Wet Tuna, not to be confused with Hot Tuna, is usually a drone oriented duo. On this evening, three local musicians added to the sound. Churning trancey guitars and garbley vocals played to a crowded house.
Tal National is an African quintet from Niger. Two guitars, bass, drums, and vocals played traditional music. Like Tinawarien, the group was high energy with a big guy lead guitarist as the de facto leader. It was amazing how this group bumped and swayed like the Temptations. Their ability to dance in unison made me jealous. Tal National plowed through a couple hours of original music. They said that a five hour concert is not unusual in Niger. The crew had multiple encores ("one more?!"), with the singer weaving through crowd. Even the drummer came offstage and pounded some tom while snaking through the crowd. It struck me how happy this group was. No Trump, no country going to hell, just traditional music delivered in an ecstatic fashion.
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