Davido Music Worldwide, DMW act, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel popularly known as Mayorkun was joined by the new generation of artistes and used a live band to thrilled fans at his first ever concert.
Tagged “Mayor of Lagos Concert”, the Check Che singer noted he was doing it “for the culture”. and also featured a number of surprise artistes.
The concert was in collaboration with Eclipse Live Africa.
Mayorkun who headlined the concert in the city of Lagos for the first time performed at over 30 schools, widening his fan base and connecting with his core demographic during his cross-country university tour.
Among the artists are Terry Apala, Dremo, while DJs Cuppy, Consequence and E-Cool spun the place around.
Mayorkun hit the stage after performances from 15 opening acts. It was the highest number of artists I have seen take the stage for a headline concert of an artist of his calibre.
‘Eleko’ and ‘Sade’ were performed as one song, with the live band not switching anything.
After his performance, he said, “I want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out.”
“Davido thank you too.” He acknowledged his benefactor.
Mr Eazi was a pleasant surprise act. He lifted spirits, and performed ‘Pour you water’, a single he’s pushing.
The energy hit a new level when ‘Che che’ came on. It is Mayorkun’s best work so far, and the crowd loved it. But nothing can be compared to Davido’s appearance on stage.
OBO caused a mini-stampede, as everyone inched closer to bask in the glory of Mayorkun’s proud music daddy.
“Remember a video on Twitter where I said I will make you a star,” Davido asked Mayorkun, before turning to the crowd. “Today what is he?”
“A SUPERSTAR!!!”, the crowd shouted.
Mayorkun also performed a tribute for late DJ Olu.
As he whipped out the mic to perform ‘Mama’, the entire ’30 Billion Gang’ got on stage. Kiddominant, who produced ‘Fall’ and ‘Mama’ was a backup singer, Davido became a hype man.
