This band is composed by French students : Baptiste on the drums, Lucas and Benjamin on the guitars and also the singers, Julie on the bass and finally Théophile on the synthesizer. But why "Red n'Taaga", you will ask us ? Well, it's a Moore word (Burkina language) wich means "friends". These fans of Bob Marley, Tiken Jah or Janis Joplin write their lyrics themselves with the help of friends sometimes. They have chosen strong topics like AIDS, current affairs including the USA situation, illegal weapon trafficking, always influenced by their passion for Africa.
In the beginning, it was for their passion of instruments that Lucas, Benjamin and Baptiste decided to form their group one summer evening during the holidays. While looking for a bass-player and synthesizer-player, they found Julie and Théophile who joined in September. Once the band had been formed and the songs composed, "Red n'Taaga" gave its firts concert at Le Lude with the help of Esperone, another group from Château-du-Loir which also inspired them. And we were there !
While attending rehearsals we noticed an atmosphere of enthusiasm and good humour... We were particularly struck by the pleasure they took in playing, for example, cult songs like "Aïsha" or "A liberated woman", but that's nothing compared to their spontaneity. Indeed when they were asked to set a poem by Baudelaire to music, they leapt at the chance to turn it into a catchy rap number ! However, the group also has its serious moments when creating original numbers !
We strongly advise you to go and see this group and we personally can't wait to attend their next concert and discover their new songs !
the link : www.myspace.com/reedntaaga
by Clémentine and Fanny
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