Par : FrF.Kmeron, 07-08-2008 - 19:13
Tags : Capoeira - Concert - Gig - les Ardentes 2008 - Nneka - The Bellrays

 

That is precisely why, despit the short format of every gig in a Music festival like “les Ardentes”, I love being there. You have the possibility to discover some talents, singer, groups etc.. That you might never heard before if it wasn’t for this particular day. Today, after the awesome “Hollywood Porn Stars“, time for “The Bellrays” and “Nneka”, two artists that I now want to hear in my headphones.. Discovering talent every now and then is just so nice
Didn’t really know what to expect between the HPS that I’ve talked about before and “The Kills” that i was all excited about (eventough 2nd gig seing them). Didn’t even heard one single note of “the bellrays” before this moment. And now I can say I was really impressed by them.

 

It’s a strange mix between what could have been a “soul/ rythm n blues” voice for the lead vocal, and true rock with guitar riffs and Drums. Starting really strong in our hears, we get used to that mix, and that felt good. The musicians are really good, the voice is just really having it’s own presence and making the show totally worth it. Seriously. I was impressed, seems they were happy to be here. I know I was. Really, I got to look more into that, but i was really happily surprised to see this band on stage singing like they were in front of 25 thousands people. Just nice.

 

Less than an hour, but it definitely stuck me. Now i’m saying that this is a really good day. I wasn’t at ‘les Ardentes” yesterday, so doesn’t seem to be as tired as some people around ^^

 

And so it was time to go the smallest stage of the event. Just out of curiosity, to see “Nneka”. I didn’t had a clue of what I was going to see. And that’s part of the fun isn’t it?

So Nneka is germano-nigerian. At first, she strongly looks like Asa for example (this is a cliché, I admit it). But what I think at the beginning was going to be wayyyy to dub/reggae for me is actually a candy, sweetness, pure one, with a vibrant voice.

This was a really nice thing knowing those two groups “without really wanting to”. And I know she’s somewhere around my town in November, might go and make sure I’m able to see a whole concert of her. Also she has nice lyrics, about what is nowdays in Nigeria, how Oil is treated, earth being raped on a daily basis. really, impressed, an artist that as something to say and is not afraid of saying it.

Nice one. lots of emotions in her songs, definitely. Just the time to go out for like 5 minutes, realise that some are extreme walking bear feet because they, like I do, don’t have any boots. But maybe a lil too much extreme for me.

Some animation of Capoeira was made in front of the 2nd stage. nice ^^ not in shape enough to do such thing. Didn’t try (but that was obvious and so meaningless to say :p )

Back inside, puying some chip to be able to grab a coke. and yes, the people of the organisation are as nice as the mood/ambiance of this festival. good laugh, smiling, young, wild, FUN.

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