By Khalifa Hemed
Published December 20, 2018
A Grammy award-winning group is set to headline what is being described as the biggest end year party in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Morgan Heritage is expected to share the stage with Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz and his WCB crew who are reported to have been banned from performing both at home and abroad by Tanzania’s Arts Council that is better known by its Kiswahili name, Baraza la Sanaa Tanzania (BASATA).
A media statement from Clientele Public Relations of Nairobi says the artists, who shall for the first time perform their hit song, Hallelujah, on Kenyan soil, promise to give a thrilling two-hour performance for their fans at Wasafi Festival 2018 at Uhuru Gardens on Nairobi’s Langata Road.
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The organisers of the event, The Great Republic, say, “We are bringing the three biggest genres of music among the youth on one platform. Fans of reggae, bongo and Kenyan music will get everything at the Wasafi Festival.”
The festival, dubbed the biggest end year party in 254, Clientele Public Relations statement says, will see Morgan Heritage also share the stage with local entertainers like Naiboi, Band Beca, Nadia Mukami, WCB crew-Harmonize, Rayvanny, Queen Darlene, Mbosso, and Lavalava.
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But the concert that is scheduled for December 31, 2018 is overshadowed by threats from BASATA that Diamond Platnumz whose real name is Naseeb Abdul Juma could be charged with treason should he perform in Kenya.
BASATA, through Onesmo Kayanda, its acting chief executive officer, says its indefinite ban on Diamond Platnumz from performing in or outside Tanzania remains in place.
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Tickets for the Wasafi Festival can be purchased online at tgrtickets.com/ for Sh2000, Sh5000 and Sh15000 depending on the category under which it is bought.
