In spring 2019, Damso performed at Dagobert on Grande-Allée. Yesterday he could be seen in the big Videotron Center. Between these two performances in Quebec, the Belgian-Congolese rapper has become one of the biggest stars of French-language hip-hop.
With five albums to his credit, the 30-year-old rapper was expected in the old capital. There must have been around and maybe more than 10,000 people to greet him last night in the Limoilou amphitheater.
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Dressed in all black, with sunglasses on his face, William “Damso” Kalubi Nwamba emerged onto the boards after a 20-minute countdown.
Thirty seconds before the end of the countdown projected on the stage curtain, people started screaming and screaming.
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Three, two, one… it was on.
Damso kicked off his performance after a volley of Gregorian chants and peal of bells with OG off the QALF Infinity album. People are jumping around on the floor, cell phones at arm’s length away. In the stands, the fans stand up and remain standing until the end of the concert.
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Alone on stage with his microphone, Damso walks and jumps in place surrounded by moving panels that become excellent projection screens.
Flames, lasers and lighting are also sought. A big production. There are no musicians on stage. Damso sings on pre-recorded soundtracks.
don’t listen to anyone
The fans know the lyrics and will accompany the rapper throughout the evening and especially on the tracks Vantablack, 2 Diamants, Feu de bois and full blown on Mosaïque solitaire and the tracks J Respect R, Mwaka Moon by Kalash and meanwhile the immense success Macarena .
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It is sung loudly and there is an atmosphere.
On Firewood, he strings the words together at top speed, letting the audience know he couldn’t keep up, before continuing at a more negotiable pace.
After the play Dose, Damso gives way to Aya Nakamura, who appears on the screens for Dégaine, and he returns for his segment.
The keyboard sounds can be heard and it’s the turn of Démons with Belgian singer Angèle, who will be performing at the Videotron Center on April 27th. A big double.
“Are there artists in the room? Get in your art and do your job. It’s very hard. It’s complicated, but don’t listen to anyone. It’s going to be amazing,” he said ahead of J Respect R.
“Are there artists in the room? Get in your art and do your job. It’s very hard. It’s complicated, but don’t listen to anyone. It will be amazing
On a stool and under white light, he offered quieter pieces with T. Chialer (QALF – Infinity), God never lies and Heart in pieces (QALF), abandoning the “flow” of words at full speed for a beautiful sensibility.
“I hope you had a good time. Thanks Quebec,” he said before launching 911 and ending his performance with Morose and Amnesia, who were demanded by the crowd and sung in the form of a huge karaoke, with the words scrolling across the screen and without the presence of the star the evening. It ended like this.
Damso performs at Place Bell in Laval on Saturday and Sunday.