2021 Yuletide: Benue Maiden Street Carol Holds in Makurdi
By Prosper Okoye
14th night of December, has set a record for residents of Makurdi. They were thrilled with captivating melodious Xmas vibes, in a rendition by the Street Gang _ an all male group of friends; set to bring the joy of Christmas to the city.
The maiden Xmas surprise concert which held at Savannah Round About, had motorists and pedestrians swayed in to its rhythm.
The Street Gang had two instrumentalist. Alfred Aliemem, manning the piano: fingering its love keys. And, James Ikwebe, playing the violin.
Its twin member vocalists, Benjamin Ngutsav and Abayol-Udeh Michael, performed the traditional English Christmas carol, “Noel.” First composed by John Gardner, setting the stage for more astonishing performances.
Benjamin did a Solo of the 1825 “Ave Maria,” composed by the Australian maestro, Franz Schubert.
Michael rendered Irving Berlin 1942 song, “White Christmas,” reminiscing about an old fashioned Christmas setting.
The event became more spectacular as four female passerby minstrels, Kate, Cynthia, Vera, Martina, and a male, Simon, joined in the singing; performing the Song “Silent Night,” composed by Frax Xaver Gruber.
Benjamin and Michael sang a duet of Frank Farian’s ” Mary’s boy child.”
Just as the tempo was getting high, another passerby minstrel, miss Charity, joined Benjamin and Michael to do a superb presentation of “oh night Divine.”
The night thrills ended with the entire band singing: ” joy to the world,” celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. And wrapping it all up with the 1970, Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad. “We wanna wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of our hearts.” They chanted.
