Ada Milea at Green Hours

Ever since I was in college I liked Ada Milea’s songs. I used to listen her albums at every party and at some point I knew all the lyrics. But time has passed and life, problems, happenings took this away from me and I drifted apart from her music.

Last night I had the good idea to go in Green Hours Jazz Club where Ada had a concert.
The place was small, crowded and, unfortunately, not smoke-free. The chairs uncomfortably low and the prices – a little on the expensive side. But all of this would not matter when the recital began.

Ada is so natural, so simple, so jovial that you cannot help but bond with her and her music from the very beginning. She filled the room with smiles and her guitar chords were in synch with everybody’s feelings.

The high point of the evening was "Apolodor" when Ada was accompanied by two young actors: Dorina Chiriac and Radu Banzaru:




The song based on a poem by Gellu Naum carries us along the funny story of a little penguin in search of his family at South Pole and it is (in its twisted way) an allegory for our life in search of happiness.

The music travels too, along with the main character as he goes through Oriental rhythms, country/ western-style, Latino pieces, etc and all the transitions are smoothed by the actors’ vocal special effects.

For those who wanted a little variation, the three artists had prepared the English version of the song, but the original Romanian one was much better.

At the end of the concert, as we left the club, I think everybody felt a little bit lighter, maybe a little bit happier, or at least carrying a smile on their faces.

I promised myself I’ll definitely return to this club whenever a concert like that will take place.
Oh, I almost forgot: if you ever try to make reservations here, call at least 24 hours ahead, otherwise you’re not guaranteed a table.

Since I like giving grades, I would say last night's experience deserves a 9.5 overall.