David Gilmour besuchte Salif Keita Konzert

David Gilmour wurde beim Konzert von Salif Keita, Tony Allen und Awadi in Londons Barbican Theater gesehen. Die drei Afrikaner heizten dem Publikum ordentlich ein. Salif Keita hat sich mehrmals als großer Pink Floyd Fan geoutet. Die Floyd Alben Animals, Dark Side Of The Moon und Wish You Were Here haben es ihm besonders angetan. Vielleicht hatte er nach seinem Konzert die Möglichkeit mit Gilmour zu sprechen.

African Soul Rebels 2008
Salif Keita – Tony Allen – Awadi
18.02.2008 Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre.

A stunning triple-bill, bringing together Malian superstar Salif Keita, the finest singer the continent has ever produced, Tony Allen, the father of Afrobeat and the pulse of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70, and Awadi, the leader of Positive Black Soul who brings new directions in African hip hop. Evening Standard: Awadi sings and dances gloriously, too. Salif Keita, the man most had come to see, was next. After receiving a standing ovation for falling to his knees at his mic-stand (overcome, perhaps, by the fact that his hero, David “Pink Floyd” Gilmour, was present), the Malian Caruso delivered a low-key acoustic set at odds with his usual electric spectaculars.