The G made his stage debut at Folklife Music Festival this weekend. Picture Woodstock meets Carnival meets local county fair where deodorant is a bonus and dancing is not optional.
On my shoulders the G was mesmerized by the sweaty, open, rhythms.
Bongos. Live saxophone. Electric Cello. The pan flute.
Everybody's playing somethin' and you want to dance to it all.
You will soon be on the stage, my man. I tell him.
When we arrive to the Mural Ampitheater, the G was not at all impressed with the size of the stage, with the hundreds of spectators,with the fact that he would have two costume changes, or with the fact that at 3.5 he was now a Latino pop star...
It was quite the production especially during the danza Azteca, the poor guy was tripping over his loin cloth and his tighty whities kept promising to give everyone a show so I had to rescue the poor lad who was fit for tears. For the most part, however, this guero danced like an Aztec King.
My favortite part of the whole performance was that the G did in fact know all the words to the songs. I wasn't quite sure what he would do up there because every time I asked him to practice los canciones en casa he would always feed me the line..."not now mama just wait"... sure enough with the pressure of a thousand wide eyed spectators this kid piped up and delivered every word. He was especially in tune with the song "De colores" one of my childhood favorites. When the mic came his way he gave it is his best pio pio, the chirping of a little chick hen.....
I didn't expect him to stay for the three dance numbers.
On my shoulders the G was mesmerized by the sweaty, open, rhythms.
Bongos. Live saxophone. Electric Cello. The pan flute.
Everybody's playing somethin' and you want to dance to it all.
You will soon be on the stage, my man. I tell him.
When we arrive to the Mural Ampitheater, the G was not at all impressed with the size of the stage, with the hundreds of spectators,with the fact that he would have two costume changes, or with the fact that at 3.5 he was now a Latino pop star...
It was quite the production especially during the danza Azteca, the poor guy was tripping over his loin cloth and his tighty whities kept promising to give everyone a show so I had to rescue the poor lad who was fit for tears. For the most part, however, this guero danced like an Aztec King.
My favortite part of the whole performance was that the G did in fact know all the words to the songs. I wasn't quite sure what he would do up there because every time I asked him to practice los canciones en casa he would always feed me the line..."not now mama just wait"... sure enough with the pressure of a thousand wide eyed spectators this kid piped up and delivered every word. He was especially in tune with the song "De colores" one of my childhood favorites. When the mic came his way he gave it is his best pio pio, the chirping of a little chick hen.....
I didn't expect him to stay for the three dance numbers.
I didn't expect him to wait in the wings for his turn.
And I definitely didn't expect him to turn to me at the end of it all and shout "Lo hizo mama" " I did it" Una sonrisa the size of the river Nile...
And I definitely didn't expect him to turn to me at the end of it all and shout "Lo hizo mama" " I did it" Una sonrisa the size of the river Nile...
5 comments:
adorable. proud little boy. proud mama. amazing how they grow, yet continue to melt our hearts.
love the G boy.
What a beutiul experience. One that is definitely character forming. The G man is such a "big boy" and so brave. I loved to se his smile and sense of accomplishment.
How wonderful your little man is so immersed in this culture! He is very lucky! I'm sure his grandparents were so proud. He did very well.
How I wish I could have been there to see this! What an amazing little G he is.
he looks so sweet! i so want to enroll my little ones in a folklorico class, but i can't find one in our area.
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