The UK Mavin Concert [Review]

The Mavin's were in town this past week and they definitely gave us 'doro mega superstar' performances. For those that don't know who the Mavin's are, its a record label started by Nigerian producer Don Jazzy who has worked with the likes of Jay Z, Kanye West and D'banj. Don Jazzy then added Dr Sid, Tiwa Savage and D'Prince to his label which is what Mavin consisted of up until early this year. Don Jazzy then went on to sign Di'Ja, Korede Bello and Reekado Banks.

I throughly enjoyed the concert, prior to the Mavin's performance they had a few UK acts open up for them including Mazi Chukz and LTEE and Tilla. 

Tiwa Savage was the first act to grace the stage from the Mavin camp. She had everyone on their toes performing some of her biggest hits including 'Kele Kele', 'Love Me' x 3 as well as her latest single 'My Darlin'. Tiwa Savage knows how to get the crowd hyped up, I often found myself dancing and singing from the top of my lungs to her songs. 

Following on from Tiwa Savage was Dr Sid, the Baby Torando singer knows how to put on a performance and give a great show. When Dr Sid performed one of my favourite Afrobeats songs 'Surulere' with Don Jazzy I was so happy. It was full of energy and great stage presence. He came out in a black robe, danced and hyped up the crowd. In my opinion it was one of the best performances of the night. 

Dr Sid then introduced Korede Bello who some are describing as the Justin Bieber of Africa. His soft melodies and charming charisma had females in the audience screaming his name and swaying from side to side as he sang.

Di'Ja and Reekado Banks also gave a really great performance, I was unaware that Reekado could dance so well. He was up and down the stage free styling some moves as well as dancing in time with his back up dancers.

Don Jazzy performed alongside all of the Mavin members, the crowd including myself screamed every time he came out. Every song Don Jazzy has featured on with a member of his Mavin crew has been a great hit including one of his latest song Adaobi. 

To close the show the Mavin's performed their biggest collective hit Dorobucci, the concert was really good. It hit it's peak during Dr Sid performance. I think they've shown that the Mavin's are here to make a great impact in not just African music but music in general.