Wed. June 20th was the beginning of Rio Loco. It's an annual festival in Toulouse which features a different country and its culture (mainly music). This year it's Espagne. We saw a great band on Wed. night - Ojos de Brujo - out of Barcelona. Flamenco fusion, a great mix of flamenco, hip hop, reggae, jazz, gypsy. Check out their sounds on youtube or myspace www.myspace.com/ojosdebrujo. Neither really do the performance we saw justice though unfortunately. I think they were trying out a lot of new ideas that night.
The 21st of June was la Fete de la Musique. A night of celebration of all things musical. It's an international event so maybe some of you also celebrated. We walked around Toulouse with thousands of other people. Jammed into the streets like sardines we heard lots of bands set up on the sidewalks, or on stages in different locales around town. People were walking around with drinks in hand enjoying the night. We got home around midnight but the festivities continued all night. What a great way to welcome summer.
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