And the Bands Move On….

Leaving Essaouira was hard, and the suckiness of the actual journey only reinforced for me the idea that maybe I should have stayed longer.  The day started out so well…. When Ana and I got up on our last day in Essaouira, we were just in time to go meet…

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Music Lessons and All-NightClubs

Anna and I had decided to stay an extra night in Essaouira after the festival ended and so we got a hotel room near the center square of town to share the next day.  She’d been staying at another friend’s house the previous night or two, so we met up…

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Beaches and VIP Concert Moments

The second day of the music festival, we decided to go to Sidi Kaouki, which is a town near to Essaouira known for having a particularly beautiful beach.  Youness is a surfer, so he goes there a lot and wanted to show us the area.  His sister decided to join us, along…

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Essaouira, Port of Timbuktu

Wow.  Essaouira is so amazing!  It’s been such a whirlwind since I arrived that I haven’t had a chance to write anything down and I have so much to say, but I’m going to give it a go! I’ve totally hit it off with Anna, the girl from Belgium who…

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Concerts (Ban)-Galore!

My sister Jayanthi and her boyfriend Aakash are both musicians. (While I may be a little biased) They are both incredible artists. You can check out their websites by clicking on their names. They are both living in Kolkata and working on their music. Aakash, composer and alto saxophonist extraordinaire,…

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