AFTER hosting several events themed ‘festival’ at the Odyssey Hotel in Kadoma, Odyssey Entertainment has finally struck the right chords with the recently held Kadoma Music Festival.
The last festival themed event at the venue was the July Music Festival, which did not hog as much limelight as the October 14 Kadoma Music Festival.
The performances were top notch and it’s a rare occasion to have Winky D, Jah Prayzah, Alick Macheso, Makhadzi, DJ TIra on the same stage and same night in a usually quite small gold mining city.
All the performers gave the thousands of fans that attended the event value for their money and time; they all gave scintillating performances that will go down in history as their best in Kadoma.
Despite the late arrival of Makhadzi who was billed to perform first, she put on an energetic performance and in no time fans had forgotten that the musician had stood them up for two hours.
The South African's set was temporarily cut as she walked off the stage in protest of a bottle that had been thrown at her by an overzealous fan. Five minutes later she returned on stage and performed her song with sungura legend Alick Macheso, before she left for another engagement in Mozambique.
Alick Macheso went on to complement Makhadzi’s energy and made Kadoma crazy with his razor wire dance moves.
Jah Prayzah came in and reminded fans that he is the chosen one with hits from his latest album Chiremerera and old songs such as Goto. Well there is no Jah Prayzah show that ends without evoking powers of Goto.
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Winky D was just Winky D. Fans went through their usual choral routine, singing along and at some instances leading Winky D into his own songs.
DJ Tira, a pioneer of the genre Gqom reminded fans that the genre is still alive despite heat coming from Amapiano. Tira belted out new and yesteryear hits from his and Big Nuz’s catalogue. He took fans on a trip to Durban with his beats and dance moves.
Business was not usual in Kadoma on the night, the city played host to thousands of fans who came from different cities and towns all for fun.
Accommodation in Kadoma was fully booked and business people made a killing as rooms that usually cost $40 were on the day costing $150.
To ease accommodation woes, organisers of the event came up with makeshift camp tents that also gave a camp vibe just 200 metres away from the venue. The camp tents were also fully booked due to more numbers tricking in for the biggest event in Kadoma.
“It’s an opportunity for us to make money. The festival has brought good business for us and good numbers," said a proprietor of one of the lodges.
"Our lodge was fully booked and I had to make a plan and turn my house into a temporary BnB so that I could accommodate more numbers that sought for accommodation. We hope the festival comes back next year and we will be better prepared for it.”
Odyssey Entertainment has already announced the date for next year’s edition, signaling that they were impressed with the outcome and can’t wait to go bigger next year.
On October 12, 2024, Zimbabweans will meet again in Kadoma.
