We went back to the Musical
Instrument Museum to see the exhibits we had missed on our last four trips to
the place. We took our time visiting all
of the areas and experienced the music of all the different cultures in the
world, a heritage of music, dance
and musical instruments reflecting their unique cultural and religious
experiences and interactions with others throughout their history.
The museum closed at 5:00 pm and we had a few hours to kill before the concert we were attending that evening at the museum. We went to a nearby Costco for an inexplicably hard-to-find item in the local grocery stores (5 oz paper cups). Costco had them, so now all is well with our disposable paper cup supplies. We lingered a bit too long in Costco and so had a rushed dinner at a nearby Whole Foods, then went back to the museum for the concert.
We weren't sure what we were getting into at the concert, but it looked interesting and it fit our schedule. The concert was performed by The Nations Beat and Cha Wa Carnival Caravan, a combination group exploring common musical themes. Nations Beat is a Brazilian group, heavy on percussion and amplified acoustic guitars with a female lead singer. Cha Wa is a New Orleans duo, the lead singer in Mardi Gras Indian costume; his partner playing drums. The two groups explored common percussion themes alternating between Brazilian and New Orleans music. As a grand finale they brought out a local high school percussion group (very good) and lead the audience in a Brazilian Carnival march around the auditorium. It isn't every day you get to see a Brazilian/New Orleans Fusion band backed by a high school percussion group. A CD would not do it justice. You had to be there.
Tomorrow we are going up to Sedona for a dose of red rock scenery, spiritual vortexes, and a visit to Native American ruins along the way. We are staying the night in Sedona and coming back to the RV Park on Saturday.
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