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Diamond Musica

Arts Reporter

Rhumba group Diamond Musica will tomorrow join forces with Willom Tight and his son Gary for a mixed-bag show at Ambassador Hotel dubbed “Rooftop Summer Fiesta”.The different genres come together on one stage with young Gary Tight presenting his soothing jazz tunes while his father goes down memory lane to churn out some of his hits that made it to top music charts.

Diamond Musica is on a mission to bring back the popularity of rhumba following a slump in followers over the past few years. The rhumba outfit’s leader Pitshou Lumiere said they are happy to come to Ambassador Hotel that has hosted exciting shows on ‘the roof’.

He said the combination with Willom and Gary Tight would bring a different flavour to the show.

“Our genres are completely different and we know people have different music tastes. “People will alternate between gyrating to fast rhumba tunes and listening to soothing jazz. It is indeed a good combination that is likely to make fans feel refreshed,” said Lumiere.

“We have been sharing the stage with musicians of various genres and the trick is working well for us. We have taken rhumba to big crowds when we share the stage with big musicians because we want to show people that the genre is still powerful.”

He recalled how names like Sister Yondo, Kanda Bongoman, Pepe Kale and Allan Kounkou rocked the local showbiz scene when rhumba was at its peak. Willom Tight said he is happy to be doing various shows with his son and they will present something special at tomorrow’s show.