What do you do if you are a Muslim and it is Eid day? You have prayed, shared some of your meat with your neighbours, eaten and have a whole evening ahead of you. You go to one of the musical shows that have been organised. One of these shows is by Eagles Production at Hotel Africana. So you head down there and what do you find? A group of people standing outside the venue and with trousers too tight; you think to yourself, “Not Muslims surely.” There is also a group of three men who think you would make a good third wife. “Muwala nkwagadde,” they say – meaning, “I like you girl”.

The venue is full to the brim and some members of the audience are wearing veils. Some Muslims finally! After all, these are the people the party was meant for and not Kampala’s party animals. A little boy is moving about with a weighing scale. All those that ate too much pilao must find out how much weight they gained. On stage, singer after singer belt out their songs. I must say the sound system is not so good. The singers also sound so similar and one other thing, how can someone deliver their own song without any emotion? Sing, sing, sing and get off stage as if they were performing an astronomical task they did not want to.

Dress code for the ladies? Jackie Namanda packs herself in a little green dress and compounds the bad effects with a grey belt. Diana Namusoke’s shorts and little top look like some sports kit. However, Irene Namatovu’s suit looks really good. Don’t ask me if a suit is suitable for a performance. I know she looked fine. The men of course wore suits, and Fred Serugga’s silk shirt stood out.

Hairstyles: I have to comment on these ones. The men had the usual haircuts. But the women? My! There was a Keri Hilson gone bad, a big blonde (yes, I’m not mistaken, one African was blonde) and I have been trying not to say this but why do some women favour those hairstyles which look like rubbish has been assembled on one’s head?

Now to the dancing. Irene Namatovu delivered an energetic Kiganda dance while performing Maze Okulonda. Diana Namusoke and Jemimah failed to shake their backsides much as they tried. Catherine Kusasira shook, shook and shook her big hips and backside at the cameras. It was funny. There were king-dancers who mostly pulled Pepe Kale moves. One shook his ass at us. Halloo!

Like I said earlier, most of the singers sounded similar although people seemed to enjoy Haruna Mubiru’s songs and Fred Maiso’s too (this gentleman has a good baritone). Mesach Semakula’s Njagala Nyimbire Omutanda, some of Irene Namatovu’s music and Ronald Mayinja’s Landlord were big hits. Bebe Cool was the final act of the night and I give him two nods for a good performance. He is energetic and clearly a performer. His music was enjoyed most by the crowd. How was the show? The crowd enjoyed it. It seemed it was worth their Shs 10,000. In the other news, there was a lady peeing on the bathroom floor while other ladies looked on. Aha.

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