I went to a Natacha Atlas gig at Hackney Empire.
For those who don't know, she fronted digi-dub/electro/world outfit Transglobal Underground for several years, and sings in an Arabic style. She's Belgian-Egyptian, great fun, and it was her 40th birthday that day, we were to find out.

She was being supported by TGU, who had been playing an increasingly stompy set, and then dropped right down.

Right down.

The lights went dim, and the music was reduced to just a single hynotic sitar.

She came on in a hooded cloak, took centre stage, softly, very softly, began to sing in a haunting vocal, gradually building, and building, until matey over there with two pints and a skinhead said loudly, "Oh fer fack's sake this is just all that bleedin' Paki taxi driver music innit?"



Way to waste your £15, you moran.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 12:57, 8 replies)

Yeah what were you thinking?
I wouldn't have paid a quid to see that load of gash.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:02, closed)

Innit tho
you can listen to that shit AND eat curry for a tenner.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:12, closed)

Nah - you're not allowed to bring food in!!!!! LOL!!!!!

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:19, closed)

the kismet on city road does a £5 four course curry
it's craig bellamy's favourite indian restaurant
( The Doveston haunted by the memory of his own amnesia, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:25, closed)

Sorry.
I meant Hackney Ocean.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:19, closed)

and moron.

(FartThroughAWalkieTalkie wished you were dead in ditch on, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:22, closed)

No I didn't:

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 13:25, closed)

Someone should tell Caitlin and Peter P.

(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Mon 25 Feb 2013, 18:58, closed)