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Lunch
with West African
Band Etran Finatawa
October 3, 2008
Students had the opportunity
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eat lunch with Etran Finatawa, a band from Niger that came to
Bloomington for the Lotus Festival. The lunch was made
possible with the help of Lotus and was co-sponsored by the
Wells Scholars Program.
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Members of Nigerien "nomad blues" band Etran Finatawa join
students
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lunch and discussion.
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HHC student John Brown welcomes and introduces Etran
Finatawa in both English and French!
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Each of the band members introduces himself and answers questions
with the aid of French-speaking student hosts and the band's manager,
Thorsten Birk.
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After the lunch, student hosts pose for group pictures with the
band.
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One of the band members demonstrates the way to wrap a turban for HHC
student Laura Goins.
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The members of Etran Finatawa also wanted to document the
afternoon with pictures.
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Student hosts, including HHC students Laura Goins and
Domini Martin, stay to chat with the band members after the
lunch.
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