A friend invited me to a Zeca Pagodinho concert this evening. Pagodinho is a Brazilian samba legend. I was excited to go, even though I know very little about the genre.
The Barbican theatre was packed to the brim with Brazilian fans; many there to do more singing than listening. The icon, Zeca, knew this too. He shared the stage with his audience; providing the music but letting the crowd do much of the singing.
It’s a surreal feeling being in a room where you know none of the songs, but almost everybody else knows all of them.
It was a treat to watch the icon and the audience do their thing.