Concert Critique essays

Concert Critique essays CONCERT PERFORMANCE - PREZIDENT BROWN Today, June 30, 2002, I attended the Africamix Festival, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization of Africans seeking to use multicultural arts and music to help promote global awareness and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The festival was a 2-day event held at Serna Plaza, C.S.U.S, Sacramento. The performers lined up included Prezident Brown, Earl Zero, Amandla Poets, Ras Rebel, Gale Revila, The Huklebucks, J.J. and Bryon J., Ze Manel, Brother G. with the River, Jordan Band, Ayouba and the Blazing Cornerstones, TuFan, Meguen Touko, and the Green Acres. I was particularly interested in Prezident Brown whose performance was the last today at about 6pm. Fitz Albert Cotterell, aka Prezident Brown, is a champion in the new Jamaican root reggae, reality consciousness; he entertains, informs and inspires. His message is pure Rasta conscious vibes. Prezident Brown performed with the Orchestra of Judah, a four-member instruments group. The instruments the Orchestra used included Guitars, drums, and the keyboard. The concert songs from Prezident Brown included among others, To Jah only (prayer for the world), Woman of rising sun, Lionheart, Mother nature, Straighten out, By Tomorrow, Down in the Valley, Faith, In this life, African Woman, Talking Drums, and Encouragement. The last song, Encouragement, is a thoughtful song. Part of the lyrics of the song goes like these ... Right now I say, unity is strength, and sometimes your brother need some encouragement ... Just a word of encouragement could make your little sister not to give up on life, just a word of encouragement could make another brother not to commit suicide, love is stronger than pride. Is it not so true that a word of encouragement ...