The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa kicked off last night (Friday 10th June 2010) with a superb concert. I watched it on my TV whilst sipping a glass of red wine.
After the great Black-eyed Peas opened the show with 'I gotta feeling' and Alicia Keys tinkled the ivories in great style and got us in the mood with her 'Empire State of Mind', - USA have a strong team here- Shakira arrived onstage to grace our TV screens accompanied by an elaborate rift on the piano keyboard.
What have these two great ladies in common? Rhetorical question - you guessed it, yes, a great sounding piano. Well maybe you didn't guess it. But seriously any female who's dominant in the pop world today seems to have a dramatic piano accompaniment.
Remember Lady GaGa at the Royal Variety Show last year? She sang 'Speechless' seated at a grand piano which had by far the longest legs in the entire history of the grand piano; almost upstaging herself in the process.
And so, pianos and all, although the concert last night was really dominated by US pop icons, African music also gave us an unforgettable sound throughout and happily the ambience of this great continent shone through. The World Cup opening concert belonged to Africa.
Africa has an abundance of unique music along with it's rich tapestry of culture, and I'm sure that we will all be entertained to the full during this month of sport, drama and colourful pageantry.
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