Glo Naija Sings week six review: Fela resonates as Boma gets evicted

Boma a 400 level medical student is from Lagos State. She started singing when she was a child. With a strong vocal capability, Boma sure has a great future ahead. “The world would definitely hear about me, this is just a process to my success,” she declares. The N15 million would have been a remarkable […]

Boma a 400 level medical student is from Lagos State. She started singing when she was a child. With a strong vocal capability, Boma sure has a great future ahead. “The world would definitely hear about me, this is just a process to my success,” she declares. The N15 million would have been a remarkable contribution to her career but she is not deterred by the lost of it.

Her first face-off in the bottom half was barely a month ago with Shedrach, which saw him getting the boot. The second time was a face-off with Najite and then crowd favourite, Ekeng. The odds were against her, miraculously, she escaped. Then on the last show, she was up against another crowd favourite, Da Brodas who have to thrill the crowd, week after week.  This time the medical student was not so lucky as she took her place among the audience.

Having seen Boma go, the audience was swaying excitedly to performances by the top four as the contestants belted out two Fela classics each.

Opening the show was Peace, who performed Fela’s Palava and Swegbe. It was obvious to the audience that the lady who got off to an awkward start in the show had finally found her element in Nigerian music as she wowed the crowd with her distinct delivery of the songs without losing her own flavour.

Da Brodas followed closely and chose not to be upstaged by the opening act as they performed No Coffin for Head of State and Argument. Once again the dynamic duo showed that they had earned their spot in the top four and were every inch a group to watch as the competition nears the finale. Their ever popular synergy and synchronized steps earned them a resounding ovation as the audience thought they rocked the stage and their connection with the audience especially in the second performance was probably one of the reasons they were still in the show.

Also performing (and a performance it was indeed) two of Fela’s classics was Casey who after stating he was no Gentleman (I no be Gentleman) went on to demonstrate Fela’s mockery of the modern African lady in Lady. If there was anything Casey wanted to prove by his performance, it was probably that he was quick to listen to correction as resident judge, Tosin Martins, criticized his stagemanship the previous week. His theatrics did not go unnoticed by the audience who remarked that not only had he got his energy back, he actually made them believe that he was no gentleman.

Closing the show and also singing for a shot at the dreamy winner- takes-all prizes, was 17 year old Rasine who gave an energetic performance of Fela’s Run, Run, Run and Open and Close. It was obvious she had taken out time to study the legend as she gave the best Fela imitation of the evening. From the depth and coarseness of her voice, to her synergy with the band and stage theatrics, Rasine was definitely giving the Fela Night her best shot. The audience thought she was on fire on the stage and termed her performance fabulously wonderful.

With the Fela tribute successfully completed, it was time to seek guidance from the celebrity judge, Sound Sultan and resident judge, Tosin Martins on their take on the performances of the top four.

While Sound Sultan applauded all the contestants, it was Casey who received his vote as performer of the evening for his excellent use of the stage and clear delivery of the message behind his song. For his lowlight, he picked Rasine because he felt she had had better days and she had tried too hard to be Fela when she may have done a lot better being herself.

Tosin Martins stated that though all the contestants’ performances were incredible, Peace outshone them all with her combination of clear vocals and great use of the stage to produce a fantastic performance. For his lowlight he also picked Rasine as he thought she sanag too deep and couldn’t really be heard.

With the competition barely two weeks shy of crowning a winner, the remaining contestants can only hope that they have done enough to make it through to the grand finale, December 3.