Last night was a friend's birthday, so we went out to celebrate.
At on point someone decided it would be fun to sing her happy birthday in all of the languages that we know: Swiss German, Russian, Portugese, American (not English), Spanish, and French. What resulted was the most amazing cacophony. Wow.
I think I've grown used to birthdays with musicians who can all sing in tune together. Not that I'm complaining; it was quite spirited.
Later we were listening to music (after the bar closed, which happens quite early in Fribourg) back at home. I had brought my ipod down and after listening and chatting for a while some blues came on...it was the most amazing thing because everyone immediately responded to the music and started dancing. It was pretty cool for me, having taught the blues to seven year olds in New York and seen the same innate response to the music.
It made me think about the music of my country: how varied and full of life it is. Being away form the U.S. makes it easier to understand exactly what we have and what is special about it.
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Clio,
ReplyDeletewhat blues recording were you listening to (that you describe in the post titled "the blues")? I'm struck that people would dance to the blues--which is why I"m curious who you were listening to.
talk to you soon. love, mom