Friday night music at the Melbourne Athenaeum Library. A step outside of my usual string quartet sketching.

Djoliba Rattler is a collaboration involving Aboubacar Djéliké Kouyate, who was born and raised within the ‘griot’ musical tradition of his homeland Mali, and three renowned Melbourne musicians: George Butrumlis on accordian, percussionist Ray Pereira OAM and bassist Mark Ferrie.

The group presented selections from their recently released album ‘Malibourne’ which fuses Kouyate’s interpretations of traditional Malian musical themes with the distinctly Melbourne musical sensibilities of George, Mark and Ray.

This was a challenge with different instruments and music, rhythms and lighting.

However there was some familiarity as I still stood in the same shelves to sketch and had the backgrounds of shelves and the audience in the same place. AND I sketched with my watercolour pencils and Lamy Safari Ink pen.

I sketched many more pages on the night.

Three of the audience danced in the aisle

Thanks to the Melbourne Athenaeum Library for all of their wonderful events . Free to Members and $20 to Non Members .