激情的表演-Mama Africa

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节奏强劲的手鼓，激情原始的吼叫，黝黑的皮肤和豹纹服饰，这一切，都散发着浓郁的非洲特色。Mama Africa，这支由来自坦桑尼亚、南非、津巴布韦、肯尼亚和埃塞俄比亚等各国艺术家组成的专业表演队伍，今天，算是让我又大开了眼界。另推荐:非洲IYF圣诞音乐会

 

已经没有印象上一次看这样的表演是什么时候了（可能在电视节目里看过），而且是在这样的大篷子里，这不禁让我想起了大篷车和吉普赛人。好玩啊，激动啊，紧张啊，刺激啊，啥心情都有啊！呵呵，那节目现在回想起来，虽然觉得都是一些传统节目，但现场的感觉还是比较爽的。

 

南非女主持人洪亮的、带有绝对鼓动性的、拉着特长音儿的“雷得斯占头们”之后，全场灯光闪耀，一条光束直射过去，穿越了舞台中间的“威风锣鼓”（光有鼓，没有锣）。

 

在一阵激昂的让全场沸腾的我听得半懂不明白的开场白后，鼓手上场。那叫一个“狂野”。

 

串场的两哥们，鼓打得非常棒。

 

呵呵，人家这是“不说”光练，是真把式！但是扔的那东西，绝对是“棒槌”。

 

介个比较厉害，一根布带子缠着她，是上下翻飞啊！有点像中国的嫦娥，凑是黑了点。

 

柔术。柔得有点吓人！想不到的，他都能做出来。例：脚丫子划火柴点烟、钻网球拍。

 

全场唯一的一次魔术表演，大卫·科波菲尔？我怎么想起他了？

 

这两哥们做了N多高难动作。不过，都拍糊了。这张还好，能看出来是两人。

 

传统的蹬技表演，竟和中国一样，也蹬那个东北特有的“大手绢”，这是缸。

 

群体表演项目，我管这玩意儿叫“叠罗汉”。

 

这是在大“弹簧床”上演的，比较不错的一个节目。

 

踩高跷，别管怎么着，跟着鼓手的节奏，从非直立状态能站起来，变成真正的“高人”。

 

小丑组织了几个现场观众，进行了一场非专业但绝对带来专业“笑”果的表演。

 

钢丝上骑独轮车！看着这张照片倒是没啥。但是刚拍完，他就从上面掉下来了。介哥们，功力不行，还得继续练啊。

 

木有音乐伴奏的，全凭打手、拍胳膊、跺脚、踢靴子，中间还有一段，全场配合。当时场地比较黑，但是我能感觉出来，灰都给弄起来了。

 

下面两小子，长得相象率达到98%，肯尼亚的双胞胎，三个人在玩帽子游戏。

 

最后四个小孩的柔术表演，比前面那个大人柔的有过之而无不及。

 

整场表演大概持续了有3个小时左右，中间有半个小时的休息。这一次的表演原计划是从08年圣诞节前至09年1月6日结束,但今天的报纸说已经延至了2009年1月18日。他们的经理说，“俺们要给达市的市民更多的时间来观看这个激动人心的演出。当然了，卖座率这么好，金融危机都有这么强的消费水平。坦桑人民，还是狠有“钱”途地！”

哈哈哈，多赚点儿钱，那才是硬道理啊！

2008年1月7日于坦桑  

DAILY NEWS Reporter
         Daily News; Tuesday,January 06, 2009 @00:02

The Zain Circus Mama Africa show being staged in Masaki in Dar es Salaam will continue showing until January 18, to give Dar es Salaam residents more time to watch the exciting acts before moving to other regions in the country.

The Circus Director Winston Ruddle said yesterday they were extending the period to give people who have not been able to see the show an opportunity to see it. "The turn out at all the shows has been excellent and that’s why we have decided to extend the show to January 18 before we move to other regions of Tanzania such as; Arusha and Mwanza .

We want to ensure no one in Dar es Salaam is left out, he said. The one and only circus of its kind in Africa has been sponsored by Zain Tanzania. A total 65 talented artistes from various African countries including Tanzania are performing. "This is the most exciting show ever in Tanzania.

The beautiful costumes, the musicians and percussionists, the music. The dancers, the dare devil aerialists and acrobats. The jugglers and clowns. It is an experience you will never forget, Ruddle said. Most of the artists are naturally talented and have undergone intensive training in Tanzania and abroad.

The performing artistes are from Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ethiopia and are up to international standard. The Zain Marketing Manager Constantine Magavilla said Zain was happy to bring the circus to Tanzania. "Zain is happy to work with the circus organizers to bring this unique show to Tanzania and we believe it will rock and entertain viewers, he said.

The show is staged daily at Masaki from Tuesday to Sunday with one show at 08.00am Tuesday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday there are two shows. The afternoon Saturday show starts at 04.00pm and the evening one at 08.00 pm, while on Sunday it starts 03.00pm and the evening one is at 07.30pm. Tickets are sold at the venue for 20,000/-, 16,000/- and 8000/-.