For Me and the 40-somethings of Kigali, the Boyz II Men concert at the BK Arena on Saturday night, was one for the history books. It was an event, for me, that was tinged with nostalgia as I watched the three members of the iconic RnB group play some of the songs that were the soundtrack of my youth.
'I'll Make Love to You', 'One Sweet Day' and their most famous hit, 'End of the Road'. If you had told the 12-year-old me that I would be watching them live in Kigali, Rwanda, I'd have laughed in your face.
However, what took my breath away on Saturday was just how curated the entire experience felt. From the romantic red lighting in the hallways, to the red roses in the bathrooms, what the event organizers were able to do was transform the vast BK Arena into a space that put you in the right frame of mind to listen to the headline artists.
What I found most interesting was the fact that none of the naysayers said that the ideas were bad per se, just that it wasn't prudent for us to use our resources on them.
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