His name is Blaq Originata
Dancehall artiste Blaq Originata last week drew wild cheers from students celebrating the 10th edition of the National German Cultural Festival, which ended last week at the Goethe-Institut in Accra.
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Accompanied by six tactful dancers, the young musician worked his way into the hearts of over 500 students, with a charismatic stagecraft and poise that swayed them.
In the process, several students and teachers joined the dancers on stage as Originata’s voice soared through the rather warm air.
With a combination of dancehall, highlife and hiplife, Originata treated the audience to memorable tunes and robust tempos as a lot of varieties in terms of emotions and themes echoed musically and lyrically throughout the performance.
“Blaq Originata is an up and coming musician with a mission – this is the second time I have seen him on stage. Each time he manages to pull crowds onto the stage, either to join in singing or dancing”, said Yaa Oppong Manu, a student in Accra.
Through swift and subtle movements, the dancers engaged the audience in a dialogue as movement after movement attracted copycat actions by the students, who cheered and called for more performances by the dancers.
Indeed, it was a show with rhythm - the singing and dancing appeared to converge and rise into the atmosphere as agile bodies from the talented young dancers moved with controlled intensity and in complete harmony.
“It was raw fun - we enjoyed every bit of the concert since we identify ourselves with the music. The crowd actually went wild with joy as the band unleashed uplifting sounds on them”, added Eric Adepa, a student in Kumasi.
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Earlier, the students who were drawn from various schools and universities in some parts of the country were engaged in a competition which was won by the Goethe-Institut in Accra.
They showcased their artistic creations on a futuristic concept through music, theatre and dance to cheers from their peers.
Titled Die Zukunft Beginnt Jetzt (The Future Starts Now), the festival was opened by the German Ambassador to Ghana HE Christoph Retzlaff. Goethe-Institut in Accra, Ghana Association of Teachers of German and the German Academic Exchange Service organised the festival.