Ngingenwe Emoyeni
Yesterday I went to African Footprint, a south African dance/musical show, running
already from 2000. This month the show visits Amsterdam.
The show was nice, very good dancers, exciting choreography. It was a blend of modern and African dance in which gumbo, jive, eastern, tapping and even western dancing found its place. Besides the occasionally too heroic spoken moments (Africa is the most beautiful country etc., but no word on the problems between the different tribes, aids etc.). In theater I can handle the disney/hollywood setup of the show better than in movies, because I really appreciate the beautiful voices of professional singers and the proper balance of the sound, well-composed songs and good looking costumes.
The best part was in my opinion the jazz-piece. Why did the black people became so rap-obsessed, while they had the much better jazz/blues???
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