No one has ever accused Africa Night of being boring and uninspiring. Once we departed for the November 2011 edition of ANT (Africa Night Tilburg), we realised this was going to be a long but special evening/night. Heavy and thick mist was predicted. We knew this meant that some people were either going to come late (what’s new!) or just skip this edition of ANT. The further we drove the more we realised how thick and tricky the mist situation was going to be. At some point visibility was down to just a few metres. News on the radio was equally unnerving. Apparent 30 vehicles had a chain collision the same evening as a result of the mist.
The venue itself got to a very slow start. Normally when we get there, everything is ready and we only have to plug our equipment and we are ready to party. But this time around, there was a bit of a delay. With some frantic work, we were ready just on time for the first Africa Night Tilburg guest. It was a forebode for what was going happen later in the course of the night. Twice during this edition, the sound system lost power! On both occasions we could quickly restore the music, but we were not really happy about the situation. However, once again our guests showed considerable patience and understanding. Once the power was restored, they just went on like no one cared.
There were several high points in the night that still made this an Africa Night like no other. This edition could just as well be the Kenyan ladies edition. And when a group has as much fun as this group of ladies (and some gentlemen) have, it was bound to be infectious. So when Wyre and JB Maina were belting out Mwanake and Madtraxx was playing Get Down, it was just a joy to see the ladies form an ever expanding big circle. The circle just kept growing bigger as other party-goers joined in the fun. And so it went on the whole night. This time the night went on even longer than normal because we decided to make it up to the guests for the two power failures.
In the end and in spite of the hiccups, the guests had so much fun it was easy to forget the earlier problems. We can’t wait until the Xmas edition which promises to be a big bash! By the way, to all who may be reading this; there is a recommended dress code for Africa Night Tilburg in December. The theme is Black & White.
If you don’t want to wait until the Africa Night Tilburg December Xmas bash, you can join us in Nijmegen on December 3 for ANN (Africa Night Nijmegen!)
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