I was actually quite erroneous in my assumption that there wouldn't be much of a night life here in St. Louis. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday the girl Sara in the office sends us all a text to say where drinks would be that night. So while most Senegalese Muslims don't drink, I would say that most of the volunteers aren't Muslim... so all in all we've had a good time!
A highlight was Embuscade bar last friday where this amazing woman singer had everyone up on their feet dancing for about 3 hours. Then an Irish volunteer got up and joined them for a few songs because she's a graet singer and to add to it, her parents were visiting from Ireland. It was absolutely amazing!
Small bands pop up all over the place. One guitar and a drum, or a full 5 piece band... in my short time here I've seen quite a lot. Another highlight was a local guy who joined us for the cooking class last week. At about midnight he picked up the guitar and began singing about the state of the world in the most wonderful, soulful voice.
Anyhow, I am definitely looking forward to whatever else the St Louis music scene has to offer, because so far it's been pretty darn good!
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