Smoke came out for Ma Blacks early Christmas treat

It was an evening of fun and dance when Entertainers Promotions organised what they dubbed Utsi Tuluka Christmas concert  at Motel Paradise on Friday in Blantyre featuring  reggae outfit Black Missionaries Band.

With smoking machines stragetically placed on stage and other places around the venue, one would mistake the place for a tragic scene up in smoke. But it part of the celebration in line with the name of the event—Utsi Tuluka concert.

The event started on a high note at around 9pm, in typical Entertainment Promotions style with DJs playing music from Four Tees Disco.

Then came Stage Makers Band from Zomba who did a number of covers of songs by various artists of old. 

They reminded patrons of the songs that used to make them dance back in the days.

After their one-hour set, came 6 Solid Band from Lilongwe. The band, which is famed for doing covers of various reggae artists, was in its best form as it performed songs by Lucky Dube and Culture, among other famous reggae artists.

As time approached mid-night, the once-famous reggae artist Ndindi jumped on stage to remind patrons that he was still around. Sporting long dread locks, the artist went down into serious business much to the delight of patrons.

But the party was yet to reach its peak.

When Khozie Matsimbe took the microphone from Ndindi Marley, the mood went a notch higher. His energetic stage presence and interactions with patrons were a marvel to watch.

But as fate would have it, his performance was cut short by an electricity outage. After a 20 minutes wait, the show resumed but this time around it was Moda Fumulani who did a number of his songs as well as some by his deceased brother Gift Fumulani.

Then it was time for ‘Mr Cool’ Anthony Makondetsa.

He performed his popular hits. From Sudzampeza Ngati Ine to Mbumba Ya Abraham, patrons sang along to every song he performed.

“This is what they call Christmas period. But I wonder why we call it Christmas instead of calling it Jesus’ birthday,” said Makondetsa during his performance.

After his one-hour set, Ma Blacks first led by Chizondi then Anjiru Fumulani took over until 4am. They did a mixture of their own songs and those done by Matafale such as Timba.

However, one thing that was clear about this show was the laid back approach that the Black Missionaries took. It was almost as if they were reserving their energies for another day. But despite this, they entertained patrons through and through.

After Ma Blacks, DJ 4 Tees  and other supporting artists continued performing until 6am. It was a phungwe (all-night party) indeed.  n

With smoking machines stragetically placed on stage and other places around the venue, one would mistake the place for a tragic scene up in smoke. But it part of the celebration in line with the name of the event—Utsi Tuluka concert.

The event started on a high note at around 9pm, in typical Entertainment Promotions style with DJs playing music from Four Tees Disco.

Then came Stage Makers Band from Zomba who did a number of covers of songs by various artists of old. 

They reminded patrons of the songs that used to make them dance back in the days.

After their one-hour set, came 6 Solid Band from Lilongwe. The band, which is famed for doing covers of various reggae artists, was in its best form as it performed songs by Lucky Dube and Culture, among other famous reggae artists.

As time approached mid-night, the once-famous reggae artist Ndindi jumped on stage to remind patrons that he was still around. Sporting long dread locks, the artist went down into serious business much to the delight of patrons.

But the party was yet to reach its peak.

When Khozie Matsimbe took the microphone from Ndindi Marley, the mood went a notch higher. His energetic stage presence and interactions with patrons were a marvel to watch.

But as fate would have it, his performance was cut short by an electricity outage. After a 20 minutes wait, the show resumed but this time around it was Moda Fumulani who did a number of his songs as well as some by his deceased brother Gift Fumulani.

Then it was time for ‘Mr Cool’ Anthony Makondetsa.

He performed his popular hits. From Sudzampeza Ngati Ine to Mbumba Ya Abraham, patrons sang along to every song he performed.

“This is what they call Christmas period. But I wonder why we call it Christmas instead of calling it Jesus’ birthday,” said Makondetsa during his performance.

After his one-hour set, Ma Blacks first led by Chizondi then Anjiru Fumulani took over until 4am. They did a mixture of their own songs and those done by Matafale such as Timba.

However, one thing that was clear about this show was the laid back approach that the Black Missionaries took. It was almost as if they were reserving their energies for another day. But despite this, they entertained patrons through and through.

After Ma Blacks, DJ 4 Tees  and other supporting artists continued performing until 6am. It was a phungwe (all-night party) indeed.