by Waraba » Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:46 am
Hey! I lived with Ibrahima 4 months in 1992. When he came to USA with Oumou Sangare to play at SOB's (sadly, without Gaussou), I took the band to the Museum of Natural History and the Central Park Zoo. Also to Radio Shack, because they wanted to buy a large satellite dish. This was an historic event, wherein the djembe and retail worlds collide; Ibrahima is well known for his technique on djembe, but his negotiating skills remain utterly unsung, and positively sublime. The manager of the store never knew what hit him. THIS visit should have been the subject of a documentary.
Anisoo!