I was looking for something to do Friday night and saw that Citizen Mundi was scheduled to play at Boston’s here in Tulsa.
Boston’s is a small venue but perfect for the high energy crowd that turned out in full force to see Tulsa’s original International Band, Citizen Mundi. Jah Roots opened for Citizen Mundi and got the crowd dancing in no time playing some great reggae to a crowd aged between 21 and 35.
This was my first time seeing Citizen Mundi play live anywhere in the Tulsa area, though they have played some of Tulsa’s top venues such as Cain’s Ballroom, Fishbonz and Kilkenny’s.
The energy level was high and many in the crowd appeared to be Mundi regulars, knowing all of the lyrics of the bands songs. The band played all of the songs off of their latest CD release, “No Translation”
The Seven band members played their hearts out from 11PM till 1:30AM without taking a break. The bar was full and everyone towards the front of the stage all the way to the back of Boston’s, danced from the time Citizen Mundi started playing, all the way to the end. While many small venues tend to have unbalanced sound due to poor acoustics, it seems as if Boston’s sound man had the right mix of highs and lows to bring out the best in the band. I walked around the floor starting from the stage, moving to the back and then back to the front, and I was able to hear the vocals well, the horn section was vibrant and uncluttered, the keyboards were piped through at the right level to blend well with the bass guitarist and the the guitarist could be heard clearly even when the drummer and percussionist were keeping the band in time. The percussionist and drummer by the way, were both outstanding…. These guys sound as if they’ve been playing together for more than the few years they have.
One of the things I admire most about Citizen Mundi is their LACK of cover songs during their shows. Many bands throw in a cover song or two to please a crowd that may not be familiar with a bands original material but Citizen Mundi has so many great original songs that covers are just not needed to fill their sets.
I am absolutely sure that if you have never heard Citizen Mundi… once you do, you’ll wonder why you hadn’t before! This bands music is magic, infectious and all around a lot of fun to watch and listen too - This Boston Avenue venue and this original Tulsa band were made for each other Friday night. I haven’t seen so many smiling, dancing faces in one venue in a long time. CDs and T-Shirts are always on sale at Citizen Mundi gigs. Oh and if late night weekends don’t work out for you, you can always check out Citizen Mundi acoustic on Mondays at Boston’s!
Vinnie (Currently listening to Asesina)
Boston’s
1738 S. Boston Ave
Tulsa, OK 74119 918-583-9520
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