Blossom Soul. "Lucky Fish"

Had a pretty awesome weekend. Randomly had some hours to burn and didn't have a clue what to do with this extra time. Went for a drive; smsed some friends for some ideas on a hangout joint. SMS - "Hey, do you know where creatives hangout" - Frd1: "Checkout BackStage ..." - Frd2: "I think BackStage ..." – Frd3: “I wouldn’t know” – Frd4: “Nada” ... etc.

BackStage seemed to be the winner. Got to BackStage - a poster on the entrance said: Live Jazz Friday and Live Soul Saturday. Walked up not expecting much - See I had been here before, and they had a German play - so I thought the lingo was a serious obstacle. But wait ... that music, those vibes, the voice ... Wow. I rushed in got a seat, a drink and then began my night into Blossom Soul.

I must say: Blossom is a Namibian singer/song writer and she blew away BackStage this past Saturday. I got inspired by her music to do this piece.

The sound engineer did a brilliant job - it sounded raw, unplugged but tops - like a CD. I managed to catch the first act and also got to see Suzie E do her saxophone vibes. I smsed inviting a few friends - Unfortunately they missed out. I'm the Lucky Fish!

First attempt at a Bemba poem:

Kasuba (Sun) : Said as if calling a person.

Kasuba kandi, waya kwi
(Sun, My Sun, where art thou)

Nafyaya, Nafyaya
(I seek, I search)

Nasakamana, amatontokanyo
(My heart yearns, my soul wanders)


Walubila pachani? Ututubukafye kumwenshi
(Are you hidding in the grass, your only resurrection is in the moon)

lonsye nganamona umutanda
(Every night I see the stars)

tontokanyefye uku bengeshima kobe
(Thoughs of your sights, of your light. Shine!)

Kasuba, Kasuba Sanika
(Sun, My Sun, Shine, Shimmer)

lekka ngufwe uku kaba kobe
(Let my skin feel your warm)