- Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:16 pm
#6228
So, finally mamady made it to Ireland, though he assured me he was here in 1967. What amazes me is how approachable he was, we all went out and stuffed a few pints of Guinness into us afterwards.. U2 were playing a big concert that night and the city was packed.. We joked that thank god I dont like their music as whats the chance of Bono inviting you out for a pint..
Anyway the the workshop was for a fairly low level unfortunatly, but its all fairly new here and I learned alot from him and his wife. I chatted endlessly about stuff with her and if she didnt know she just turned round and asked him.. It was a great cultural exchnge as we gave him the low down on irish history and the origins of the black stuff.. And he had a jam with a couple of irish musicians (watch out its the future of world music) the night before..
Most of the people sitting around in the pub had no idea who they were and I think one of my friends asked if he played a bit of drums himself... which was hilarious...
Cheers Mamady
Anyway the the workshop was for a fairly low level unfortunatly, but its all fairly new here and I learned alot from him and his wife. I chatted endlessly about stuff with her and if she didnt know she just turned round and asked him.. It was a great cultural exchnge as we gave him the low down on irish history and the origins of the black stuff.. And he had a jam with a couple of irish musicians (watch out its the future of world music) the night before..
Most of the people sitting around in the pub had no idea who they were and I think one of my friends asked if he played a bit of drums himself... which was hilarious...
Cheers Mamady