It all went down yesterday,Wednesday 23rd December 2015 at the Little Theatre Club where hundreds showed up to show support for this first ever event to take place in Kenya where departed actors all over the country were celebrated in an event dubbed #celebrateactorslegacy.
The late Pascal
These celebrated actors helped shape up the film industry and contributed positively in improving the lives of many in the entertainment industry especially with the likes of the late Mzee Ojwang, Bokello, Jastorina,our very own Pascal and many more.
The turn out was highly impressive as the house was full and some had to stand just to be part of this memorable event.
Susumila and Dazlah performing with the band
The host,Esther Ingolo fantastically managed to get the audience involved and entertained with her numerous jokes. Credits also go to Stephanie Maseki and her team who engineered and mobilized the whole event.
The team of those who engineered the whole event
Good Turnout
Our leaders were not left behind,dressed in white,the theme colour for the event,Hon. Senator Hassan Sarai and Mohammed Abbas the minister for youth and sports among other leaders clearly showed their support.
Hon Abbas stated that it was important for coastal people to support their very own and to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.
Hon. Mohammed Abbas
Hon Sarai echoed his sentiments but added that as coast artists we need to be unique and celebrate our own culture. He emphasized on the need to unite and support each other in the entertainment industry.
Hon Abbas
The Senator Hon. Sarai
The main point that stood out from all those who gave their speeches was that we all need to celebrate each other while we are still alive and the way to do that is to support each other when it comes to events, in shows and awards, in purchasing our merchandise and in buying local music and promoting local talent.
Dancers
The event was filled with lots of entertainment, with music from Susumila and Dazlah who got everyone to break a leg.Juukua the band also used their vocals to raise the hair on our backs, spoken word was gracefully done by Ohms law Montana and another young talented lady,Diana who talked about Female Genital Mutilation,comedy was in plenty, there were dances from B12 and other groups,plus a great performance from Moto Moto acrobats and generally it was a night full of talent.
B 12 dancers
Other artists in attendance was the award winning Deejay Lenium together with Johnny Skani the chairman of Music Association in Mombasa, Judy Kwamboka the photographer, Muscat Moreno the actor,Hilary Namanje,Mahmoud Noor, Clifford Okumu video director,Eunice Kilonzo a Nation Media Group journalist,among others.
Johny Skani (left) and Minister Abbas
The event was a total success and Pwani Alive is grateful to all the organizers and everyone who spared their time to attend.
We are looking forward to more events that will unite us and make us stronger as Pwani. Don’t miss out.
A moment of silence
c fanatic drove from Mombasa,where he was born and raised and currently employed, to Nairobi a day before listening to his sound system and had no doubt of victory of course still expecting tough competition from Nairobi.
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