On Saturday I performed as part of Toque Tambor at Rhythms
of the World. Toque Tambor is the Brazilian carnival drumming band which I am a
part of. I did a blog post before Christmas when I took part in a parade.
Rhythms of the World is Hitchin’s music festival which takes place in the
grounds of Hitchin Priory, which is where I used to work.
I first heard about Toque Tambor when I saw them
perform a few years ago. Our set was an hour long, and we’d been having weekly
3 hour rehearsals for about a month which was hard work.
On the day itself we had a 2 hour rehearsal in the morning
and then we performed in the early evening. I played the tamborim and there
were other groups from Bristol and other parts of the country joining us, so
there were about 6-7 tamborim players, as well as our own director on stage
with us, which was a great help.
Great photography skills Fran!
Before our set, a band called CC Smugglers did a set and me
and my friend Penny went to watch them stage side (really surprised security
didn’t turn us away.) The lead singer was in my maths class at school
coincidently.
I haven’t performed on a stage since I was 18, so a long
time! I’m not sure how many people we performed for, but we were on the main
stage. My friend Coops and his girlfriend Fran watched me as Rhythms is where
they first met. And my dad Bobby also came to watch me, which was a nice
surprise. It was if I was 5 again in school assembly and seeing your parents in
the audience and did a little wave.
I really enjoyed performing and when you see the crowd
dancing along then that made it even better.
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