Was awaken bright and early by a band conducting sound check at the main stage and contractors desperately trying to set up the last minute finishes to their stalls, oh and the in house dj downstairs that played quite good music actually.
I was the only gung-ho one who went for all the workshops – by myself. Yes, call me an eager beaver but the workshops are my favourite part of the festival. Here was the line up that I managed to catch :
Fiddle Dee Dee – 2pm, Theatre
Theatre wasn’t very packed as it was the 1st workshop and it was a Friday. The only band that had the people grooving was French band playin the gypsy jazz. That’s when I first noticed the sexy French violinist Jean-Philip Steverlynck.
Dance, Dance, Dance! – 3.15pm, Theatre
This workshop was awesome! Featured all the dance moves from the bands. The Maori warriors were the best! Tanzanian chicks can really shake their booty and it was hilarious when the Iban warrior took on the Maori warrior. Here’s a clip from the workshop.
Groovin – 4.30pm, Dewan Lagenda
Decided to catch the drums. Drums are always good. Vik from Malaysian band Akasha did an excellent job leading the workshop with his ‘acoustic’ version of the tabla.
Scenes at some of the workshops
After the workshops were over, just chilled around the Village soaking in the atmosphere and activities going on. They had a Capoeira workshop and a performance by our local ‘Maori’ boys which were entertaining. Took some pics with an Iban warrior.
The concert kicked off right on time with Kinabalu Merdu Sound. The young girl’s voice was good but found the music to be a bit slow. Lan-E Tuyang, local sape band, is good for hotel lounge but def not for rockin the crowd. I personally thought Korean band Noreummachi sounded like Chinese funeral music. :P Not much to say bout Bali’s Sekaa Jaya Jenggala.
What a start to the concert. Music finally picked up with Polish band St Nicholas Orchestra but died again when China’s Red Chamber came on stage. Randy did bad with the flow of the line up this year. How can you put a slow band after a rockin one? Totally potong…
The saving grace was Poum Tchack from France where my sexy violinist was playing. They rocked the house pretty good with their version of Gypsy Jazz. And oh.. isn’t Jean just sexy – he was dripping in sweat by the time he finished his gig. Here he is – sorry video senget for the first part.
Poum Tchack - France
Ahh.. the sexy Jean-Philip Steverlynck
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