By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
After starving of fans of live performances for more than a decade or so, Michael Lannas dished out the very best in song and dance.
Mixing love songs and sad love songs, the old and new, fans went through a rollercoaster of emotions soaking it out.
Some enjoyed, others did not but many liked it and at the end of the day it was good while it lasted.
They danced and took pictures for use maybe later on Instagram or what have you.
It was a perfect homecoming gig for Lannas who staged his homecoming show at 102 Thetford Road Avonlea, Harare.
Seeing as it was that there was fresh talents the likes of Oliver Mtukudzi’s son Omel as well as vocalist Rudaviro Chimombe, it proved that the future of Zimbabwean music lies in the youth.
Lannas who was clad in pair of jeans, waist coast and a fedora hat proved a thing or two about staging live shows.
He went for hours non-stop belting out some of his popular hits such as Come To Me (Hapana Mazwi), Moyo Wangu Urikuchema and The River which he performed alongside Kelly Rusike for a good 20 minutes.
Boy oh boy, those who listened to the rack when it dropped way back when they had a whale of a time on the dance floor.
Both Lannas and Kelly who lead the group Jazz Invitation have great connection and command when they perform together.
The combination of the guitars and drums made the afternoon jam session worthwhile.
Here and there Lannas would also perform alongside Jazz Invitation and vice versa Kelly would join the Talking Drum line up.
The dedication and spark that these two musicians brought on stage was so intense and enough to generated heat among fans.
Lannas also performed a dedication to his favourite artiste t0 Manu Dibango. The Cameroonian musician and songwriter played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. Dibango was best known for his 1972 single “Soul Makossa” but sadly he died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.
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