20.7.07

Quenched African Soul

Thanks to Markus, I had a couple of tickets to Femi Kuti's show at the House of Blues last night. Femi Kuti is a Nigerian political/social activist singer-songwriter. His album, Fight to Win is awesome. I highly recommend it. A couple of featured guests are Mos Def and Common. I gave the extra ticket to Jonathan. JJ and Michelle (from work) decided to come to the concert as well. JJ actually knew of him and repeatedly said that he was an intense performer and that there would be spirits. Jonathan and I teased him about that throughout the day.

The music was amazing. African beats are quite tricky and it’s difficult to dance to at times, but it’s such an amazing experience to look around and see everyone moving. There’s really no wrong way to dance. I was reminded of the African dancing at South Africa and how I felt so free to move however I wanted. At the concert, I felt that my entire being was filled with music. I almost thought I was seeing and feeling those spirits JJ kept mentioning, but I think I was actually feeling the second drink. The band was fantastic because they continuously danced as they sang and played the trombone or trumpet.

After the concert, they opened the lounge section which turned into a club scene. JJ says, “Whatever happens when we go out, we gotta keep to ourselves. That’s the rule.” But, I think this portion of our night is best summarized by Jonathan: “That was like a history lesson. I’ve never seen moves like that.”

1 comment:

dij said...

Mos and Common?! lucky....