Le blog du groupe Yapa, trio de guitares explosifs, nouvel album Pariwaga chez Chapa Blues et Naïve
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First day in Mumbai. A sunday. A day off for us. Off, not exactly, because we have decided to take pictures of the band, for the press or for our next cd. Some examples .... In a small street : In a phone shop : Simon, playing with a kite Its fun to stay...
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Saturnay morning, we begin the day by visiting Smita Nagdev, a sitar player that we met the day before, after our concert. Smita is a musician who travels a lot all over the world for concerts. She lives with her family and her father is a painter : Sachida...
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Bhopal is almost our last concert of the tour. Actually, Mumbai will be the last but since we will stay for one whole week in Mumbai, it is not exactly the same ... The place where we play is really nice, a cultural center with a cosy auditorium and a...
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Less than 24 hours in Kolkata (Calcutta) and it is already time to leave to Bhopal via Delhi. A second day in the plane ... Transit in the Delhi Airport : Just arrived in the hotel, a bit late because of the plane and we have an interview for a local...
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Yesterday, after the concert, we went to sleep at 2 a.m. Today, we have to wake up at 5 a.m. to get the plane to Kolkata where we play tonight. 3 hours of sleep, a whole day in the plane across India via Dehli, and a concert tonight ... The longest day...
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The day began by a guided visit of the old Ahmedabad thanks to Chinten. With Bhopal, Ahmedabad will be our only chance to visit a little bit India like tourists ... I was amazed by the texture of the walls, their wonderful colors and the calmness of those...
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New flight from Pune to Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat, famous because the Indian independance movement of Gandhi began there The concert takes place in the Gujarat Sports Club, close to a very large stadium. We were welcomed by Philippe, the new director...
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We began the day by recording some guitar in the hotel room, just before leaving for the place where we played that night, in the Alliance française While doing the soundcheck, we drank an very good Indian Chai Soundcheck by Christophe and Camille And...
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We are back in France after this fantastic trip to India and it is now time to continue the story of this Journey on this blog. After our show in Pondi, we took the car to go to the airport of Chennai to take our flight to Pune. A new occasion to take...
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