Music from Africa
On Sunday attended a performance by the Tribhangi Dance Theatre, a troupe from South Africa.
There was this African woman dressed in a vibrant yellow top which resembled a kurta and a black skirt with concentric circles of colourful piping. She belted out two songs, Meadowlands and Patta Patta.
During the Arpatheid era, black people were evicted from their homes and shipped off to a place known as the Meadowlands. Though a very lively number, sung very animately by the singer, the meanings were obviously rather sad.
The rest of the troupe dabbled in Bharatnatyam, fusion dancing etc.
The Bharatnatyam was performed by 3 black men, with very little grace and finesse and a lot of the fusion dancing was also dissappointing.
