Chapter 11 - Gigs in Cusco

Chapter 11 - Gigs in Cusco

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Cusco has a really good music scene and it is surprisingly easy to break into! Since the first gig in Go Bananas there have been 2 more. I played at the Ayamama bar before Amuru Pumac Kuntur which was literally my dream the first time I saw them only one week before!! Now however the dream is to be playing with them! I really enjoyed the Ayamama gig because it was so fast and energetic, both in the lead up to playing and the actual gig!! I had to be totally ready, no one was going to wait for me because i was expected to be as professional and organised as the other musicians or i shouldn't be on the bill. It was a hard act but a great learning experience! I also got paid in weed to play reggae music ... Yes I.

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I then organised another Live music and Jam session at Go Bananas and enjoyed a more relaxed set, for the first time ever I remained seated for an entire show, but really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere it brought to the music and the people!  I have been asked to play in a lounge bar too , its called El Duende and the owner is really cool. There are two levels to this place and I play upstairs. There is a video camera upstairs which films you play and shows it on screens downstairs. Hilarious. absoloutley class. I'm really excited to be getting involved in this music scene here. I have also been jamming with Ras Dante, a rasta Mc who has invited me to sing with him in concert. He is part of soundsystem Seventh Seal who i have not met or heard yet. The more I stay here the more I love it and the more I realise no matter where I go in the world I will be making music and oppertunities for others to make music. Musica es vida .