Written by Michelle Gonsalves
ONE of the most anticipated events in Guyanese entertainment is set to finally come off as ‘King of R&B’ American singer-songwriter and record producer, R. Kelly, is expected to touch down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) airport today.

Touted as ‘Night of Legends’, the concert slated for the National Stadium tomorrow (Saturday) indeed appears promising. Along with the Grammy Award winning headline act, patrons will see some of the most remarkable talents in the R&B, Reggae, Soca and Chutney genres all packed in one concert for one memorable experience.

Other hot acts include Jamaican Reggae Group Morgan Heritage, Trinidadian Chutney Singer KI, Kes the Band and Karma also out of Trinidad.
Even those who have been casually following the news would know that the mega-star was originally slated to headline the Jamzone International line up last August 24, 2013 but reportedly fell ill following a recent tour of South Africa.
Thus the new date for the show was set for October 19.
At a press conference last Wednesday, a logistics crew, who preceded the star, addressed the local media and assured that the artiste will indeed be arriving for Saturdays night’s performance. Organisers said the public response to the singer coming has been ‘overwhelming’.
Kelly, born

Robert Sylvester Kelly on January 8, 1967, is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He is known for a collection of major hit singles including “Bump n’ Grind”, “Your Body’s Callin'”, “I Believe I Can Fly”, “Gotham City”, “Ignition (Remix)”, “If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time”, “The World’s Greatest”, “I’m a Flirt”, and the hip-hopera “Trapped in the Closet”. In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for “I Believe I Can Fly”.
Kelly has written, produced, and remixed songs and albums for many artistes, including Aaliyah’s 1994 debut album ‘Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number’. In 1996, Kelly was nominated for a Grammy for writing Michael Jackson’s song “You Are Not Alone”. In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a guest vocalist for other hip hop artistes like Nas, Sean Combs, and Fat Joe.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has recognised R. Kelly as one of the best-selling music artistes in the United States with 38.5 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artiste to crack the top 50 of the same list. In March 2011, R. Kelly was named the most successful R&B artiste of the last 25 years by Billboard. Kelly has released 10 studio albums, sold 38.5 million albums in the U.S. and over 54 million albums worldwide making him the most successful R&B male artiste of 1990s.