But beginning in about February (or earlier) the video preview monitor outside of the box office window began playing this, for lack of a better word, addicting cover of the Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter by Kidjo, and I was singing along.
I realized that I needed to get a ticket to this show to check it out because I really enjoy music from other cultures around the world, and figured it was a safe bet with a Grammy Award winner. I went with my friend Kerry and we didn't really know what to expect, we had both heard the Rolling Stones cover so much that we could sing it ourselves. The lights dimmed, Steve Horvath came on the speakers, and there she was.
To steal a quote from all of our audience reviewers this was the best concert I have ever seen in Richmond. Kidjo is so much more than just amazing music, she is truly an inspirational person, and a charismatic entertainer. The turning point in the concert was surely when Kidjo walked right off the stage into the aisle and continued to sing up and down the aisles of Camp Concert Hall, right with the audience, she was not a disconnected performer but instead became a part of the audience (considering how much singing and dancing we did!).
I was absolutely speechless after the concert. I quickly returned home to my laptop to download every song from the performance and I am still enjoying them as I write this post. What a great way to (almost) end the season, and now I will join everyone else as we wait to find out what other great concerts like this one await us in next year's season.
Thanks for reading,
Paul
1 comments:
I heard Angelique perform at a arts conference I attended two years ago. It was just her and a guitar player on a hotel ballroom stage. I was mesmerized by the quality of her voice, her clear passion for the power of music and her remarkable charisma.
Anyone who was not in Camp Concert Hall last Friday night, missed an exceptional evening. We will certainly have her back.
kp
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