On Thursday, September 20th at Kennedy Union
Boll Theater, I attended Fatoumata Diawara's concert with my friends. She is a musical artist from Mali. This was
such a valuable cultural experience and I’m happy to say it was my favorite
arts event thus far at UD. Diawara was so energetic and talented that the
audience could not help but get into her music. She started off without saying
anything; it was just she and her guitar on stage. She sung a couple of songs
and played beautifully. I was amazed by how effortlessness her performance
seemed. It was so natural to her, and even though I didn’t understand the words
to her song, I felt like I was still able to gather its meaning, just by her
expression of the music. When her band joined her on stage, the performance
reached its energetic height. She was full of life and it was apparent how much
she believed in her music. Diawara made sure the audience was connected with
every member on stage and urged us to dance with her. When she wasn’t singing
or playing her guitar, she clapped along with the beat, danced all around the
stage, and engaged the drummer, electric guitarist and bassist. There was also
another woman on stage who kept the beat and danced with her as well. They just
seemed to be having such a great time, which is a really important part of a
performance. I would recommend this to a friend if the opportunity presented
itself. It was really a good way to become educated about another culture’s
music, and to attend an event that is certainly different than any student’s
everyday activities. It definitely had an effect on me, as I have listened to
her music since then. Her CD has such a wide range, as some songs are slow and
relaxing and others are lively and fast. As a whole, the audience was really
involved in the performance; it was hard not to be. Every time we would stop
clapping, she would get everyone back involved, and she created small dances
for each song.
This is the link for Fatoumata Diawara's music video: Bissa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82BifytoYY
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