As she is so good at doing, My Lovely Assistant found another Saturday night activity. It seems the city of Brossard was having their 11th Festin Culturel, a festival of food and music from around the World. Trying different kinds of food isn't really my thing, but there's nothing I like more than a free concert. Especially one where I can take some photographs. We arrived at the site kind of late, but I was still able to grab a spot near the soundboard that had a clear view of three quarters of the stage. The opening act of the evening was Wesli, a singer/songwriter originally from Haiti who made Montreal his home back in 2001. Growing up, he made his very first 
guitar out of an old oil drum and some nylon fishing line. Playing a mix of soul, reggae and world music, Wesli has found himself performing all over the planet, including famous festivals in Toronto, Vancouver, New York and Marseilles. On this night, has path brought him to Brossard and the Festin Culturel, where he had the crowd up out of their seats several times, grooving to his music and enjoying his very energetic and upbeat stage performance. The first two photographs were taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 800 at 200mm. Here are several more photographs that I took while Wesli was on stage.
guitar out of an old oil drum and some nylon fishing line. Playing a mix of soul, reggae and world music, Wesli has found himself performing all over the planet, including famous festivals in Toronto, Vancouver, New York and Marseilles. On this night, has path brought him to Brossard and the Festin Culturel, where he had the crowd up out of their seats several times, grooving to his music and enjoying his very energetic and upbeat stage performance. The first two photographs were taken at f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 800 at 200mm. Here are several more photographs that I took while Wesli was on stage.
f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 800 at 168mm
f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 1600 at 168mm
f/2.8, 1/500sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/800sec, ISO 1600 at 182mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/500sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/640sec, ISO 1600 at 150mm
If I could only use two words to describe this show, they would be 'high energy'. From the opening to closing notes, Wesli was all over the stage, playing a variety of instruments. He has a new album that came out on August 5th, Rapadou Kreyol, feel free to check it out wherever you buy music or on iTunes.
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