sabali

amadou & mariam.
i had the opportunity to see this beautiful couple
perform at the harbor last summer.
snuggled up close to one another, they somehow made the massive stage that looms over toronto's waterfront
feel like a small cozy kitchen. warm and good.
they would pause every few songs, perhaps perplexed by the stunned silences,
and ask: "aaaaaay! toronto! eeeeest- ce que ça va?" "are you alright?"
to which thunderous cheers would erupt.
an instantaneous group realization that these blind musicians where partly
counting on their ears to hear if we were feeling them.
it was on that humid dusky night that toronto let go of it's
trademark self consciousnesses and for once
screamed: ouuuuuuuuuuuuuui! ça va!
amadou et mariam;
merci, merci pour votre music. c'est tellement beau.



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