mardi 9 Nov 2010, 21h24m
It was windy and chilly. The doors were supposed to open at 7pm. I got there at around 6:40 PM, and there wasn't anyone standing outside where the line usually is to get in. But since it was a Monday night and chilly, I figured that made sense. I must say I was super excited to finally be able to see Natacha Atlas live. I've been a fan of her music for years.
Sound check was late, according to the doorman. So we waited outside, freezing our butts off for a while longer. Once we were in, there were tables set up but the middle space in front of the stage was empty. The tables were taken quickly because there weren't that many. So we were left standing up in the back. Not too happy about that.
The show started quite late, at around 8:30 PM I think. Gaida went onstage first. I really liked them, although they got a little too jazzy for my taste. But still, a good band.
There were a couple of photographers in front of the stage, taking photos while sitting on the floor. My friend mentioned she'd like to pretend she's taking photos and just sit there too. I was thinking the same thing, so we did it. We sat in front of the stage on the floor next to the photographers. Eventually, everyone who was standing in the back joined us on the floor.
Finally, what I was waiting for. Natacha Atlas came onstage. She did the entire show sitting down, which wasn't great for picture taking but we were in front so it wasn't so bad. There were so many songs I was hoping to hear, but I only recognized 2 or 3. It seems she did a lot of songs from her new album. She did sing Mon Amie La Rose. There was another song that I recognized but I can't recall the title right now. Her band was great, and Natacha was so beautiful, and so was her voice and her dress too. A lot of slow songs and some a bit jazzy. A song from an Egyptian wedding. She was kind of serious the whole time. She did two encore songs, and at the end she did belly dance a little which was great!
Here is a short clip I recorded with my point and shoot camera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVO8ldA2t0Y
And some photos: Natacha Photos
Natacha, NYC loves you! Next time please play more older songs!