French rock band Matmatah and students on the stage, Saarang 2005

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Cultural Events , Music

This photograph was taken on January 24 in 2005 during a performance by French rock band Matmatah. In the photograph, students stand on the stage with the band and dance during the performance.

Matmatah makes music in genres such as folk and rock. Their latest album at the time was Archie Kramer (2004) following which they went on a world tour in the end of October that year. The current members of Matmatah are Tristan Nihouarn (Stan), Éric Digaire (Éric), Benoît Fournier (Scholl) and Manu Baroux. Former members were Cédric Floc'h (Sammy) and Jean-François Paillard (Fanch).

Saarang 2005 was held from 21 to 26 January 2005, and invited people to its various competitions ranging from music and dance to quiz and debate. Many of these events were individual or group events. Apart from competitions, there were also professional music shows conducted during Saarang, Matmatah’s performance being one among them.

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Saarang 2005 - 8

Photograph ID:

001/0095/IMG_2989_2

Album ID:

0095

Date:

24 January 2005

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)