Last Saturday, some of the crème-de la-crème of the music industry
paraded themselves on stage at the Boomerang nightclub as part of 2131’s
black August show to raise funds for the dialysis unity of the Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital.
Among them were Runner, VIP, 4x4, Trigmatic, Keste, Echo, Asem,
Richie, OJ Blaq and Sarkodie and more who took turns on stage to wow the
audience. However, not every artiste who promised to rock the stage was
able to make it. Mzbel, Kweku T, Chemphe, Ayigbe Edem, D Black, Eazzy
and J Town were all not seen on stage.
Even though NEWS-ONE didn’t spot Chemphe, Ayigbe Edem, Mzbel, and
Eazzy at the exciting event, Kweku T and D Black were there. MC and 2131
executive producer, Jay Foley kept on announcing that Kweku T and D
Black will perform their ‘Move’ track but the two disappointed their
fans as they didn’t show up on stage.
At a point, they were introduced to come on stage but they were nowhere to be seen. No reason was given for their action.
Their act was replaced with a dance performance by 2010 Malta Guinness Dance champions, High Spirit.
The two and other artistes who failed to show up however didn’t take
away the shine from the event. There were celebrated names who passed
through to give the event a star-studded look and give 2131’s social
project a push.
Eddy Nartey, Senanu Gbedawo, lead actor of Sparrow Pproduction’s
‘Checkmate’, Vicky Zugah, DJ Black, Nana Boroo, Papa Sly, Caroline and a
number of others were there to support the event.
The black August party at the Boomerang nightclub last Saturday marks
the opening of a series of such shows planned by 2131 till December to
raise funds for the dialysis unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Dialysis is a procedure that is a substitute for many of the normal
duties of the kidneys. It gives patients with kidney failure a chance to
prolong their lives. More than 2000 Ghanaians across the country need
kidney transplants, and many of them have had to depend on renal
dialysis to survive.
A dialysis costs 100 Euros per session and kidney patients require
three sessions of dialysis a week. There are about 5000-8000 patients in
the whole country. However, for the three centers in the country, only
35 patients are receiving haemodialysis a year.
The rest of the potential clients are being managed conservatively
and most of them end up dying. The Korle Bu Renal Dialysis unit has only
one machine in carrying out dialysis treatment. The huge party was
intended to raise a cash amount of 50000 euros to purchase two dialysis
machines to help make treatment very affordable or possibly free at the
unit.
source;ghana music.com
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