On the second, I went, yet again, to the Jazz Fest. I was there to see Sandra Nkaké and either The Hot Sardines or Mokoomba. While The Hot Sardines were good, I was much more interested in Mokoomba, a band from Zimbabwe with a sound including traditional Tonga rhythms. Right there were two great reasons to see them: sub-Saharan Africans and Tonga (I know it is not the same, but still). They were amazing. I could not believe how much they moved, which went in line with my incapability of staying still. The band were the dancers and oh man did they dance!!
After the show, I ran to the bathroom. On my way back, I was stopped by Woods, who gave me a sample of his music before selling me his cd. I loved his personality, so I went for it. I will find out his upcoming show dates and post them on Facebook. When I got back to the stage, I saw people were still outside the backstage area, so I ran in the hopes they would still be outside. They were not, but Wesli was standing right there! I said hi and was pleased to see he remembered me. While we were talking, he handed me his show schedule for the summer, which I will post at the end.
I decided to stay nearby while waiting for Sandra Nkaké to start. I had a pleasant conversation with his girlfriend and their friend — who taught me during the conversation that mulatto comes from mula, which is Galician-Portuguese for mule; my children will definitely appreciate my learning that one! While we were talking, someone else showed up, with whom I ended up watching Sandra Nkaké. Nkaké was fantastic. I was getting tired by then, so I could not dance very energetically (Mokoomba took a lot of energy out of me!), but I danced nonetheless. After the show, I learned that Komty, with whom I had just watched the show, is a singer! She is absolutely adorable, and informed me that she has a show coming up on the 18 August. Once I have details about that, I will post them on Facebook.
Links:
- For more Obibini Bruni, see Facebook and YouTube
- Komty: Facebook, MySpace and YouTube search
- Mokoomba: Facebook, Label YouTube, MySpace, Twitter, website and YouTube Search
- Sandra Nkaké: Facebook, MySpace, website and YouTube
- The Hot Sardines: BandCamp, Facebook, Twitter, website and YouTube search
- Wesli’s show schedule on Facebook and on the website
Festival International de Jazz: Sandra Nkaké et Mokoomba
En 2014, je me suis présentée a autant de concerts que je pouvais à mon festival préféré, dont le Festival international de jazz de Montréal. J’ai écris au sujet de ces spectacles pour introduire mon blogue à l’internet. Voici la traduction d’un des soirs.
Le 2, je suis allée encore au festi de Jazz. Je me suis pointée pour voir Sandra Nkaké et soit The Hot Sardines ou bien Mokoomba. The Hot Sardines me plaisaient un peu, mais Mokoomba m’intéressaient plus, étant un groupe provenant du Zimbabwe et ayant un son incluant de rythmes traditionnels, style Tonga. Deux bonnes raisons pour les voir : des Africains subsahariennes et Tonga; pas la même chose, mais néanmoins une raison. Ils étaient formidables. J’étais étonnée de leur énergie, qui se voyait dans la foule aussi. La troupe nous donnais la musique et ils dansaient pour nous!
Après le show, Woods m’a arête, me fessant un spectacle et me vendant son CD. J’aimais bien la personne, donc pourquoi pas! À mon retour à la scène, j’ai remarqué qu’il y avait encore des gens en arrière, donc j’ai été voir si Mokoomba étaient encore là. Non, mais Wesli oui! (Un artiste que j’avais déjà vu et rencontré) Je l’ai salué et ait appris qu’il se souvenait de moi! Comme on se parlait, il m’a donné son horaire pour l’été; voici son site web.
En attendant Sandra Nkaké, j’ai pu discuter avec sa blonde et leur amie – qui m’a appris que mulâtre a comme racine mula, ce qui est galicien-portuguais pour mule! Comme on se parlait, quelqu’un est arrivé et cet avec cette personne que j’ai vue le spectacle! Nkaké était superbe, mais j’avais trop dansé pour Mokoomba, donc j’étais fatiguée; j’ai dansé, mais avec un manque d’énergie. Après le show, j’ai appris que Komty, avec qui j’ai vu Nkaké, est chanteuse! Je l’aimais trop et était content d’apprendre qu’elle avait un show pas long après.
Obibini Bruni 