Left to right: Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, and Shawn Stockman, who make up the band Boyz II Men, perform at the Kololo Airstrip on Sunday. Photos | Andrew Kaggwa
The Sunday evening concert at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was a milestone and the end of an era. For instance, it brought Boyz II Men to Uganda for the first time and was also the last concert in Uganda for Kenyan boy band Sauti Sol.
Draped in white, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris, and Nathan Morris, members of Boyz II Men, took to the stage at 8.40pm. After nearly 40 minutes of uncertainty, the emcee of the day, Gaetano Kaggwa, announced that Sauti Sol was coming next.
Revellers enjoy the performance.
But in a flash, the Boyz II Men technical crew and the Fenon production crew had taken control of the stage. That meant that the trio from Philadelphia was to perform before Sauti Sol.
With befitting aesthetics from the production team, the lighting, graphics, and sound, it was clear Fenon got the memo, and Boyz II Men, on the other hand, had understood the assignment.
The group, with a catalogue that dates back to the early 1990s, started the show with Motown Philly; which celebrates them as a group, their city, Philadelphia, and Motown Records, one of the most celebrated labels of black music.
But it’s their slow classics such as Bended Knees, Water Runs Dry, Dear Mama, and the moment that got men and women screaming, when they gave out roses while performing, I Will Make Love to You.