GIG REVIEW: MOMBASA POLYTECHNIC NITE

Since the inception of Mambo Badd on the 1st of July, we have been receiving immense hits regarding us to attend events. Well we decided that every weekend will be dedicated to a gig so we hit it off at the Porsche Wild Waters located in Nyali.

2 events were going down on Saturday.

In the afternoon it was a Family Fun Day for the Nation Media Group who showed up in very few numbers. Most probably because they were covering events outside though we din't see any children. By 6pm, very few people were left enjoying their last minute drinks before they went home.

At about 8pm, the 2nd event kicked in. - THE MOMBASA POLY NITE.

Buses had started streaming in with the campus students grabbing drinks immediately. On the decks was resident DJ - DJ Issa as he awaited guest DJ - DJ Lenium to take over. At about 9.30pm, DJ Lenium took over and the rest is history.

With the gig going LIVE on Facebook via the Facebook Social Plugin, DJ Lenium was able to play requests without the students even having to get close the DJ booth but trusting Poly students, they had to come see the DJ in person.

The total tally of students at the Wild Waters, was close to 4,000 students with security scampered everywhere in the vicinity. The crowd responded quite well to the hype man as he played music from old school to r n' b mixing in techno and commercial music and summing up with a local touch especially the traditional music.

At about 1am, DJ Lenium moved with a crowd of close to 2,000 people to the rain dance floor where as the students got literally rained on, he played a selection of ragga, dancefloor and reggae.

All in all, the event was a total success since for the first time ever, the students behaved and there were no incidents reported. The event ended at about 5am where the matatu's made a killing carrying passengers to Bamburi, Mtwapa and town.

According to events and marketing manager Paul Mutua, the event was successful. "We had no breakages, our security did not have a problem with crowd control and the students enjoyed themselves fully. The rain dance floor is usually open for an hour but for the first time in Wild Waters history we went for a record 2 hours.So kudos to the team."

All In All, It was a gig worth attending. In attendance were several celebrities including:

1. FUBU Ceo - Philip Dean Kasaya
2. Fabroz Entertainment DJ's - DJ All Star and DJ Collo
3. Cannibal
4. Aldi Mkali Wao
5. Innocent Sunday
6. Reggae Promoter Nottysee
7. Baraka FM's Alphone Oladipo
8. Reporter Joseph Akwiri
9. Zuqka's Gitonga Marete