FIMU Music Festival

The music festival was a lot of fun this past weekend. There were people from all over the world playing all kinds of music. There were about 10 different stages or venues, and on Saturday and Sunday some of the concerts went until 1 am. There were even a couple of bands from the US. One was a jazz group and the other was a blue grass group. The newspaper said about 65,000 people came out to the festival, which is really good considering in rained on Sunday and a little on Monday as well.

By far my favorite act was the University of Namibia choir. They were so good that I went back and saw them a second time. Their act was an hour-long story about the spread of Christianity in their country that they sang in their native language with traditional Namibian dances and costumes. The amazing thing was they did it all a cappella. The only beats they had came from clapping and stomping their feet. They were in the cathedral in the center of town, so the acoustics were amazing as well. When they first started singing they were so good I had goose bumps.

Here are a couple pictures I took. They are not very good, but the second time I went I was in the back and the place was packed. I guess word got out about how good they were!

The University of Namibia Choir during their opening piece.



Doing some traditional Namibian dances.