I love african beats. And I love the uniqueness of this band - their primary instrument is the likembe - except it is hooked upto these homemade megaphones. Add to that some incredible drums, a couple of deep african vocalists who can truly shake a leg and you have a really fun show.
The music was a lot more trancy than we expected, but it almost seemed to have a rock aspect to it too (maybe because of the drums? maybe because of the decibel level?) It was definitely repetitive, but incredibly dancy - almost seemed like our feet could move reflexively to the music. Very comforting and earthy :)
This was the first time I heard Konono and I found them really fascinating. The female vocalist was awesome - she reminded me a lot of Janelle (my first afro-cuban teacher who so rhythmically shook her booty in spite of her bulging 7 month belly!). The male singer was a blast, high-energy and he loved showing us his dance moves. But my fave was the older thumb-pianist. (Guess this was Mingiedi - the founder) - he seemed so blissful playing his likembe.
The Triple Door mentioned that they were going to move stuff around to make dancing room and we were wondering how they could "move" seating around in the Mainstage area. Well, they didn't! They just didn't put any extra tables in the front area - so we had about a 5' wide stretch to cram all our dancing selves into!
Very fun, can't wait to hear them again!
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