DK in Nouméa

[verena]

You have to go to the French corner for that. But there are a few good words for you there.

Verena

[Andrea]

For English speaking fans:
- She did great
- She got standing ovations (The French can be a big pain in your neck, but they can acclaim an outstanding artist)
- She spoke some French (and Remi did not even ask; Smart girl...)
- She hardly sat on the chair; reportedly because of moskitos and sunburns (sunburns ?)

Verena, is that all? Please tell us, in English!

[verena]

OK Andrea, shall revert asap.

So sorry she got sunburned on those jetskis. I know exactly how it feels, if one has to dress up it is hellish. The lightest coton veil on you can be unbearable.

Hope Lvis is seeing to it that his Darling gets proper treatment (otherwise he'll hear from me at his Paris concert). In France we have a fantastic medicine, it's called BIAFINE. A lifesaver. Would Fedex some, always have that in stock, but today Sunday.

So much for "Sea, Sex and Sun"...
(From Serge Gainsbourg, Scielle; Not the greates one but a huge hit in the 8ties).

Verena
Take hart, guys!

[Andrea]

Here is Google Translation of the article:

Pro and relaxed at the same time, Diana Krall and his three musicians metamorphosed space Kâmi Yo in club of jazz to open sky. One can never not have put the feet in a country and to have already reached the statute of star. For its first passage in New Caledonia, the singer and Canadian pianist thus were entitled to a standing ovation at her entry, Wednesday evening, on the scene of space Kâmi Yo, the arts centre Tjibaou. As of the first piece, Diana Krall gave the tone in the concert, with a setting in muscular and daring mouth, where the musicians offered one after the other a small passage in solo. A way of warning the public that it is not because one poses a grand piano within a framework idyllic which it is necessary to expect music of elevator. The class with the naturalness Much, in the past, had reproached the Canadian artist for yielding to the facility, with concerts regulated like music paper, which let show through only little of emotion. Become a true ripe on the musical level, the ambassadress of the contemporary jazz, which celebrated its 40 years last year, however proved Wednesday evening which it had of other keys to her piano that that of a singer glamour, virtuoso of the keyboard as of his youth. From now on, Diana Krall is not satisfied any more to pick in the repertory of largest, such as Nat King Cole or Mose Allison. Since its last album, The Girl in the other room, coécrit with her husband, Elvis Costello, the star transmits finally impressions and one lived personal to those which came to listen to it. With a style which is clean for him: at the same time class and relaxed, pro without never being caught with the serious one. Sea, jazz and sunstrokes Although english-speaking, the star Canadian did test himself despite everything with a small French introduction "What does? ". Literal translation of "What' S happening? "("how is that? ", in English). "Afflicted, it is all that I can say". A simplicity, perceptible until the vestimentary behaviour of this accessory quartet. Broad trousers and tongues for the musicians, black tunic and dye hauled for the singer. The pieces were connected without idle periods, with the risks rocambolesques in a concert in the open air: the ball of the mosquitos and the moths teasing the ear of the musicians, an animal (a margouillat?) threading in the belly of the piano, and the caught sunstrokes a few hours earlier at the time of an exit out of jet ski, which prevented the singer from remaining too a long time sitted on its stool. The second standing ovation at the time of the recalls. Diana Krall and her musicians went up on scene to interpret two songs, of which a very sensual version of Temptations, of Tom Waits, who was completed by the planing agreements of the guitarist Anthony Wilson.


Thanks, Verena!

[Coda]

Am I understanding the translation correctly that there was an animal inside the piano?

And was Diana standing a lot, a la Elton John, while she was playing? A video of this concert would truly be fascinating. Although I feel sorry for Diana having such an awful sunburn. Ouch!

[verena]

That Google translation is a misery. But thank you Andrea, came in handy.

Well yes, looks like there was an animal in the piano, the journalist wondered if perhaps that was a "margouillat" (some lizard).
Whatever happened on stage is not clearly stated. Fighting moskitos, getting rid of the lizard, sitting up and down because of the sunburns. Reportedly.
Indeed the video -if any- should be a crack up (depending on how bad she was suffering, poor dear).

Oh, and a more accurate translation of what she said in French goes like "What’s happening ? " and " Sorry, that's all I can say ".

Verena

[Coda]

Okay, I'm trying to imagine the most graceful way that someone can remove a four-legged creature from inside a piano during a concert. I wonder if this has to be one of the wackiest things that has happened to Diana while on tour. Who removed the critter? Did the animal and the animal handler get a round of applause? Did the animal help on certain songs by dampening the strings inside the piano -- a la Diana using her hand inside the piano to dampen the sound on "Temptation" or "Black Crow" on the Montreal DVD? How was the critter discovered? Did Diana suddenly look inside the piano and see something moving? I think that would make me jump off my piano bench even without a bad sunburn.

As someone who has read Dr. Seuss books frequently to my kids, this reminds me of the line: "There's a findow in my window and a nookgase in my bookcase." Well, in that vein, someone could write a song now, titled: "There's a lizardiano in my piano."