It is always an exciting time to watch auditions, especially in Tanzania where the big part of choirs we listened to as children came from - remember Shangilieni Church Choir and so on? These auditions had some really great talent and of course some were flat out boring and really comic - but that is the fun.
Dar had some good moments, some contestants deserved what they got, especially the guy who brought in a guitar, that was great. Arusha however had Ian Mbugua, well known for being painfully honest, good thing for the competition you think? He even went outside to give the waiting hopefuls to deliver the news that the judges did not want to waste their time.
Mombasa was awesome, the first yes for Mombasa did a great African song and she was really great at it - her dressing and hairstyle might have played a substantially great part in the YES that she received. But persistence really can ensure that you get somewhere. Think of Edwin for instance who tried out the auditions in Nakuru and then went on the Mombasa auditions! And you might have already guessed that he did get a chance - well he did. So there you go, persistence. Remember the guy from Dar who had tried it in 2010 and Msechu beat him to the academy, his time finally came. I love it when the contestants choose to perform local music and succeed, as in the case of Collins and Makasi. As expected, some comedy here too with Ishmail Salim who did not sing at all, and almost rapped but this is a singing competition!
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