An African village in the middle of Vienna
As a music lover I visit this festival every year and enjoy up to three different concerts a day. Yesterday was a special day because one of the greatest bass players in the world performed twice. This is not an exaggeration, this man really blows your mind when it comes to rhythms, sounds and melodies. I had the honour to assist him with taking photos and building his equipment. And there he is.
Vienna was boiling hot during the last month and yesterday, all of a sudden it seemed as if autumn arrived. It cooled down and I enjoyed the breeze coming from the danube while I took a look at all the different tents and their African handcraft.
After looking around and enjoying the atmosphere it was time to meet up with some friends from Iran. One of them is Hadi, he is one of @snow.owl's very few bass students. He originally was a pilot in Iran but Austrian authorities did not accept his licence here, so he became a programmer and is working for a big enterprise now. A very smart and kind guy.
This young lady with the colourful headdress pepared some of the delicious African food. We had vegetables in peanut sauce served with rice.
The concert break was over and darkness arrived. It was time for the second and last concert of the night with Celia Mara. People were dancing, even on stage! I couldn't stop myself from taking photos, I guess you could say I was trigger happy with my GH4 Lumix Camera.
After a long day we packed the equipment happily and headed towards some more food to celebrate the end of a successful day. Life can be so beautiful. This little girl who meowed her way through the crowd additionally opened up my heart.
Thank you for enjoying another beautiful day with me! If you ever come to Vienna, I am happy to give you some advice of where to go!
And always dive a little deeper....
Some great shots you got there, your friend Hadi has a very similar story to one of my friends from Pakistan. A very experienced programmer he had to start from the ground up because his credentials were not accepted here is Canada (which was a shame because he is very talented and hard working) but he is doing quite well now.
The festival seems very intersting, next time I find myself in Austria I will have to time my visit for it perhaps.
PS. The girl at the end is so cute.
Looks like a great experience, followed
It really is difficult for someone well educated to start all over again, Hadi even had to do it twice to finally find a good job (he is also a sound engineer). Thank you for your feedback for my photos, you should definitely come to Vienna - best time to come is in summer when all the music festivals take place.
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