Craig's Party
Flava
WHAT: Craig David Greatest
Hits Tour 2009 VENUE: Zirca Mega Club ATTENDANCE: 1,500 WHEN: Last
Wednesday
SUAVE British R&B crooner
Craig David got the girls swooning and singing at his Greatest Hits
gig at Zirca Mega Club last Wednesday.
Dressed in an all-white ensemble
and aviator shades, the 27-year-old once the youngest solo male
artiste to hit No. 1 in Britain at the age of 19 with Fill Me In
(1999) bounced onto the stage just before 9pm.
He kicked the 75-minute show off
with hits like Hot Stuff (Let's Dance) and What's Your
Flava.
By the time he launched into 7
Days, it was clear that the show he had on his hands was a massive
sing-along.
Women, in between screaming their
lungs out, lustily sang to numbers like Insomnia and Walking Away
all of which can be found on his Greatest Hits album, which was
released last November.
David who was last in Singapore in
2001 for an invite-only showcase at Zouk that saw a big turnout of
gatecrashers can sometimes come across as too dated. Booty-shaking
dance moves, for example, came across as more embarrassing and
cringe-worthy, rather than sexy.
But by and large, the audience
remained sufficiently enthralled to obey the man's commands, such
as when he urged the packed dance floor to "let go and let loose"
to funkier tunes like Rewind and 6 of 1 Thing.
The crowd, obviously out for a
good time, gamely danced along to David's encore, Fill Me In. In
the end, many left the show sweaty, hoarse and smiling. All in all,
not a bad night.
