Monday 2 July 2007


Just been in touch with a friend, Stephen, above. This photo was taken a couple of years ago when Stephen always wore a cap. Stephen lodged in my flat in Barcelona for a year. At that time he was a street musician, Dorothy and Julian had found him drawing a huge crowd by drumming on street furniture, leaping about etc.

He comes from Belgium and had been spotted by Belgian TV as a teenager. They did a documentary about taking him to play with the famous drummers of Senegal. He is an incredibly musical guy, and through his street music had learned several languages. Eventually he went to flamenco rhythm classes and learned many types of music. He now plays with a 'gypsy' band called Gadjo all over the place. Their website is www.gadjomusica.com. He is coming back to England this summer and playing at several venues with gadjo.

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