I loved how inter-generational they were. The lead singer must have been in his 60s, but there were some young teenagers in the group too, looking a bit scared and bewildered. I spoke to them a bit afterwards, telling them they were fantastic, and they just opened up and were so happy to know that people enjoyed it.

I also got to speaking to the rest of the band afterwards, who said I should marry one of their daughters, who would teach me to dance. I exclaimed that I had been dancing in the front row and they all laughed and said “we saw you dancing like a maniac out there, but you need to learn how to REALLY dance!”

But yeah, they were absolutely brilliant.

just got home from seeing them tonight!!! at the House of World Cultures Berlin. F.I.R.E. these people know how to party! insistent? infectious? intense? no words can be enough to describe the pure effortless energy… me and 30 or 40 people were dancing our fucking heads off the entire time at the front of the theater, while 2 hundred or more people just sat in their stupid seats. what’s wrong with white people??? don’t tell me they can’t dance. if an east asian (me) can give it up, lose it completely and freak straight for 2 hours like they WAS no tomorrow they can at the very least stand up and nod their heads a little. swing their hips a little. would it hurt to get just a little jiggy? it is a crime not to when a band like this is playing! it’s nothing to do with race, but culture (or lack there of). also fear and ignorance maybe.

sorry to ramble i’m a bit (or a lot) smashed

Tout bon tout bon tout bon … ho what a gooooog memories !

Merci pour cette richesse musicale que tu nous offre..

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