status and unveiled an unreleased dancehall song.
He introduced Nigeria's Odumodublvk on stage, who performed his guest verse on the yet-to-be-released dancehall track.
In an exclusive interview, Yaw Baodu-Ayeboafoh, an entertainment analyst, shared his review of the closing ceremony with YEN.com.gh, saying:
"The mood at the stadium was electrifying. Considering the 13th African Games, which had been hugely criticised severally about the organisation, the climaxing ceremony sort of proved naysayers wrong. The ceremony was nothing short of a class Stonebwoy gave a performance befitting of his status as an African icon, especially considering how he brought his fellow DefJam signee, Odumodublvk, on stage with him."
Music and marketing executive also told YEN.com.gh that "the ceremony closed so many bad memories from the tournament and generated so many talking points. From the Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale comparison to several others, this ceremony will be talked about for a long time after tonight."
Fans react to Stonebwoy's African Games performance
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans as they Stonebwoy's performance.
@kvng_quofi_ said:
Stonebwoy is a real Dancehall act. Like the REAL one
@Jesky_Bhim_ wrote:
That Stonebwoy song (Ekeleme) ft Odumodublvck is a banger. It will take5 over the world. Def Jam (@defjam) we beg this are two of your artistes. Promote this song within all your powers
@yesemewonyansa shared:
Stonebwoy defo one of the dancehall artists I know who doesn’t struggle with live performances. Top top tier
@doggychairman noted:
Stonebwoy Abeg next time, stand on top of the Block stage so that we can all see you feeli feeli
Stonebwoy featured in CNN Africa's mini-documentary
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Stonebwoy had been featured in a new episode of CNN's African Voices mini-documentary.
In the audio-visual, CNN Africa celebrated Stonebwoy's efforts to unite Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora, following in the footsteps of the legendary Bob Marley.
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