Mistaken Identity

Les Nubians

What an amazing show!

I am totally in love with Marie Daulne from Zap Mama....she had such an amazing presence and an incredible voice. The music itself was dense and rich and textured and incorporated technology with traditional instruments, and the flat-out unexpected -- at one point it looked like she was whistling into mini-liquor bottles (like you see on airplanes). These bottles (they could have been some sort of instrument -- I don't know) created this really weird hollow, high pitched tones tones....but it was so beautiful.

She also did flips at the end of the show....like flying through the air kinda flips...handstands and acrobatics...with no wires..and she didn't even drink whatever was in those bottles either!!! It was tremendous. There also was an amazing bass player from Zap Mama whom I met, and she, too was an amazing singer, and extra super-duper nice.

It sounds so cheesy to talk about the vibe....but it was just amazing. I image that there was a wee-bit of toking going on in the cars outside of Mississippi Nights . There were a lot of folks with really, really red eyes just bobbing their heads to the beat with big ole smiles on their faces.

Oh..and Les Nubians were good too...but perhaps a bit too slick. They, too have beautiful voices...but their performance felt so staged in contrast to the high kicking fun and raw honesty of Zap Mama. The performance just felt too rehearsed...but man...they can harmonize beautifully. It was nice just listening to them.

They did sing a song entitled Saravah. They said it's about Brazil....and saying goodbyes...and saying hello. ******sigh***** Fortunately, my French is lousy....so I just smiled, made up my own translation and tapped my foot while my mind drifted around the world.....

The show was great, but Kelly and I were ready for more flips and hijinks....

so we picked up Jim and went to the Complex...

Where I have to admit I had a really good time. I saw friends, and spent time catching up with my pal Roxanna in the back bar, listening to Dee-Lite (Lady Kier is now a DJ - click here) and talking about Dynasty reruns and what's going on NBC's Passions.

Good times all around.