Pictorial: Blu 3 Reunion Concert brings back music memories

It was a night of music memories as the long awaited Blu 3 Reunion finally came to pass last evening at Sheraton Hotel Gardens Kampala.

Blu 3, Uganda’s biggest female singing trio came together for their long-awaited reunion concert and put up a thrilling night of live music.

The show last night, marked their return together on the same stage for the first time in 16 years.

The ladies: Lilian Mbabazi, Cindy Sanyu, and Jackie Chandiru hit the stage from 8pm and put up what should contend for concert of the year.

The show, put together by Talent Africa Group has been months in the making and it was worth the wait.

Parking up the Sheraton gardens to the brim, the show pulled scores of A-listers in the music industry including music fellows; Sheebah Karungi, Rema Namakula, Lydia Jazmine, veteran Halima Namakula, Vinka, Weasel, Racheal K.

The show was also graced among others by HRH the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV.

The ladies hit the stage at nightfall — following a captivating acapella teaser — with their Swahili hit single Hitaji.

Jackie rolled up in a black outfit — a dramatic flair with a combination of velvet and leather-like materials. So did Cindy who rocked blue hair and a futuristic, black leather jacket with exaggerated shoulders. Her outfit was completed with silver accents and form-fitting, light-coloured leggings with knee-high black boots.

Lillian also in black, rocked a structured, high-collared jacket with a flared, peplum-style bottom.

In between the show, trio did their solo performances and thrilled fans more joined by Lydia Jazmine, Vinka, Vampino and Weasel respectively.

As the night went on, the ladies turned up the tempo with some of the biggest hits from the mid-2000s such as Frisky, Sanyu Lyange, Nkoye, and others that got revellers up on their feet.

They were later to be joined on stage by other artists including Weasel Manizo for a thrilling performance of the 2009 mega-hit “Where You Are”.

Kenyan diva Victoria Kimani performed on the night making her debut performance in Kampala. Brian Mackenzie and Deedan were the MCs of the night.

The trio closed the thrilling night of performance with their mega hit ‘Nsanyuka Nawe’ at around 12:30am.

The show was organized by Talent Africa Group and sponsored by Stanbic Bank Uganda as the main sponsor, Tusker Malt, Safe Boda and Sheraton Kampala Hotel.