Caption: J Boog
Caption: Tavin
Campbell
Caption: UB40 band members
By MATTHEW VARI
Sunday, February 23, 2014 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)
WITH the steady stream of top of the
line international acts to hitting the nation’s capital, in the likes of the
Cosmopolitan Nigh Club hosting acts like Mampi, Mario, Shaggy, and the recent
performance at the Lamana Gold Club of the Common Kings- Port Moresby is set
for another host of big name gigs in the months of March and April.
The first will begin next month with
some old school R&B for those who grooved through the 90s, with Tevin Campbell- African-American
singer, songwriter and actor who will perform on March 7 at the Cosmopolitan.
Campbell released his platinum-selling
debut album T.E.V.I.N. in 1991. The album included his
highest-charting single to date, "Tell Me What You
Want Me To Do", which
reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
His double-platinum selling second
album, I'm Ready, released in 1993 included two of
Campbell's most popular songs, "Can We
Talk" which reached #9 on the Billboard Hot
100 and the album's title track "I'm Ready" which also reached number 9 on
the Billboard in 1996.
Throughout his career, Campbell has
earned 5 Grammy
Award nominations and has sold an estimated 3 million copies worldwide.
The month of April takes reggae live
acts to a whole new level with the arrival of Hawaiian Reggae singer J Boog,
who will belt out his well known tracks familiar to PNG fans at the lamina Gold
Club like “Lets do it again” and “Sunshine girl”- with ticket prices going at
K75 arena floor, presold Black stage K100, and Balcony K150.
To top off the month, the Gold Club will
brings in one of the most high profile reggae bands well known in the country
and the globe.
UB40 are set to perform on
April 12 also at the Lamana Gold Club in an event that is set to be huge
considering the huge following the British band has in PNG, with song like “Red
red wine”, “Can’t help falling in love”, and “I got you babe”.
The reggae band, formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England has had
more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also
achieved considerable international success.
They had been nominated
for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984, they were nominated for
the British Award for Best British Group.
One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records to date-
with their PNG performances tickets set to sell at K200 for the Arena floor,
Presold K250 Black Stage, and Balcony K300 at the club.
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