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August 19, 2005
The Drums of Timor
Nightlife here in Timor can get a bit ... repetitive. Not that I'm complaining, for I am quite grateful that there is such a thing as a nightlife at all. But last night, that all changed with one of the craziest displays of absolute fun I have ever seen, ever, anywhere. Ever seen Stomp? Yeah, this was better. Set out in a back lot of a construction site overshadowed by metal scaffolding and surrounded by trailers, fifty people managed to create music out of just about any material possible that could emit a sound: tires, empty petrol jugs, metal wiring, large overturned vats â€" you name it they had made an instrument out of it. There (before the place turned into a quasi-rave house), out in the open air the group just played drum with the most complex and interchanging rhythms you could imagine. This continued for over an hour, I'm sure, and I wish it hadn't ended. What an experience. I shall never complain about mundane-ness ever again.
Posted by storbert at August 19, 2005 10:56 PM