BernardYin

Great comments and thoughts Gavin.

I agree, the match of the two bands could be a great thing for people with open minds and broader tastes. Doesn't seem like a stretch to me and perhaps you but one can easily see how certain "markets" or "demos" might miss the point. King Sunny Ade was getting a surprising amount of airplay in CA at the time. I seem to recall that even 91-X in San Diego would sneak in his stuff. The SF area, att hat time was knee deep in the embrace of "world beat" so they were probably more pre-disposed to loving the whole night than other US cities. I could be wrong.

As for that summer night at the Greek in Berkeley, Black Uhuru opened up the night for sure because the sun was just setting. When King Sunny went on, it was dark. The whole crowd was into both bands. In fact, I think King Sunny won out because people kept arriving and partying and the night was nice+warm.

B