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— Etran Finatawa

Lunch with West African Band Etran Finatawa October 3, 2008 HHC students had the opportunity to 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 for lunch and discussion.
	HHC student John Brown welcomes and introduces Etran Finatawa in both English and French!
	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.




	After the lunch, the student hosts pose for group pictures with the band.
	One of the band members demonstrates the way to wrap a turban.

	The members of Etran Finatawa also wanted to document the afternoon with pictures.
	Student hosts stay and chat with the band members.