The Girovago

Kanye Believe it!

Oh Lordy, 24 hours on and I'm still buzzing from the most amazing concert ever. Rolling Stone sent me tocover an intimate performance for 200ish people at the legendary Abbey Road studios by the one and only Kanye West. I was, and still am, totally blown away.

"Kanye West, Abbey Road Sessions - September 21st, 2005 > > This an event, an historic moment, a once in a lifetime intimate > concert, never done before by kanye. > You're allowed to invite stringers. Please let me know how many you > wish to invite and I'll advise as we're currently gathering all > requests for Intl. > > Kanye West will be performing 11 tracks with a 20 pieces string > Orchestra and some special guests on Sept 21st at the famous Abbey > Road Studios in London. > > > The show will be performed in front a 150 people audience. It will be > recorded and broadcast live on Radio 1 and web cast & broadcast later > on the BBC at the following address: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 "

...or so said the Universal press office. In my words Kanye was purely and simply amazing. West is the ultimate showman working the usually blase too-cool- for-school industry crowd into a frenzy throwing their 'diamonds in the air' during the opening track 'Diamonds are Forever' and hollering back the lyrics of songs from his first album which have already become classics.

A twenty piece string orchestra, surprise appearance by John Legend, swanky as hell lighting and stage design meant that this event definitely wouldn't be forgotten.

The cherry on the cake? Power couple of the decade Beyoncee and Jazz giving their red-hot seal of approval to Kanye's performance, clapping away and singing along to each and every song like nobody's business. God bless BBC Radio 1!

posted by Bella Figura @ 11:23 pm