Today I woke at around 6.15. Getting closer to kicking the jetlag. I spent the morning working on stuff for the show and for school - emails, proposals, etc. At noon, Kate came to pick us up at the hotel, and we headed off to see Seun Kuti & the Egypt 80 rehearse. Seun is Fela's youngest son, and he has maintained the band that his father left. Unfortunately, Seun wasn't at rehearsal today, but his band was there and was led today by Rilwan Fagbemi, aka Showboy, was Fela's bari sax player. The band played for around an hour, and afterwards, we got to meet Showboy and a few others in the band. After rehearsal, we headed upstairs at the Kalakuta Museum to have a drink; the guys in the band came up to join us. Of course, we bought everyone a round.
After the rehearsal, we headed home for a siesta, where I got a chance to facetime with H before school (9 hours time difference is no joke). Then, off for a dinner at a local hotel, and then home to get a little more work done before bed.
Tomorrow we tech!
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