Boney M was really fun! The tickets that Crazy Lady gave us had all the details (location, time...) written in Korean, but with a little help from our co-workers the concert turned out to be held at the park right across from our officetel. So, after a grueling 2 minute walk Mel, Hannah, Shanda and myself plopped ourselves on the park grass and waited for the fun to begin. There were about 500 people there and the crowd was mostly middle aged. We only saw one or two other foreigners so for once it felt like we were at a real advantage in Korea as we could actually understand everything the band said.
Well, they didn't have to say much- the crowd loved them! And why not? Those old korean ladies (lovely ajummas) can tear it up when it comes to dancing! Now, my knowledge of the Boney M discography was basically learned the night before from the group's Myspace, but they did not disappoint. It felt like we were in time warp back to the 70's. The group played for about an hour and a half, and they sang all my faves from the Myspace page. The guy in the band hardly sang a note, but he was a wicked dancer and did a lot of backflips for a guy likely in his 50's.
At the end of the concert all the children in the audience were brought onstage and we had a little "We Are The World" moment. It was a fantastically randomly perfect night, and while some of us (my lucky brother) were at a White Stripes concert in Canada at the same time, I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather be than grooving in a park to Boney freakin' M.
Update: According to Wikipedia, the original members of Boney M had a legal ruling in the 90's that each member has the right to perform concerts under the name "Boney M". So, the band we saw only included one original member (the lead chick in red) ! Now, this doesn't make the concert any less awesome but now I kinda want to start a movement to get the original Boney's back together... time to bury the hatchet guys!
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