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Rap-matazz!
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It was rap and hip and hop at Flame Le Club which kept the crowd swaying to the beat
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Dancing duo... at Flame Le Club. Pic. by K. Pichumani
WHO SAID rap is just for the lean, mean and hatchet-faced teenagers? If the beats are right and the lines perfect, even the not-so-young can have a good time listening to it. A Wednesday night at Flame Le Club caught the Saturday night fever, when a couple of DJs "went hip-hop" and a crowd of flat-top haired teenagers matched their lines with popular rap beats.
DJ Karan set the tempo for the evening with numbers that were replete with outlandish sounds and words. His list brought some of the best that world music has to offer - El Harba Wine, Madan, Grand Mirage and Tweet Boogie.
What followed was rap time. A "Rap Contest" time, to be more precise. Stringing a few lines to match the instrumental from Canibus, JAB a.k.a. Joseph Antony echoed what many others were thinking: "The rhythm's goin' cool & we can't help rappin'." It was interesting how all the contestants just rattled off the lines, with least effort. While all delivered lines seemed good enough, Mohamed (TAHA) from Sudan managed to draw the biggest applause, with a couple of in-the-face rap compositions. A kind of natural rhythm flowed from his lines. "Hey yo my name is TAHA .T.A.H.A". And the lines got wackier as he went on. Sample this: "2pac 50cent excipit & ore/ this is taha from Sudan in Indi.A". With a black beret, T.A.H.A. from S.U.D.A.N. look the part of a rap singer. But, he had to share the first place with another rapper who was equally good - V. Amrith Kumar.
Most of the clubbers had come, expecting rap lines and hip-hop grooves, but a dance performance by a couple of Russian dancers was something they had not bargained for.
The two Russian belles - Anastasia and Nadya - were wearing bright dresses and smiles that were brighter still, while they swirled and twirled to numbers such as Baila and Shisgaeet.
The exciting evening that began with DJ Karan's magic on the turntable was brought to a close by DJ Dominic. The efficiency with which he mixed a few hip-hop numbers swept the crowd off its feet. His music was right up the alley of some lovey-dovey couples. The numbers: Turn It On, Superstar and Black Eyed Peas' Elephunk. Does one have to explain the effect they had on the footloose?
PRINCE FREDERICK
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