TEENS BUZ LEAVERS ROCK

Kampala — PORTRAYING all sorts fashion statements, over 1,000 Kampala holiday-makers from different schools around the country thronged Lugogo Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the Buzz Leavers' Rock.
The teenagers had been let off the hook. They had 'thank God it's holiday' written all over their faces.
You would think their headteachers had decreed before sending them home that each attends the do, initiated by Buzz Magazine, an urbanite weekly.

 

Having had a week to prepare for the event that has become the in-thing for students coming back home, the high school leavers and other holiday-makers outdid themselves to look their best.

Most of the boys sported 'cargo' pants, thick-soled heavy boots, dark sunglasses that they wore even with no sunshine from the sky, Big 50-Cent-labelled T-shirts and caps and too much perfume.
You would think some of them had sprayed Kerosene. They also had 'cool' phones that they used to take pictures of the artistes. And the girls - too - much makeup, stylish jeans and quarter pants, leggings, basic phones and tank tops.

 

In a nutshell, it was a mixture of trendy and outdated style in a typical fun-fledged high school dance that had them screaming to DJ Shiru's music mix. It is just as well that alcohol was not allowed.

They had a constant flow of free Fanta Berry, which helped them refresh amidst their dancing competitions to win utl and Fanta goodies like caps, T-shirts, iPods, SIM cards and airtime.
The do kicked off in a low key at 10:00am, but by 3:00pm, the indoor stadium was chocking with students beaming with excitement to local artistes' performances.

Bavubuka Allstars Michael Ross, Lyrical G and Klear Kut's The Mith were the opening acts that put the teens in a groovy mood.
And when Kenya's jewellery-donned CMB Prezo stepped forth, the stadium thudded with ululations. Many crowded the stage to take his picture as he rapped.
Peter Miles, Menshan and Bebe Cool also had their share of the crowds that screamed, sang and jumped along to the artistes' athletic dance moves before opening the dance that went up 7:00pm.
After a day of fun, the students booed emcee Kats when he announced that they were closing.
The music stopped, but some refused to leave, hanging around for about another hour, while others rushed to take their parents' cars back home.