Better be Mala!

The famous Spanish female rapper, Mala Rodriguez, had a show yesterday in Montevideo. We all went, Redes Boys (my co-workers from the radio) and some other friends to see her of course, it is a pretty big deal to have such a big name here, not many take the stage in Montevideo; it is more likely that they go to Buenos Aires. And talking about big concerts, there is a rumor that Rolling Stones chose Montevideo as one of their venues for their 2006 Latin America Tour! As soon as it is confirmed, book your tickets and get your faboulous selves down here for some Stone action! This only is a very good reason to keep living in Montevideo...

Anyways, we got there around 11 pm and it was empty. Around midnight closer to 1 am, the club Da Vinci, a simply decorated loft, where usually the "tiki" montevideans hang, was getting there, packed with hip hop fans, yet it was missing something, rythm maybe. It was my first time in a white Hip Hop party and it was very very quiet comparing to my previous experiences, especially the one at Jimmy's Uptown with my kanki Asli G!

Mala took stage around 2:30 am, by that time I was ready to go home. Then I heard her voice: it was one of those voices that trembled with passion. She had a gypsy tone. Reminded me of the gypsy flamenco singer who visited Istanbul sometime ago, what was her name? She did not speak spanish, only gitano, and she did not know how to read or write, yet she had this incredible voice and when she sang, she made me cry...

One of the high points of the night was meeting the photographer of Rolling Stone magazine. As the "international party girl," you would think I would accept his offer to go to the backstage with him, I refused it. Hopefully he will remember me, next year, when I try to get into the imminent Rolling Stones' concert backstage!

her tercih bir vazgecistir...

Her tercih bir vazgecistir... Ama yasam vazgectiginiz seye dair ipucu vermez. Geri donup, o gunu gokkusagi desenli bir elbise ile yasama sansiniz yoktur.
Bu secim oyununda vazgectiginiz sey, sectiginizden daha degerli ise pismanlik kacinilmazdir. Ama neyin degerli oldugunun karari da yine size aittir. Ve veazgectiginiz sey bazen bir saray, bazen sohret sahnesinin pariltili neonlari da olsa cogu zaman gozunuz hic arkada kalmaz. Hayata baska bir gozle bakmayi ogrendiyseniz, bu secimde kazandiklarini sananlara yanlizca aciyarak gulumsersiniz. Herseyin siradanlastigi bir dunyada bazen kaybetmek en dogru secimdir.

Ve o dunyada en yerinde tercih, vazgecistir.*