Show Notes
BONJOUR MES AMIS!
I FIRST MET ETRAN DE L'AÏR THROUGH THE FANTASTIC COMPILATION THAT @sahelsounds RELEASED - "MUSIC FROM SAHARAN WHATSAPP" -, SO I COULDN'T RESIST INTERVIEWING THE GUYS UPON THEIR SHOW AT L.A. VENUE @zebulonla
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THEY GOT THEIR START PLAYING MUSIC AT TRADITIONAL WEDDINGS, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO PLAY 4-HOUR-LONG SETS, AND OFC, WHAT THEIR FAV LOVE SONGS ARE!
I PERSONALLY LOVE THE 'DESERT BLUES': IT TRANSPORTS ME TO A WORLD OF HYPNOTIC RIFFS AND OTHERWORLDLY RHYTHMS 🎸
ANYONE WANT TO JOIN ME TO A TRIP TO AGADEZ?
A xx
ETRAN'S PLAYLIST
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/76DhSaRGJIbEpx9L1ljQRx?si=398ce8e8131040df
Ep 99 // ETRAN DE L'AÏR
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