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| Bramma pose for camera with a fan after his performance |
(Kingston, Jamaica) Forty
thousand patrons crammed into the Glamis Show Ground at Harare, Zimbabwe to see
Elephant ‘Energy God’ Man in full flight on Friday June 24th,
2011. Dancehall recording artiste Bramma was invited along to perform at
the event. When introduced, his explosive entry earned him huge forwards and
cheers but what was most memorable for Bramma who was not only visiting Africa
for the first time but has never performed for such a huge crowd, was the
fact that is his music is well known among the fans. Pleasantly surprised
at this revelation Bramma said he was humbled by the audience interaction with
him as they sang word for word, every line of his selections and more notably
his current hit single, “Me Nuh Trus People.” Bramma admitted that the manner
in which Dancehall fans in Zimbabwe react to the music is one to get use to (crowd
reacts to Elephant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJlwxS1PYds&feature=share)
as there were times when the huge crowd in their celebratory mood, would throw
missiles on stage, “De people dem a rail dem love it but at the same time dem
fling water, liquor and just about any thing dem have, it crazy, just mad!” he
explained. Bramma said after his
performace he was whisked away to his hotel because the crowd got a bit overly
excited in an effort to greet him and while leaving the venue saw persons
running
behind the vehicle transporting him shouting, “Bramma, Bramma,
Bramma.”
While
Bramma’s overall experience “was great!” The 23 year old said he had to make
mention of the fact that he “has heard other artiste speak about receiving the
kind of reception that far outweighs that which is given here at home from audiences
such as the Zimbabweans but has never experienced it”. Now that he has, “it
is hard to not think about the times when the pressure got so intense here that
I could not help thinking that the work is not manifested enough to warrant any
major acknowledgement”. However his trip to Zimbabwe has proven otherwise
and the valued lessons to be learned are, "believe in what you do and keep
pushing because someone is listening and the importance of understanding the
difference in culture between us, Jamaicans and the Reggae/Dancehall fans out
there in wider world." For that, Bramma intends to further educate himself
and look forward to another visit to the motherland in the near future.
