Rupa and the april fishes debut album extraordinary rendition echoes influences of argentinean tango, classic french chanson, gypsy swing, american folk, and latin cumbias. Growing upward, build, este mundo, extraordinary rendition, top tracks. After we read about her in the paper, i looked online to see where they might be playing. Their songs are a mixture of international musical styles and the lyrics are sung in multiple languages, primarily french, spanish and english.
Bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. As good fortune would have it, we found they were playing only about an hour from us in san diego. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Sfs global alternative band is itching to bring you an album of their energetic live performance featuring some of the most epic musicians in a hometown show. Maintenant sheet music rupa and the april fishes for. Mar 04, 2008 born to indian parents in california, raised in the us, india and southern france, and leading a double life as a musician and a doctor, singerguitaristcomposer rupa marya and her polyglot band. Maintenant sheet music is an arrangement written for string quartet. Nov 25, 2009 rupa and her band the april fishes have now recorded two albums of varied and thoughtful songs, many of them in spanish or french and with influences that range from chanson to mexican, gypsy and. Jango is personalized internet radio that helps you find new music based on what you already like. Rupa and the april fishes is a global alternative group based in san francisco, california, fronted by composer, singer and guitarist rupa marya. The groups songs are a mixture of musical styles ranging from jazz to punk to reggae to chanson, with lyrics in multiple languages primarily french, spanish and english.
Maintenant is a song by rupa and the april fishes which is a global alternative group based in san francisco, california fronted by composer, singer and guitarist rupa. While most hipsters plumb hiphop and rock for inspiration, a new generation is turning to gypsy jazzsters like django reinhardt to return life to the moribund underground. The groups songs are a mixture of musical styles ranging from jazz to punk to reggae to chanson, with lyrics in multiple languages primarily french. Rupa and the april fishesyoutube for many bay area musicians, holding down a day job is a necessary, unglamorous concession to a challenging economic reality rarely mentioned on stage. April 16, 2008 rupa marya was born to indian parents in san francisco and raised in the u. But instead of compartmentalizing her various callings, rupa marya increasingly finds that her identities as a musician, physician, activist, parent and life. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Rupa marya, md is an associate professor of medicine at ucsf and faculty director of the do no harm coalition, an organization of over 450 health workers committed to structural change to. Sung in french, spanish and english, it has a likable ability to simultaneously stimulate and soothe, its aromatic melange of sounds throwing up surprise after surprise in a free. Rupa and the april fishes create a sound that pulsates with the pluralism of bay area culture, celebrating life and the art of resistance through a wide musical palette that pulls from over a decade of playing street parties, festivals and symphonic concerts through 29 countries with songs in 5 languages. May 25, 2019 rupa is raising funds for growing upward on kickstarter. This genius debut album echoes with influences from classic french chanson, argentinean tango, gypsy swing and american folk to latin cumbias, and even some indian ragas. The album is packaged in a mattefinish digipak complete with a 32page booklet of song lyrics and a beautiful poster by mona caron. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Rupa and the april fishes definitely falls into the latter category. Rupa marya, md is an associate professor of medicine at ucsf and faculty director of the do no harm coalition, an organization of over 450 health workers committed to structural change to address health problems. Rita indiana, pacha massive and our favorite downloads of 2009. Rupa and the april fishes is a global alternative group based in san francisco, california. She grew up in between the san francisco bay area, southern france and northern india and her compositions span four languages and countless musical idioms, from french chanson to colombian cumbia, from american folk to indian ghazal. Rupa and the april fishes neruda lyrics genius lyrics. Feb 06, 2020 new album releases download full albums, daily updates. Rupa and her band the april fishes have now recorded two albums of varied and thoughtful songs, many of them in spanish or french and with influences that range from chanson to mexican, gypsy and. Four years, festivals and village concerts on three continents, two previous albums, several languages from hindi to tzotzil to french, many musical traditions, and countless moments of joy, sorrow, loss, and transformation were the construction materials that came together for rupa and the april fishes riveting new album build. Download album on april 19th 12 flacwav or mp3 files delivered to your inbox on the full moon of april. You can choose to buy score, parts or both score and parts together. Doctor, musician and activist rupa marya offers a healing. Posted by rupa august 19, 20 posted in uncategorized 2011 rathayatra dance nadia and kalyani 38 2011 rathayatra dance nadia and kalyani 38.
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