Last week I was given the opportunity to steward at a gig for the group 'Baka Beyond', in Totnes at the KEVICCS Ariel Center. Because I had already alot of stewarding over the summer for Oxfam, and I knew it would be nothing like my experience there- I still volunteered to do this, as I had never seen Baka Beond, this would be a new band for me.
Who are Baka Beyond??"Musicians from 6 countries in the Celtic fringes of Europe and the West coast of Africa join together to play the most original live world fusion sound around. The spirit of the music lives in the rhythm. All Baka Beyond's rhythms are played by human beings not machines !" (www.bakabeyond.net)
"Baka Beyond were originally inspired by Martin Cradick & Su Hart's visits to the Baka Forest People in Cameroon. While there they played music with and recorded the Baka resulting in two albums, Heart of the Forest - field recordings of the traditional Baka music - & Spirit of the Forest - a mix of music written with & inspired by the Baka." (www.bakabeyond.net)
What did I have to do?
There were 7 stewards in total, some of them had seen the group before, others, like me, had not. The gig was held in the theatre, and we were positioned at certain points around the theatre. We alternated every 30 mins or so, to give us a new job to do- either tearing tickets for the audience coming in, or directing the audience to the various places, or just keeping an eye.
It was a very enjoyable night!
Here I am looking lurverly in my stewarding shirt!
Below are some photos of Baka Beond on stage.
Keep coming back, I have my burlesque show at the end of this week!!Keep smiling
Ruby Foxglove xx
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