Finally, finally, we got to watch the Gipsy Kings live on saturday. We were really hoping that they would feature in the Chateau Ste Michelle summer concert line-up (which seems reasonably unexciting this year), but that was not to be. I've always liked the acoustics at the Paramount - admittedly, I've watched more shows and musicals there than concerts, but the sound plus the ambience (I loooovvve those fabulous ceilings!) always seemed to create a pleasant experience, so this actually seemed like a pretty good alternative. And once we got there (seated in the middle of the first balcony), we got quite excited about the show.
The instruments were awesome - amazing strumming at lightning speeds, incredible drums, even the keyboard guy was belting out some mean tunes! What was disappointing? The vocals! Somehow, it seemed like the vocal microphones didn't quite cut it and the usually resonant voices sounded quite muted and fuzzy. Quite a disappointment.
Still, it was still a really fun show. Those damn fire codes prevented us from dancing away in the open spaces in the balcony, but we still shook it as much as we could :) I absolutely love flamenco music, and I especially love GK - they've made the music more approachable and open and joyful. And yes, they did perform our faves: La Dona, Bamboleo, Volare, Bem Bem Maria, ... the works!
*happy* :)
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