Monday, August 27, 2007

Have nothing much to talk about...but somethings i'll write`

Okay...weekend was everything different from the past few weeks. Spent both days doing nothing but just having fun and not worry about saving the world or completing things. Just relax the mind and enjoy moments.

On saturday went to Womad with fann, flower girl, cheerful girl, and moody girl. Theme this year was world music....they played african beats, brasillian samba/copacabana...and also alot of hindi fusion drum & bass. Cool stuff. The Asian Dub Foundation dude sure rock the house...not to mention the beautiful languages the Johnny Kalsi of the Dhol Foundation fella likes to use, alot.

Youssou N'Dour was there...yep, the 7 seconds song guy...together with the band, The Super Etoile De Dakar. Another artist i really appreciate much are the guys from Brasil, Clube Do Balanco...man they're good. Its their first time in asia...in singapore...and i think they loved it. And we love the way they just play on stage...simply put it, happy.

Deejay R-H played his beats on stage with this particular boy from Iran...darn bloody talented percussionist...he's gonna make it one day...or might have already. The brasillian band played naturally with them...just improvising along the way....and i think that's what a true musician is all about. Asian Dub also jam with them...they basically crash in on almost everyone's party. Invited of course.The Iranian boy's dad was also up on stage...he played a backpipe-look-a-like.

Lesson learnt...the Iranian boy's dad...let's just call him the Iranian dad. He was part of the act on stage playing...when the Asian Dub joined in...they brought along an Israeli drummer. The Iranian dad then spoke on the mic saying that he is not allowed to go to Israel, while the drummer is never going to be allowed to go to Iran...but only here, for the music...they're together playing on stage...music brings peace`

Youssou N'Dour also touched me with one of his slowest songs...i think it was the slowest. Before he sang he said...when people talk about Africa...when people show Africa...what do you they show...or better, just think about Africa yourself...most of the time poeple portray famine, hunger, aids, poverty....then he goes..."Africa is also about Happiness". Then he sang the song about Africa's happiness. It doesnt make any sense to me what he's singing...but from the projection of his voice and his face...i appreciate the happiness of Africa.

Okay so that's Womad 2007 for you. Hope anyone here reading...we'll hangout at next year's Womad if we make it yea. On Sunday hangout with my good old brothers from nyp, not to mention rugby mates, bike enthusiast, goes way back. I took a drive with Yawn in his Kia and Rush drove with Zeck in the hyundai. I shud say it's a different feeling...cos we always hangout with bikes. It's nice tho.

Movies i've caught this week is Dead Silence. All in all it's okay, nothing much tho. But i've always seen those ventriloquist dolls as spooky and scary looking man. Don't you. Spooky dolls i tell you. Nothing to watch...you can watch this.

Okay peeps...good fun i had over the weekends...now it's back to the long hours in the studio for the next two months. Tsunami period is back again. You keep having fun`

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