Fete de la Musique

Last monday (yes I am aware I have fallen behind on my blogging) was the Fete de la Musique, a huge music festival in France! I started the day by meeting up with Carla and Annabel (the two grad students I'd met a few days earlier) and their friend Marie. We went to the Jardin Luxembourg and listened to some Columbian and Brazilian music. The stage was in the middle of a bunch of trees so, though hard to see, it was a very nice place to relax and enjoy the music.


After the South American music, I met up with Mopati (a friend from school) and his friend Thandi. We went to see what was going on over in the Hotel de Ville/Centre Pompidou area. Yummy crepes were going on. So were some amateur bands. So were free massages!!!!!


Next we headed on over to the Place des Vosges. There were many different groups playing "under the arches." We heard classical music, jazz, choral, etc. One of the groups we saw was protesting for animal rights by having people awkwardly sing karaoke with lyrics that informed people about the "Cow's Problem." Mopati was very excited to be at his first French "greve."



Hopefully these videos work...they are some of the groups I saw performing. I hope they give you an idea of the variety of stuff we heard. As you walked down the street, one style would fade out and another fade in. It was really a fantastic experience!