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Percussionist, band leader and teacher Monette Marino, 52, is the founder of San Diego’s seven-year-old Mo’Rhythm School of Percussion. Her most recent recording is the 2020 single, “Sira.” monettemarino.com
My last gig before the lockdown was, eerily, on Friday, March 13th, 2020. I was playing with guitarist Bruno Serrano and my 13-year-old daughter, Nasira Keita she’s a budding percussionist at Hacienda de Vega, a Mexican restaurant in Encinitas. This was our third time playing there and it was noticeably less full than usual.
People who came in that night were not concerned about spreading germs. They danced, laughed, sang, hugged and did not seem worried for their health or safety. And the band was all about creating that party vibe for the audience. By the end of our gig, we had almost everyone in the restaurant dancing, singing and clapping their hands to the Gipsy Kings’ song “Bamboleo.”