News and views from the pit – Summerfest ’07
|The Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage is a tricky mouthful – actually one of the 10 music stages at Summerfest 2007 and the scene for performances by one of the world’s premier Afrobeat and reggae bands – Femi Kuti and his band from Nigeria followed by The Wailers from Kingston, Jamaica.
Thousands were jammed into the stands beneath the overpass, sheltered from a sky that threatened to burst any moment. But with mother nature showing mercy, the crowd bumped and gyrated (with the occasional falling off the bench) to a an evening of pulsating horns, throbbing drums, rock steady rhythm and bass, and the energy exuded by the dancers on stage.



and Abongy (Mr. Drummer man)



Send me a note and I will fill you in on a karmic experience from the show… let’s just put it as giving a helping hand to the band. In any case, tons more pics to come so keep watching – and listening to some live music.
– malliman/AM
– malliman/AM