MundoLoco at Jazz Cafe

A few days after the party, Kelly invited us out to see MundoLoco at Jazz Cafe in San Pedro. I was excited to go not only because I really enjoyed meeting Kelly before but also because I've never attended a jazz club when I didn't have a total blast! Max and I went and met Kelly and some of her friends and Jose Luis also came out.

The band that was playing was MundoLoco from Argentina. The lights were turned down low and the red lights were on. The ambience was incredible.

There were two people on stage. One on the synthesizer and the other was sitting on the floor, playing a Sitar.

 I have never seen this thing in my life and I was blown away!

Another guy joined them on the stage later on playing the drums that rounded out the sound to perfection.

The music was absolutely entrancing. I was taken away with the whole experience and I looked around and was surprised to see that there were no people dancing. Jazz Cafe. Insane band. Central America.... and NO ONE DANCES??? I thought it was the most odd thing. Kelly and I were both in agreement on this oddity and we decided to be content with dancing in our chairs.

Max and I left Jazz Cafe to head home and on the drive home we made a detour. Max said this was a cultural experience and I had to share it. We stopped at DelReys and I didn't know what I was in for. I got ID'd as we walked through the door but he didn't. I made a joke that he looks too old to get ID'd but he set me straight just as we walked inside. Apparently, I had been asked for identification because they wanted to make sure I was legal in case I was going there to work. This was a place where the working girls hang out. Prostitution is legal in Costa Rica and there are many places where the girls can go to work, can have some sort of protection and also are required to prove identification as well as health. If a girl gets too many complaints from clients, or vice versa, they are banned from the club. If a girl is on the streets rather than in a bar or club, her earning potential severely decreases and her risks increase just the same. This club was really just a bar. Well, it was actually a pretty nice bar. There were different rooms and three bars in addition to a bar outside in the garden area. There was a stage where a local group was performing popular Spanish songs. I knew I couldn't take any photos of the girls without inviting problems for myself but I did get a photo of the band.