Rupa’s Bastille Day Bash
With songs in French, Spanish, English, Hindi and Roma, Rupa & the April Fishes celebrates Bastille Day at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.
By Pavani Yalamanchili, July 14, 2007, Music, Events, News, Daily, Arts
Global fusion group [2] Rupa & the April Fishes have good reason to celebrate these days. Earlier this year they released their debut CD, [3] Extraordinary Rendition, and a tour including Canada and Mexico is scheduled to follow in September. This spring they received a [4] Mastermind award as part of SF Weekly’s program to celebrate local artists who are changing the creative and cultural landscape of San Francisco.
For the band with a Francophone lead singer today brings a fantastic reason for a fête—Bastille Day! Celebrate the spirit of romance (and [5] Roma) and rebellion at SF’s [6] Great American Music Hall tonight, Saturday, July 14, with Rupa & the April Fishes. Look for mimes in the moshpit and crepes in the balcony and [7] Malamaña on stilts. Listen for [8] MC Rai (North African and electronica), [9] Les Croques-Notes (French chanteur classics) and DJ Mignane (French/Senegalese) at what should be a truly international celebration.
Earlier in the day you can catch the band on the radio on [10] “West Coast Live,” a long-running live and unscripted Saturday morning variety show.
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[1] Poster by Mona Caron.: http://www.monacaron.com/images/html/bastille.shtml
[2] Rupa & the April Fishes: http://niralimagazine.com/2007/01/rupa-and-the-april-fishes/
[3] Extraordinary Rendition: http://cdbaby.com/cd/rupataf
[4] Mastermind: http://www.sfweekly.com/php/retail/san/masterminds/
[5] Roma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language
[6] Great American Music Hall: http://gamh.com/
[7] Malamaña: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J67e6H9zcvs
[8] MC Rai: http://mcrai.com/
[9] Les Croques-Notes: http://www.lescroque-notes.com/
[10] “West Coast Live,”: http://www.wcl.org/
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