Busking Seattle (Kalimba Cos, Parth Shah) – Ballard Farmers Market – July 6, 2025
Cosmo is lately a Farmers Market fixture, smilingly swaying and bopping along to his wordless stream-of-consciousness kalimba jam. Shah was busking for the first time, getting to learn the ropes. I noted his presence at the beginning of my visit, did some shopping, sketched Cosmo, and got back to Shah as he was finishing up. I had to persuade him first to extend his set (there was no next busker waiting in the wings), and then that no, it is NOT he who should be tipping me. Rookies!