//Events: 3rd Annual Thisday Festival – Day 1//

July 12, 2008 by TJ
Filed under Out & About

Jay-Z hugs his pop protegé Rihanna after performing Rih’s monster hit “Umbrella” together at the Thisday Festival in Nigeria yesterday. It’s been a minute since we’ve seen these two together. The pair wowed the crowd with their solo performances as well. Check out this review from Thisdayonline.com:

The first act of the night, Caribbean Pop star, Rihanna sent the crowd into a frenzy as she sang her first hit which brought her international fame, ‘Pon de Replay’ with her powerful vocals and electrifying dance routine.
Rihanna showed Abuja residents what has kept her on top of the charts by reeling out hits after hits from her various albums. ‘Turn me On Boy’, ‘Shut Up and Drive’, two of her most popular hits had the crowd yelling for more.
Her rendition of Bob Marley’s classic, ‘Is This Love’, got the audience singing along with her enthusiastically and drowning out her performance. But the ecstatic response was like a drug for Rihanna who gave them the thrill of their lifetime.
Just when it seemed like she was retreating, Jay-Z joined her and spurred the crowd into leaving their seats. The duo fed the crowd with Rihanna’s biggest hit to date and obviously a crowd favourite, ‘Umbrella’, which stayed atop the US music charts for several weeks after its release last year. [Read More Here]

Yes, they’re talking about the same Rihanna….