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The iconic artist and master producer Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds will perform his songs live in his South African tour. The multi-Grammy award-winning artist was overjoyed and shared the news with his fans, and the fans from everywhere thus, provided an immediate and passionate reaction. This means a great comeback for the R&B legend whose music still has the international audience’s love very much.
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With a rather uncomplicated yet very mighty manner of speaking Babyface did absolutely nothing but to make his fans even more excited. He posted: “SOUTH AFRICA!!! I am just great to be soon with you all ♥️🔥”. Moreover, there was a very short video clip in his post where the audience could hear him saying, “Yeah I feel it all me.” The great text and audio combination created a very lively atmosphere that suggested that there was a very special thing being prepared and that it was for his African fans.
The announcement was met with very positive and so massive comments and that delighted the fans. One of the users very succinctly captured the entire expectation with his phrase, “We are ready for you, Face…” This feeling was echoed by hundreds of replies and thus the pending to the event by the South African audience was revealed.
Fans from abroad also joined in on the conversation and one of them wrote that they were “travelling all the way from KE 🇰🇪 to 🇿🇦” just to attend the concert. This indeed indicates the global nature of Babyface’s fame whereby even fans from such faraway lands come just to see his gigs.
Requesting certain songs to be played was in several comments one fan very passionately imploring for “Seven Seas 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾” and another one hinting that After 7 and even Stevie Wonder as guests would be his great idea recreating the magic of his legendary 1997 Unplugged NYC session. Such extensive requests show how deeply fans are acquainted with his massive repertoire.
On one hand, there were fun but at the same time interesting concerns to be raised along with the excitement of the show. For example, one fan jokingly said, “Lord I need miracle money for tickets❤️😭🔥” at the same time another was more direct when talking about how high the prices were: “Ticket prices are a killer.” These remarks perfectly illustrate the reality which fans have to cope with whenever they want to attend the concert of a major international artist coming to their place.
Some of the fans shared their personal memories related to Babyface’s previous concerts. One of the fans remembered “I saw you during your Vegas residency and it was one of the BEST SHOWS I’ve ever seen!!! You were amazing!!! 🤩❤️🎉❤️🎉❤️” thus she shaped the expectation of the South African audience. Another said that he had just seen the artist in Vegas and now he was getting the chance to experience him “again here at home in SA!”
However, there were not only happy comments. One user from Cape Town corresponding to his sorrow said, “Your show got cancelled in cape town on the day in 2009…im still traumatised😞😞 why not come to the fresh air and sea??” Other users were then asking why American artists preferred to stay away from Cape Town and ruling that the issue of international touring indeed involves convoluted routes.
There was so much excitement that fans even went to the extent of tagging their friends just to make sure none of them would miss out on the event, thus one user was telling his friend, “guyiii don’t miss this one it’s going to be epic!! He has hits for days.” This unintentional advertising confirms that Babyface’s music is a source of shared experiences and memories among friends and families.
Ready for what is going to be an extraordinary experience, South African fans already, and the international ones from Brazil, Malaysia, and New Zealand through the comment section were asking for a tour in their respective countries. “Come back to Malaysia for another show soon! I miss you already!” was how one enthusiastic fan expressed her longing for the artist, proving that Babyface’s charm is indeed everywhere.
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The entire globe felt the impact when Babyface chose the South African continent as his performing ground—overwhelming reception was the result, and it confirmed music’s power to conquer time and space. “SA won’t be the same place once they experience this incredible concert!” wrote one fan accurately, and the excitement for these landmark events is growing and has already reached a peak at social media platforms and beyond.