lady luck smiles on people sometimes... for Ibrahim Ferrer, lady luck managed to redeem him of the respect he deserved and for me, she knocked just when i thought i wasn't going to be able to afford a ticket to hear him sing... an extra ticket surfaced at the last minute and i got to make use of it... it was a brilliant seat in the stalls next to ruth, her previous flatmate anna and anna's father who have come up from manchester this weekend especially for the performance.
i've never attended such an incredible live performance where all the musicians (his band of brass players, drummers, singing accompanists, bass player, guitarist and a brilliant pianist) are clearly having so much fun... and the audience enjoying the music and standing up to dance along in the hall that has housed so many classical concerts; the rapport was wonderfully touching... i didn't know much about the Buena Vista Social Club and the wonderful Cubian musicians until friends like jeremy and his mates introduced them to me some years ago... and i still haven't even seen the movie... Ibrahim Ferrer's life story is a bitter-sweet fairytale; it is hard to imagine the life he led to make a living, the unjusts he experienced, the disillusion, and then that very special day that changed it all... needless to say, hearing him live was a beautiful experience... transcending the language barrier (at least for moi), he moved and touched everyone... with his voice, music and his love for life...
posted by ~overacuppa~ on Saturday, 6 November, 2004 at 23:51 hrs
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