DRUMS PLEASE.....

la BOMBA de TiEMPO at Ciudad Cultural Konex is the place to be on Monday afternoon for a nice casual Happy Hour (7pm - 10pm)in BsAs. There’s a liquor store right across the venue that sells cold beer for those interested in getting that early head start. The best part is that they open the bottle for you at the caja (cash register) right after you pay. Oh wait, the other best part is that you can walk across the street and drink it while you wait in line to get into the show; no guilt. Genius.



As you stroll into the open-air venue, you hear the thundering sounds of about a dozen dope percussionists taking the elevated stairs - platform stage. The members of this drum orchestra, all dressed in red, take turns being Maestro taking us all on a musical journey. The crowd that surrounds them does however the music moves them. You got the wild style dancies, the casual juggling duos, the bobbing head w/ beer in hand drinkers, the shocked wide-eyes (trying to make sense of all the beautiful faces) mouthing the personal whisper “WOW” as the chicas walk by, and even the parents carrying their children on their shoulders giving them a better view of the show. It’s nuts.



Casual hanging out right underneath the stage.


Guest performers, Gentlemen (Barbershop Quartet & Other Herbs), singing "The Banana Boat Song." I was diggin' it. Not so sure about the tiespenders.


While everyone is doing their own thang throughout the show, as soon as that final beat drops, everyone in the venue joins in unison chanting “OTRA!, OTRA!, OTRA!, OTRA!” Obviously, this is their version of “ENCORE!, ENCORE!, ENCORE!” but why not ask a random hot chica
"What is everyone shouting?" Check out this clip of one of their encore performances. At one point they had the crowd all squatting at the same time. BOOM goes the dynamite!