Fela! On Broadway

If there’s one thing we did well on our trip, it would definitely be making new and hopefully lasting connections with some really awesome people. Through Vie and her inviting energy, we met and made friends with a few of the guys from the Fela! musical which is currently on Broadway. It really is seldom that you meet people who touch your heart with beautiful energy and authentic vibes as these guys did. We formed a connection with them immediately, and spent most of our last days enjoying laughs, dancing, drinks and music together.

Being the generous souls they are, they invited us to come and see the show on a day that our good friend Duain was playing lead as the legendary Fela. Some of us had seen the show before, but seeing it again felt like it was the very first time seeing it. The energy, the beautiful music, the beautiful people, the vibrant colours, the “oh my word, thats amazing” kind of dancing made for a stunning experience. There’s just something about this musical that pulls at your heartstrings. Something about this show that makes you so proud to be African.

Thank you dear friends, for this wonderful experience!

Remember when we liked things...

I was looking through my phone and came across pictures from the night Vie, Sphume, Thando, Tumi and I left the Lower East Side at 01:45am to go find a party in Brooklyn. We were exhausted after a day of partying and drinking, but after Vie gave us a speech like Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday, we got up, put some make up on and decided that we were too young to stay indoors in New York City...

New York Nights Keep Calling!

There is something so exciting about stepping out onto the street in New York, all dressed up with no real plan. The spontaneity in not having a proper itinerary brings about the craziest situations that happen deep in the night as we set off in the aims of the experiences on offer all over NYC. 

So that's what we did one of these nights. Dressed up, took to the streets, and headed off to find a place that was ready to take on a boisterous group of us who were ready to party! First spot had a sign outside that read  "Keep your voices down…blah blah blah" - this was not the place for us. We walked a few blocks, in 6-inch heels, which was a somewhat humbling experience, and when one door opened and we heard the intense array of old hip hop sneaking through, we knew this was the place for us. We came into what I'm sure was part of a rehearsal for a video shoot: ladies in tight tiny dresses, men in  timbos, caps, and gold watches, and lots and lots and lots of champagne popping. We can't leave out the DJ who had a commentary on every single song he played of course, because what's a party without a running commentary of instructions and reminders about 'the new ish' by the DJ. 

While some couldn't fathom being stuck in this situation for too long, some of us stayed right until the last song played, the lights came on, and the old school R n' B started playing to usher us out. Being stuck in a 3 hour hip hop 'video rehearsal' was definitely a unique and awesome experience!

#Fela! X #LoveWorldTourNY

Duain on his method acting steez, never leaves ‘Fela’ behind! Lol

Say whaaat?!

So which IS the right cab hailing gesture though?! 

Pop Champagne!!!!