This was part of the Llias event at the Millenium Centre in Cardiff so a new venue for us. Specifically it was the Hoddintot Hall. The support act was 'Les Amazones d'Affrique' which on this line up featured three female vocalists in front of a guitar, synth and drums. The vocalists were tall women with powerful voices and this was really a party style show with dancing in front of the stage from an early point. The songs were loud and distinctly West African. Two ofthe three vocalists were great singers particulalrly the older one in centre stage and the lead guitarist played some nice stuff that fitted the mood.
Vieux Farka Toure brought a desert vibe straight away starting by playing an acoustic with a great desert twang and extraordinary dexterity. After a few songs he moved to his electric and continued to amaze. I can pay no higher compliment than to say he brought back memories of his father in the way he played guitar. His hour long set included a long stupendous gobsmacking slow 'desert 12 bar blues' number near the end and his encore track had a hypnotic rhythym that is still going round my head two mornings later. A virtuouso guitar performance.
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