Posting from Bavaria, this is my distilling down of the magnificent Clandestino Festival of a little over a week ago. There were many more acts that could have been on the list – Sahra Halgan, Amadou & Mariam, Slauson Malone 1, La Sonora Mazurén, Flammer Dance Band, Brighde Chaimbeul, The Zawose Queens and Sami Galbi all offered amazing concerts. But these, in the end, were my highlights:
BITOI - FLY, FLY
Two nights in a row we got to enjoy a gorgeous set by BITOI, which both nights began with this number, that gives me the absolute shivers. Bass guitar + three female voices = magic.
Selvhenter - Connoisseur
Purely musically, Selvhenter's gig was my favourite of the whole festival. Unfortunately an early concert, so the audience was a bit sparse and disengaged, but me, I was my own moshpit. There is something about this band that hits me right in the nerve centre; as though it was tailor made just for me. The noisiest saxophone, the most pummeling trombone, and the most aweinspiring drummer duet in the world. Best thing to ever come out of Denmark!
WaqWaq Kingdom - Doggy Bag
Saturday night was an absolute five star lineup all the way, with one gut punch of a concert following another, all deserving a place on Top 5. But it would be impossible for me to not include the absolute genius madness of WaqWaq Kingdom, that I'd been looking forward to since I first discovered their latest album. Dance mania and chaos, and Kiki Hitomi served us in the front row sake from backstage! Such much fun was had. KANPAIIII!!
Kabeaushé - IF IT'S FLYING, FLY!
If you want to have a party, invite Kabeaushé! I've never seen anyone single-handedly induce this much energy into an audience. By the end of the gig we were reduced to one sweaty, heaving organism, obeying their every instruction. Which most of the time was just DANCE!José González - En stund på jorden
Final gig of the festival, in a church, and what a sublime ending it was. Despite forgetting the lyrics and having to start over twice, José persevered, because, as he said, this song by Laleh is too beautiful to fuck up. By the third, perfect time, my eyes, and surely those of many others', were welling up. This summer so far has been filled with moments I want to live in forever. Here's to more of them!
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