On Friday I had the pleasure of attending Collo’s listening party which was at K.I.C.C- Helipad. The breath taking view of Nairobi from the rooftop of K.I.C.C was so amazing while Collo performed tracks from his album #Since85 while being backed up with a live band. I loved the concept of the listening party which was enjoy the view Nairobi while Collo does his thing with a live band, the concept is fresh as opposed to regular listening parties where the album is usually played by the DJ. I also loved how Collo kept hip-hop alive by rocking Adidas (any hiphop head knows adidas are integral part of hip-hop) plus how he traded in a rope chain for a wooden african inspired chain. Peep the pics below:
Dj Stylez kicked off the party with a old school montage of kenyan music…he took it way back to Kalamashaka days yo..it was hella fresh!
Yvonne and I graced the event with our presence…
Dj Hypnotiq x I
Kora x I
Octopizzo x Porgie Rosso were there clowning…
#Bonkerz…nuff said
Yvonne was up, up and away
Porgie x Mvoo (CEO of Bonkerz) x Wendy showed off their Bonkerz chains
Kora got mad kisses from Yvonne and I
Yvonne got kisses too…
#BlackExcellence Moi x Kimathi of Jamhuri Wear x Frasha of P-Unit x Bryan Smallz CEO of BlackStar
Collo wrapped up the show in a brown suit just to show how he can clean up nice…
Overall it was a great event however I had hoped that Collo would have had this party when he had a track that was getting heavy rotation on radio so that all the industry folk would leave the party just talking about the heat that is on his album Since 85. When that album drops support Collo by coppin that!Peep more pictures from the event here Keep Hip-Hop alive.