Rupa & The April Fishes

'If local singer Rupa were a movie, she would be Amélie meets Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown meets Latcho Drom meets Do the Right Thing.' Interested? Rupa Marya has parents from India, she herself was born in the Bay Area. Her parents moved to Aix-en-Provence when she was ten, there she started playing music. First in English, then in French. Because, in short, she found that language richer, more imaginitive. The name of her band The April Fishes is a play with words: Les Poissons d'Avril is related to the English expression April Fools. ExtraOrdinary Rendition (with songs in Hindi, Spanish and English too) is R&tAF's first album, she gets compared to Manu Chao, Paris Combo and Beirut. Some balk at her very very FS-friendly voice. No, really.

Rupa & The April Fishes - Maintenant
Rupa & The April Fishes - Mal de Mer
See video for Une Americaine a Paris here

In other news: I'm confirmed to play the Zomerparkfeest in Venlo on August 8, the main stage no less. Furthermore, Het Zesde Vlak asked me to compile The Perfect Sextape. So I did.