Carnival: Most Artiste Friendly Cultural Festival In Nigeria – Ras Kimono

The annual Rivers State cultural festival CARNIRIV has been described as the most Artist friendly cultural festival in Nigeria

Asaba, Delta State born international Reggae star, Ras kimono stated this during his live performance at Reggae 360 held at the CARNIRIV village Elekahia in Port Harcourt last Thursday. He also described the fiesta as colourful.

The Rub-a-dub master who came with his daughter said it was the first time his daughter was visiting the state which he said was to reciprocate and show his love and appreciation to the state for the opportunity given to them to perform in the CARNIRIV.

One of his hit tracks ‘under pressure’ took the Mammoth crowd of spectators to ‘Cloudy’ as they sang and danced with the Rastafarian lord who showed his gratitude to the fun seekers by giving them all his best.

The Reggae 360 night turned out to be the clash of Reggae titans as the Jamaican born international Reggae icon Morgan Heritage who performed live before Ras Kimono took the stage, set the mood for the night with his captivating songs and mesmerising dance steps.

His presence on stage pulled an unprecedented crowd ever witnessed in previous and present CARNIRIV party nights. The lord of the heritage family who also came  with his sister said it was the first time they were visiting the country, Nigeria and thanked the Rivers State government for the wonderful opportunity

Another seasoned reggae crooner that performed live on the stage at the event was the foundation man, Oritz Williki who also thrilled the crowd with some of his popular songs including “Are you wanted?”

The Rastafarian who also sang other hit tracks expressed appreciation for the massive turnout and did his best to entertain the crowd even though his performance was nothing to write home about compared to that of Morgan Heritage and Ras Kimono.

Another reggae maestro, Ras Bob Kelly who was given an opportunity to perform that night ended up chanting some of Bob Marley’s songs without singing any of his own tracks. This left the crowd wondering if he had ever released an album to his own credit.

The Rainmaker himself, Majek Fashek who was billed to perform at the event did not show up. Some of his fans who were disappointed by his absence attributed it to his present ill health, while others were of the opinion that he was now a spent force as a result of his drug addiction which had ruined his career.

Be that as it may the Reggae 360 night was full of fun and ecstasy and would remain ever green in the mind of those who were opportuned to be there and took part in it.