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Rupa & The April Fishes 
After 9 years of touring around the globe with their high-energy music, Rupa returns to the stage with an emphasis of the intimate combining compositions for a string quartet coupled with her band, The April Fishes.

Offering a live musical experience that is broad and spell-binding, the expanded band will be touring with the release of Rupa's fifth album OVALwhich will be available internationally late summer 2015.

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BOOK A CONCERT
RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES ON TOUR

TOUR PERIOD EUROPE 2015

15-27 September 2015
Other dates on request.

Travelling party: 9 (8 on stage)


MORE INFORMATION &
BOOKING CONTACT


Should you be interested in inviting Rupa & The April Fishes for a concert in 2015 or in getting more information please do not hesitate to contact us:

BOOKING CONTACT EUROPE:
Marion v. Gaudecker, GRIOTproduction:
marion@griot.de


UK: katja@griot-booking.co.uk

Benelux: rene@earthbeat.nl

LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM
We will provide promoters that send a mail to us with sound material on an exclusive basis.


VIDEOS - BUILD // WEEDS // METAMORPHOSIS
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RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES
NEW ALBUM - OVAL

Working together with composer/arranger Mark Orton (Tin Hat, composer for film Nebraska), the songs on OVAL lay bare the raw lyricism of Rupa’s melodies while adding the rhythmic and harmonic depth of Orton’s arrangements, which were rendered impeccably by Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco and producer/bassist Todd Sickafoose (Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird).

Listenable and approachable, OVAL showcases the dynamic range of Rupa’s songwriting, with compositions in French, English and Hindi and styles as diverse as waltz, tango, sea shanty, ghazal, and folk rock all cohesively brought together by Orton’s cinematic approach and the singular warmth of Rupa’s voice. The collection includes a timeless version of Rupa’s tantalizing slow milonga written in honor of the urge to merge, “Maintenant,” a heart-rending recording of a love song in a time of loss, “Wishful Thinking,” and a haunting cover of classic ghazal “Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti” by the late Jagjit Singh.

In addition to collaborator Todd Sickafoose, who produced OVAL with Rupa and the last Rupa & the April Fishes release BUILD (2012), the lineup on this album includes the Quartet San Francisco, JHNO on duduk, Ben Goldberg on clarinet, Allison Miller on drums, Jonathan Goldberger and Adam Levy on guitar, Rob Reich on accordion and Prasant Radhakrishnan on carnatic saxophone.
Rupa will be available September 16-27th to present these luscious arrangements in Europe.


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RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES

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OVAL - LIVE IN 2015

Crafting a sound that is uniquely their own through the mash-up of musical styles
from around the world, Rupa & the April Fishes deliver a live performance that is captivating,
evolving and constantly pushing at concepts of genre and limits. 
Fiery, engaging and wide-reaching, their music is the soundtrack for a world teetering on
the edge of itself--with love, longing, loss and a sense of humor.

With the addition of string quartet on this tour, the band's sound is situated somewhere in the neighborhood of
Classical Crossover, bringing a delicacy together with the force of Rupa's compositions.

This current tour will include songs from the upcoming album OVAL  as well as
new arrangements of old favorites from the band's prior three studio albums: 
- the French stomp-cabaret of eXtraOrdinary rendition (2007),
the Latin ska grooves of este mundo (2009),
and the swinging big band and samba reggae of BUILD (2012).

By far the most varied and musically rich offering to date, Rupa & the April Fishes will
present their signature balance of careful composition with wild improvisation
through new songs and a fresh approach to their classics. 

Booking contact and other inquiries: marion@griot.de


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