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| Connie & Chris |
After
a quite animated night (music in the café next door until 4 in the
morning), Tom went to town for some busking, while I was hanging
around with Théo and Cécile, a Franco-Spanish couple staying long
term at Go Bananas. At the end we came across in the street and
busked altogether, helping Tom to earn his night! We were glad to see
that most of the people who gave us money were Peruvian, and that we
didn't steel tourists's money from Peru. During the day, we met
loooaaads of French people, most of them going to IncaTek, all of
them really sound. Wonderful smiley time =)
At
night, we met Edgar who just arrived in Cusco, like we'd planned when
we left him in Lima; but finally didn't eat cuy for it was to
expensive (almost $20), and Edgar had tried it already. Then we went
to the Ukukus cultural bar to see an illusionist show by one of our
fellow in the hostel, which was followed by a wicked Peruvian band,
the Amaru Pumac Kuntur (Puma is the sacred animal in Cusco). We were
totally amazed: 7 musicians, maybe 20 instruments, most of them we
didn't even know the name of... and such a spiritual energy! After
maybe 10 min we couldn't stay on our seats, and stood up to dance
crazily... just for a few thought, because the altitude wouldn't
allow us such strong movements! We really recommend you to check this
link, it's as good as Highlight Tribe!!!
17.12.12
That
morning we found out that Go Gananas was having some management
problems: one of the holder left, taking everything from the
building, cooker, sugar and energy. The café was shut for the day.
Theo came up with a brilliant idea for us to make a happening that
night in Go Bananas and all agreed. We printed flyers “In Lak'Ech Reggae de Escosia”, and by 4 in the afternoon the flyers
were in the hands of many and shared amongst Cusco. Maggy went
to a huge wholesale market to help Chris and Connie to restock the cafe
and came back with a huge smile on her face and stories of the
biggest fruits she had ever seen! I went busking/flyering and had a
total ball. Moving from place to place, when a head strong police
officer came past and even getting a job playing in a bar between
Xmas and new year!! That night around 9 oclock the sound system was
set up: maggy on
kahon and me on the guitar and vocals. After 30 minutes the bar was
filling up, and when we started again the bar
was almost full and the energy was brilliant. A guy Called Adam, that I met in the street earlier on, joined us with his trumpet. The bar was full of good people and good feeling. Another 30 minutes and
we finished with an acapella of redemption song, followed with a big jam: Théo singing, Cécile at the flute, and soon after some columbians came to
play. .The whole bar joined in and we sang and
danced all night... and went totally bananas!!! IN LAK'ECH !!!
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| Cusqueña, the local beer |
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| Scottish Tom with French Cécile, Adam and Maggie |
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