Over the weekend we traveled to Orkney Springs, VA and attended two concerts put on by the Shenandoa Music Festival. On Friday night we heard Be'la Fleck and Toumani Diabate'.
The stage is under a pavilion with seats for two or three hundred people. But many come with their lawn chairs and sit on the lawn and listen to the music from under the stars.
Our hosts were Bob and Diane Shoemake.
Be'la Fleck is said to be the premier banjo player in the world. I have never heard the banjo make sounds that we heard that night. He is truly amazing!
Toumani Diabate' is a kora player from Mali. The kora is a harp like instrument that has its roots in African music. Toumani comes from a long tradition of kora players. Oral tradition says there are 71 generations of kora players that preceded him.
The combination of the banjo and the kora made for some beautiful music.
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