06 June 2009

Performance Review: Olé! The Latin Music Comedy Explosion

Date: 30 May 2009
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Kaki: YD
Rating: 4 stars
Language: English (with a little Spanish/Chinese)

Synopsis:
Three amigos duel with flaming flamenco guitars, sing with ping-pong balls in their mouths and keep audiences impressed with their extensive repertoire of slapstick comedy and music, ranging from salsa and swing to blues and jazz.

Review:
It was funny and entertaining. Slapstick definitely, but frankly, if you wanted something really intelligent, this is not the correct music program for you.

On hindsight, it was one of those moments where reality was suspended, they had stunts where you just waited for things to go wrong. And when they did go wrong, it was either planned, or they recovered with another joke, which is really great showmanship.

Were they hot looking boys? Not really, were they very funny people and great entertainers? They were. Would I watch this again, definitely (if there was a change to the repertoire, hehe). They were really good guitarists at the end of it. Great comedy.

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