Les nuits Botanique, the annual music festival in a superb setting gives more than 100 musicians from all over the world. This year the highlights include Jamie Lidill, Joanna Newsome, Gil Scott Heron and plenty more. Every year it's a hard job to pick one night out.
I've chosen for an evening at the Cirque Royale to spend and enjoy the show of the twisted sisters CocoRosie (www.cocorosieland.com). Their music is rather difficult to describe, it varies somewhere between freak-folk, avant-pop and trip hop.Although they grew up in the States, they started their rise to stardom in Europe in 2003. Some hate them, but they won the hearts of tens of thousands music fans and certainly that of my friend I was joining to the show last night. It was her seventh concert!!
Before the crazy show started, we enjoyed the support act of Efterklang. This band from Danemark brings happy indie pop/rock sounds. Magic Chairs is their latest release and it's fun and easy music to listen to. We enjoyed their performance but were waiting for the show of the night.. Cocorosie!
Photographer Samantha WestBianca and Sierra amazed the Cirque Royale with songs from their previous albums like Werewolf, Rainbowarriors and trippie songs from their new album Grey Oceans like Lemonade. The words in the tracks are better experienced than analyzed. Do not just listen to their album, you have to catch a show of them!
Do you remember the terrible R&b single of Kevin Lyttle: Turn me on, covered by numerous artists, but none of them can match Cocorosie's version. Check the video:
The show featured everything from beat-boxing to tap dancing, bizarre and messy songs with traditional instruments and kids toys. It was amazing!
Please notice that the image credit for the above photos: Photographer Samantha West. Check her website: http://samanthawest.net/
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