On January 4th the German two-men group Guaia Guaia played on the charity concert of Radio Blau in Leipzig. This took place in hall D of the location Werk2.
Guaia Guaia originally are from Neubrandenburg but left the city in Mecklenburg to unofficially tour across the country. They earn their money for food and shelter by playing music on the streets and everything they own, even their instruments and their lap top, are stowed in two bike trailers.
The band’s style of music includes several elements. Inter alia rap, blues, ska and electro. So it’s an interesting mix of music but impossible to be categorized into a genre. Still they really succeeded in heating up the crowd.
I am still unsure what to think about this type of music mix and also the audience, which contained people in Hawaiian shirts, was pretty weird. But still this concert was a welcome change, considering my otherwise preferred hardcore- or punk music.
By the way, the director Sobo Swobodnik made a film about the musicians’ homelessness, which was shown at the Filmfest in Munich in 2012. So whoever is curious now of a whole new creation of music should keep their eyes open for underground gigs of these two guys. Or just visit the Mauerpark. I am pretty sure Guaia Guaia will play there someday.
Band page: http://www.guaiaguaia.de/info.html
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