Word: rio
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...concert area looks like the grounds for a massive county fair, with various tents rising up in the distance, capped by large balloons and corporate logos. Tenda Rock in Rio Eletro is the electronica tent, and as I pass by I can see laser lights flickering and trance music pumping and sweaty Brazilians dancing. Tenda Raizes (by this point I've figured out that "tenda" probably means "tent") features various roots artists from around the world, from Varttina (a Finnish group with peppy female lead singers) to Heri Dikongue (a guitarist and singer from Cameroon). Tenda Brasil, another stage...
...Rock in Rio, Mercury took the stage in tiny sparkly bikini-like top and a tiny sparkly miniskirt, and the big screens on either side of the stage captured plenty of shots of sweat running down her tanned, toned midriff. Britney Spears has nothing on her. She jumped, she shouted, she danced, she laughed, she cooed, she swiveled, she bumped, she grinded, and, although she was clearly singing and not lip-synching, she never seemed to run short of breath. Britney Spears has nothing on Mercury, but Mercury's got plenty on Britney Spears...
...What were we talking about again? Oh, yeah - James Taylor. Boring as hell. Don't listen to him if you're about to operate heavy machinery. I kinda like some of Taylor's old stuff - "Fire & Rain," etc. - but, at Rock in Rio, he seemed to be mailing his performance in. And we're not talking about by e-mail or Fed-Ex. Taylor's sleepy performance arrived by Pony Express. And his rendition of "Only a Dream in Rio" was an embarrassment; I'm surprised he had the guts to deliver such a lackluster performance of that particular song...
...Sting was far better, unleashing a string of his hits - From "Set them Free" to his latest single "After the Rain." He was recently nominated for a Grammy for his rendition of Brazilian songwriter Ivan Lins' "She Walks This Earth." You can hear the influence of Rio in some of Sting's music - the cool samba swing, the sometimes unusual time signatures, the tropical warmth. Here, on stage at Rock in Rio, it was all coming...
...some chess while hanging out by the pool. Chess and tanning simultaneously. That's why he's Sting. "Brazilian music has informed my work from the very beginning of my career," he said. "Particularly Jobim and Ivan Lins." Sting says he's also a fan of the city of Rio. "It's a very compelling city," he said. "It's beautiful - and a bit dangerous. It's a perfect combination, really...