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Old 05.06.2017, 06:40 AM   #250
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I saw les Wampas yesterday in Saint-Brieuc, at la Citrouille (= the Pumpkin).

The Wampas are a French band brought to life in 1983 near Paris. They belonged to a punkish scene under the influence of the Clash and rather joyous music (La Mano Negra, les Satellites, les Négresses Vertes...).
Unlike most of their pears they didn't disappear. Guitarist-singer Didier Wampas always kept his job working for the French railway systems. He never wanted to quit it all to try to live from his music once he got an audience. Most of his pears did the opposite choice and have vanished.
The gig gathered lots of people for the venue, from about 8 year-olds to guys over 50. Didier Wampas trusts his audience so much it was jawdropping. The mood in the pit was great, people protected the kids from the dancers who seldom came in their area.
And, apart from the texts, which seem to be the main asset of the band (they sang their tune about Manu Chao, one of their pears with La Mano Negra, who rose; the song goes about what they'd do had they had the money Manu Chao'd gotten), they rock too.
They've got a young guitar player among them. He joined in 2014 and he was awesome.
A very good night in a venue that might pull the curtain.
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