Posted on July 27, 2009
Festival Músicas do Mundo – Sines, Portugal
I just played in one of the most unforgettable concerts of my life, with some of the most incredible musicians I know, in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been, for one of the most open and enthusiastic audiences I’ve ever seen.
It wasn’t perfect and it wasn’t all planned, but it was glorious, cathartic, and couldn’t have been more real.
These tough times have affected a lot of people. For a big group like ours, this has meant less opportunities to perform together. Luckily, our one show of the summer was completely revitalizing.
It was wonderful to be reminded that there is simply nothing in this world like “Beat the Donkey;” Cyro is crazy in the most beautiful way, and together we can lift 5,000+ people into a sonic whirlwind of heavy metal – noise – funk – forro – freak out!
We developed the “hillbilly” cue for some chicken pickin’; Nicolas brought the house down on a bass heavy tap box; Ze took the metal growl to a new level (sources report that the sound-man of a scandinavian thrash band literally cried); Gilo made King Crimson his bitch; Brian was grooving so hard he levitated over the keys (he also played the entire show with a chicken on his head); Cyro had the world on the string of his Berimbau and lead us from heaven to hell, and back again.
