drum-believable!
that’s the title of the new album by the dhol foundation, one of the many fan-bloody-tastic bands that played at the first galle face event of the WOMAD sri lanka festival of drums last night. ok, lets face it. i’m in love with the dhol foundation. isn’t everyone? with their adraneline pumping, arms-throwing-up-in-the-air, bhangra beat punjab dhol music, their boy-band performance that includes jumping around impressively with their dhols tied around their middles, their cool spikes and their sexy british accent, they really started a party. no wait… asere, the cuban group, actually started the party with their sexy salsa beats and bill cobham on the drums…the dhol foundation just kept it up.
its been amazing so far. the finale was breathtaking. everyone got onstage, to bring the first galle face night to a mind blowing end. everyone is of such a professional standard, everything goes so smooth-ly, and everyone is so utterly sweet and talented. from the chemirani brothers from iran, to the taiko drummers from japan, to 64 year old toto (who dances like she’s 16) and her gang from columbia…the festival has been truly a once in a lifetime experience. ofcourse, being a volunteer has helped a great deal. it would not have been the same watching from the audience. this means i got to take pictures of bill cobham’s kit (and pictures with the man himself), chat up his sound technician, chat to and receive hugs from yash and kalps from the dhol foundation, and talk to everyone from the sound guys to the artists. aidan (from wicked aura, singapore) said ‘looking forward to tomorrow, ms. in-charge of workshops’. johnny kalsi (from the dhol foundation, england) said ‘you have to be the sweetest thing ever’. the girl (from yelemba abidjain, cote d’ivoire) said ‘you dance well’. i mean, this is the life people. i could do this forever. i should do this forever.
everyone who’s been missing this spectacle so far has to get themselves down to galle face tonight, 6-12.
what a show. sunday’s finale was unbelievable.
damn! i should have attended on other days, at least on saturday. i missed and messed up badly there.
Comment by sittingnut — September 25, 2005 @ 10:09 pm
I’m burning with envy…no wait, I think it’s the old sailor injury acting up…no, wait I really am envious
Comment by Mephistopheles1981 — September 26, 2005 @ 12:29 am
the workshops were fantastic too. everyone got a chance to really get up close and personal with the artists. on the whole it was just unbelievable, no? i cant even begin putting any of it down. yet.
meph - die die die! green is very becoming on you.
Comment by electra — September 26, 2005 @ 10:05 am
er…sittingnut? weren’t you there on saturday? I’m sure i saw you…
Comment by Nuzzy — October 2, 2005 @ 10:43 am
nuzzy:
no. only on sunday. may be you think i am somebody else?
Comment by sittingnut — October 2, 2005 @ 11:43 am
http://msnimiekle.blogspot.com
Comment by msnimiekle — May 3, 2009 @ 3:57 pm