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When I got asked if I was interested in doing a review on the Ladies Unplugged, I said yes immediately because I am all about women empowerment and I believe the 21^st century is all about women. I remember checking the line up and I just knew I could not miss it, plus I heard lots of positives about the event and the ladies.

 

Up and coming artist SHEZAR opened the show with a brilliant mic check. What made it brilliant was the fact that she got to show off her powerful melodious voice and she still kept it together during her performance. She is a natural born performer, singer, song writer, she can dance and boy… the girl has style! What I liked about Shezar is that she is confident and comfortable, she enjoys being on stage and she’s not afraid to put out her crazy but cool personality out there.  www.myspace.com/shezar1

 

 

 

Second artist to take the stage was another up and coming artist; she goes by the name KATY B, also known as the First ‘Lady of Funky House’. I am not really a funky house fan but I was amazed with her voice and her ability to deliver such high notes for such a tiny person; that was just the icing on top of the cake. I found myself nodding my head to her music and if there was a dance floor, I’d probably be the first one up there.

www.myspace.com/katyblondon

 

YOLANDA BROWN… Wow!!!!!! This had to be the most memorable introductions I’ve ever seen. There was a cluster of thick pink smoke, red and white lights, the theatre lights dimmed and there she was; in the middle of the pink smoke. We could barely see her but saw the outline of her figure. She stepped out like a diva. I was blown away with her performance because it is very rare to see a woman playing instruments, women either sing or dance. I really enjoyed this performance. It was soulful, relaxing and even though she wasn’t singing, I could feel what she was trying to say. The smoke was too much, she could barely see the audience but the day was saved thanks to a lady in the audience who threw a packet of tissue on stage; two ladies had to fight- not physically- with eachother for Yolanda’s attention. It just goes to show that no matter how famous you are, you are still human at the end of the day because you’d expect her entourage to help her out but she still needs the support of her fans.

www.myspace.com/yolandabrown

 

 

MS DYNAMITE nicknamed ‘The First Lady’ because every guy needs one. I really enjoyed her performance, she sang reggae and reggae is my thing. She brought back the smash hit ‘Dy-na-mi-tee’ and made the audience dreams come true by performing an unrehearsed ‘Boo’ which was requested by the audience. ‘Bad Gyal’ was dedicated to the independent women out there. What I like about Ms Dynamite is that she speaks about real issues. One of the songs she sang ‘Pop off’ was about gun violence. Nowadays, teenagers are dying because of gun violence and knife crimes; and I think the only way these issues could be dealt with is if we talk about it and stop being ignorant. It’s real; it’s happening… so let’s all come together and take a stand against gun and knife violence. Together we can stop it from happening. She had an encore… the first encore of the night but couldn’t come back on stage.

 www.myspace.com/msdynamiteuk

 

 

The last performance of the night was SHOLA AMA. I got a chance to see her perform at London Stand Up, an event hosted by dv8 students and I happened to be back stage so I got a good glimpse of her. She is one of the best singers the UK has to offer and once again she managed to pull out an outstanding performance.  Her first song choice ‘Dj Play’ got the audience moving their shoulders left to right in their seats and some weren’t afraid to stand up and dance. Her last song, the song that first made her famous ‘You might need somebody’ had a good response with the crowd; not one person in the audience didn’t know the lyrics to the song. I found myself singing along as well.

www.myspace.com/sholaama

 

 

Ladies Unplugged was definitely a night to remember because it was all about the ladies and they made me really proud to be one. If there is another Lady Unplugged next year, I know it’s going to be bigger and better, and hopefully I get to review it again (hint hint…)

 

 

 - Talisa du-Pont -

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