Our very first performer at the big Fête Nationale party in Longueuil on Friday night was the unforgettable Sarahmée. Originally from Senegal, Sarahmée came to Québec as a child and has grown to become one of our most powerful and distictive voices. The crowd was already in a festive mood and buzzing with anticipation as they awaited her arrival. I had heard Sarahmée's songs on the radio before, but there is nothing like a live performance. Especially when the performer has such a powerful voice and stage presence. That presence only got amplified with the arrival of her two dancers, Angie & Lily. The three of them were clearly enjoying the party. The fun thing about these outdoor performances is that I have access to the pit for the entire performance. I had never seen Sarahmée in concert before, so I was very lucky to
have a front of the stage spot of my own. I didn't spend all of my time there as I didn't want to block the view of the others behind me, but being front row, or even at the ends of the stage, it was quite the experience to take it. Speaking of experiences, it was quite fun to be doing some of my editing of these photographs afterwards and being joined by The Heir Apparent who wanted to know why the guitarist had taken my hat. I don't know about him, but I was sweating like crazy in the heat, so I assured The Heir Apparent that not only was it not mine, but had he taken my hat, it would have been very quickly returned. The first photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/320sec, ISO 1600 at 45mm and the second photograph was taken at f/3.2, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 24mm. Here are several more photographs of her performance.
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