Concert Review

Pretend Masks- Traditional African music from Kenya
Concert at Keller Auditorium
October 13th 2010
8:00 PM

Songs played:
1 moja.)  Sheng
2 mbili.) Sasa
3 tatu.) Simba
4 nne.) Mzungu-(White Person)
5 tano.) Unaitwa nani?
6 sita.) Mambo
7 saba.) nimepotea
8 nane.) Saidia!
9 tisa.) Usinisumbue
10 kumi.) Toka hapa

Ricky- Rain stick/Vocals
AJ- Ivory horn
Vady-Armpit drum/Vocals
Gary- Lute/Vocals
Pablo- Bafalon/sanza
Rose-Vocals

Pretend Masks is a group inspired by traditional African music from Kenya.
Each song has a traditional tribal sound to it, very relaxing and inspiring, using the instruments popular in the culture.This music brings beautiful visuals of the safari and it's animals to the mind, almost feels as if you're right there. The concert was a great success, people up in their seats dancing and really feeling the music within the soul. The music is so peaceful and uplifting, even though the place was packed the group still gives off a feel of closeness like it's just you and the music. The band had a great performance loving the fact that the crowd was really getting into it. Always brings a smile to my face when young children are up in that front row dancing joyfully.