Charmaine Blackman hit the ball out of the ground for six again at her second virtual concert, that made for an entertaining and enjoyable Father’s Day. The concert was aired live last Sunday night on Facebook.
Though not as big as her first concert a month ago, Charmaine’s Father’s Day edition still attracted 47,000 viewers, had close to 2,000 likes, 16,000 comments and more than 530 shares as of Thursday.
Her vivacious entertainment has become the thing many Guyanese look forward during this time. The Ssignal Productions concert is welcomed even more now during this gloomy crisis when people are feeling discouraged.
This time around, the concert saw Charmaine performing more of her own songs. After her first show, fans began requesting the singer’s “A Little More Oil” song and she did not disappoint though it was the last song of the show. Another favourite was her longstanding hit, “Don’t Disrespect Me”.
Once the concert was advertised, many people were talking about making sure they were available to sit down and watch it. In fact, during the concert, a number commented that they had put their regular Netflix shows on pause to tune in.
The show which was several minutes longer than the first one saw Charmaine showcasing her talent in Reggae, Rap, Soul and Hip Hop. Among the songs were ten covers with Mary J. Blige’s “Family Affair” ranking high with fans.
Another top-of-the-charts song was all time favourite “Endless Love”, which she covered in a duet with her husband Bonny Alves, their exceptional voices, certainly a sweet surprise for those tuned in. Many praised the couple’s devotion to each other and commented cheesy phrases like ‘Be the Bonny to my Charmaine’. For “Endless Love”, they wore matching denim outfits and were dubbed by one viewer as the ‘Dynamic Denim Duo’. This particular outfit was one of Charmaine’s five wardrobe changes that kept viewers at the edge of their seats wondering what the singer was going to wear next.
Charmaine had said to The Scene after her first virtual concert, that aside from performing, Ssignal Productions wanted to put on a quality show for fans, so outfits, makeup, backgrounds and professional videoing needed to be on point.
There was also an online tip jar for persons to contribute as they wished. Asked whether this was any success, Charmaine said that it indeed was. “Thank you to each and every person that contributed to the tip jar. Artistes at this time are not working and are hit hard… as we cannot put on public events for our fans. It was well received, and I thank each and every person who donated,” she said.
Persons can still make donations via GTT’s MMG 626-7671 or Chase Quickpay with Zelle at ssignal2021@gmail.com
