adele's chasing pavements

i love, love, love this song right now...

musicovery

david introduced me to musicovery it's the coolest webradio i've seen so far as you can slide the cursor over to pick the genre, the mood and the time period. visually enchanting, too! give it a try, see if you like it as much as i do.

india.arie @ paradiso, amsterdam

i greatly admire india arie's previous works, acoustic soul and voyage to india. i think her lyrics are so honest and genuine. in my opinion, her latest album testimony: vol. 1 love and relationship is her best work yet. i have been listening to it for almost a couple of months and i haven't gotten tired of it! i thought it would be nice to see her perform live (and acoustic!) sometime.

and... she came to amsterdam!

she began with a few numbers from her newest album and she was amazed that the audience could sing along to the songs that had just been released a couple of months ago. many times she just stopped singing and jumped joyfully, saying "i can't believe it...y'all know my songs already!"

she is a great storyteller through her music and it made her live performance so intimate. it is so nice to see an artist who really does not need to rely on anything else than her talent to sing and write music. wearing a dress that her mother made and minimal make up, she was still able to have a spectacular production!

a little, useless note: the day before the concert i was lucky enough to get a ticket to india.arie's sold out concert. when people were willing to bid (on marktplaats) 100 euros for a ticket, i got it for 22! yay! ;)

paulinho moska

it's another sleepless night while i'm trying to fall asleep listening to some music. my iTunes is playing my collection of brazilian numbers and i just listen to a voice that i really adore. it belongs to paulinho moska.

i really don't know much about his works, other than the fact that i enjoy listening to his voice on a few songs from the soundtrack of women on top (sabor da paixao). to me it's one of my top 5 favorite movie soundtracks (note: soundtracks, not movies). i haven't gotten tired of the entire album even after 6 years! tune to falsa baiana, nos bracos de isabel, sonho meu and cinzas, and tell me if you think his voice is incredibly soothing and sexy. i don't understand what the songs actually say (they may as well be sad and depressing), but for all i know his voice on these numbers just makes me think of a relaxed, happy, and carefree day. perhaps portuguese also adds to its allure...;) considering how much i love brazilian music and how extremely i romanticize brazil, i wonder why i have not attempted to learn portuguese!

so tonight... or actually... this morning.. i google paulinho moska. i try to find out more about his other works, but then i run into his collection of photos he had taken. i must say that that they are quite original. an artist with a beautiful voice and an edge for photography.

have a moska day!

dj gregory @ the dragonfly, jakarta

filda invited us to a party at the dragonfly to conclude this year's french cultural month in jakarta. dj gregory spun the perfect music for the evening and we had a blast dancing the night through. he's coming back to indonesia for a gig at the junction in bali, check it out!!! wish i could be there....

jamiroquai concert @ ahoy, rotterdam

....never ceases to amaze me....

live 8, palais de versailles, paris

i had been looking forward to go to paris. first of all, because the last time i visited was when i was 11 [yep.... that was a looooooooooong while ago], second of all, i get to visit my friends brava, as well as lusti and her husband edwin. it just so happened that i could get a pretty cheap thalys ticket on the weekend that the live 8 concert was held. a summer weekend just can't be better than that.

pat metheny group concert, utrecht

i went with biscuit to pat metheny group concert. this concert is part of north sea jazz 2005. needless to say... it was simply amazing!

antonio sanchez is an incredible drummer

pictures from this concert are coming soon

incognito-dsound@paradiso, a'dam

Posted by: caridadita

simone of dsound, photo by: caridadita
saturday 9:13 am (cellphone ringing)

"huh...? heee...llooo ?" picking up the phone at this hour after queen's night party till 5 am is quite a challenge.
"you're coming to a concert with me"
"huh???" still incoherent
"concert, tomorrow, 8:30, amsterdam"
"which concert?"
"incognito"
"how much?" i am suddenly awake
"i took care of the ticket. so, what's the word?"
"i'm there"
"leidseplein 7:30"

incognito@paradiso, a'dam, photo by: caridadita
Posted by: caridadita.