Friday, January 25, 2013

Panama Jazzfest, 2013

Ruben Blades was playing on the main stage, and the crowd loved him.
Who knew there was actually any culture in Panama?  With no museums, very little theater, and a lack speciality food, I sometimes feel that I am living in a cultural wasteland.  That is until we had Panama Jazzfest this weekend, and it was like any summer night in Chicago- free, lots of beer vendors, plenty of people hanging out, and a lot of good music.  It was great fun- my friends and I drank a lot of rum, danced to a 25-piece brass band playing Carnival music, and heard an hour of Ruben Blades, the most famous jazz musician in Panama.  

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