Africa Days Vienna Report

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Now that was one hell of a Sunday! I got to perform with two different acts during the Africa Days Festival in Vienna, Austria!

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The first group was Aminata & the Astronauts. A very talented funk soul singer with Senegalese roots. There are so many good musicians here in Vienna and it's such a pleasure to catch up with them when I'm in town!

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Aminata's stage outfit she purchased from the vendors in the festival! Amazing how many great handcrafted masterpieces you can find here!

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Her smile and energy is addictive.

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In between the concerts I walked around the festival grounds. The weather was finally cooling down. That always make me smile!

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After eating some delicious Peanut Curry chicken from my good friend Uli Baatz's food tent, we were off to the next soundcheck.

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Our soundcheck took longer than expected so I had to run backstage as fast as possible for my costume change and just like that the concert started!

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Celia Mara is one of the first artists I ever worked with in Austria. She has a very powerful message and a strong following from many activists around the world. Her music is hard to describe due to its broad selection of ethno-electronic rhythms.

WOW! you made it this far into my report, well you deserve a video clip for your hard efforts ;-)

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I was so happy that both @whaledancemedia and @bitcoinfused could assist me the whole day with my equipment and making this blog's photos so beautifully! Thank you Mona!

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Attendance was good. Unfortunately some of the ticket prices are too high for middle to low income families. I really hope Vienna will provide more free tickets for underprivileged families next year so they can enjoy their heritage in this gorgeous festival on the Donau Insel.

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Don't you love it when people just run up onstage and start dancing!

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My Persian friend Emad on keyboards enjoying the grooves.

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The light technicians loved using red and orange earth tones to recreate the African desert.

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And just like that we waved goodbye to our fans and thanked them for the amazing evening.

I thank you all so much for being a part of my Steemit journey!

Keep it Steeming and Cryptolicious!


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