linzfest_concert_clip (mp3, 0′48”)

The East Africa tour started on Monday, 24 May 2010, in Linz: Otto Lechner and the Windhund were joined by Siga & Sekembuke from Zanzibar (Zumari Horn) as well as Austrian musicians Mathias Jakisic (E-violin), Herbert Pirker (Percussion) and Peter Rosmanith (Percussion).

As the main performance that evening on the Ö1 / Casino Linz Stage at the Lentos Museum, and also due to the lovely, warm weather conditions, the concert was very well attended.

The Linz audience – who might have been familiar with the hypnotic sound of the Zumari Horns from last year’s Parade performance – welcomed the experimental combination of traditional Zanzibar sounds with improvised music from the beginning on. And – though nobody had expected it – it appeared as if the musicians had been playing together for a lifetime…

And where there is people and music, there’s also officials taking care of law & order… 96,8 dB, too much for hears!  The sound engineer got a ticket for not giving in and turning the volume down.