Rangers Marena’s heartfelt show at Taste of Africa
Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | 630 Views |
Rangers Marena choir performing at Taste of Africa. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Few minutes into the performance, the clouds began to drizzle before pouring down cold rain. As the crowd ran for cover at the stadium’s stands, Rangers was unstoppable. When everyone was expecting the choir to cut short their act, they continued with their song, and appeared to love the rain. The festival technical team took over the microphone and covered their equipment to avoid water damage as the rain intensified but Rangers too stepped up their performance. The rain was like a fuel to them. Soaked wet from the cold rain, the ladies lied down on the drenched lawn and rolled over in a dance move that is said to be the choir’s signature.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...