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THE MOZZA ALTERNATIVE
15 Jul 2009, 11:29
Tue 14 Jul – Etnofestival 2009
Morrissey cancelled two concerts at Rimini for "un-resolvable reasons" which Mozza later explained via his home page was due to the fact "the venue could not accommodate our PA system or lights, etc" rather than for health problems.
I have a suspicion that not enough tickets were sold too - certainly the shows were very poorly publicized. A friend who lives in Rimini says she didn't see a single poster which is strange since these would have been the only concerts in Italy. Either way the organization leaves much to be desired - was Morrissey planning a a show of Emerson, Lake & Palmer proportions - we'll never know!
The consequence of this was that I headed up to San Marino for day 2 of their annual Etnofestival - one of six concerts in successive nights from around the globe - Corea, Spain, Cuba, Brasil, Colombia and, for the show I attended, Guinea.
It turned out to be a spectacular drumfest. Mamady Keita is a 59 year old master of the djembe (African drum). On stage he is accompanied by a band of 5 other drummers, 3 big-mamma dancers, + balafon, kora, flute & sax players.
They created a real party atmosphere from the start and several members of the audience lept on stage during the show to display their dancing - including one pregnant white woman!
A great show and, I suspect, more fun that Morrissey would have been.
Morrissey cancelled two concerts at Rimini for "un-resolvable reasons" which Mozza later explained via his home page was due to the fact "the venue could not accommodate our PA system or lights, etc" rather than for health problems.
I have a suspicion that not enough tickets were sold too - certainly the shows were very poorly publicized. A friend who lives in Rimini says she didn't see a single poster which is strange since these would have been the only concerts in Italy. Either way the organization leaves much to be desired - was Morrissey planning a a show of Emerson, Lake & Palmer proportions - we'll never know!
The consequence of this was that I headed up to San Marino for day 2 of their annual Etnofestival - one of six concerts in successive nights from around the globe - Corea, Spain, Cuba, Brasil, Colombia and, for the show I attended, Guinea.
It turned out to be a spectacular drumfest. Mamady Keita is a 59 year old master of the djembe (African drum). On stage he is accompanied by a band of 5 other drummers, 3 big-mamma dancers, + balafon, kora, flute & sax players.
They created a real party atmosphere from the start and several members of the audience lept on stage during the show to display their dancing - including one pregnant white woman!
A great show and, I suspect, more fun that Morrissey would have been.
