that's one from the bucket list

Holy cow squeeeeeEEEEEeeeeee! I hope I never forget that concert. To clarify, I've just seen the Soweto Gospel Choir at the Overture, and my socks, oh dear, where have they gone? Has anybody seen where they went after they were knocked clean off and clear across the city? :D :D :D Living and ongoing history meets not only resilience, but pride in the face of repression, meets a liberation story, meets one *incredible* choir indeed... Yeah, I'll be starry-eyed for a while yet. :)

Yes, they did "Asimbonanga". I literally gasped aloud, then said "Oh they *are* going to do it!" I'd hoped they would, and I knew going in that it's become something of a signature for them, especially since 2014's tributes, but... squeeeeeeEEEEEeeeee! I could not resist singing along a bit there, and it appears I bothered no one near me by doing so, whew! They mixed it with a verse and chorus from Peter Gabriel's "Biko," which I was not expecting. When I recognized it, I think I said "Oh wow!"

They also did "Pata Pata," very up tempo, right after a tribute to Aretha Franklin, so they essentially went straight from one musical queen to another (Pata Pata is a Miriam Makeba song.) Yep, I squeaked again. :) I'm not sure too many in the audience recognized that song for what it was. Then again, I'm an odd American. Speaking of, you know you're steeped in a certain sort of story indeed when someone shouts "amandla!" and, though you're American and white as chalk, you not only know the response, but feel almost compelled to answer, much like if someone were trying to get a hallelujah. ... Yeah, I swear I'm not trying to appropriate anything with that one, I've just buried my nose in one too many on-location news reports... and features... and world music programs... over the years, and heartfelt call and response as a form is compelling all on its own. Ask me what democracy looks like. :)

I am never going to get to sleep at this rate, but I really should at least try. *beams all over DW some more*