Rupa & the April Fishes

Rupa and the April Fishes is a musical group based in San Francisco, California and is fronted by Rupa Marya.cite news |title=Rupa and the April Fishes |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2006/07/20/NSGDOILP6E1.DTL |publisher= "The San Francisco Chronicle" | first= Lisa |last=Hix | |date= July 20, 2006 ] Their songs are a mixture of international musical styles and the lyrics are sung in multiple languages, primarily French, Spanish and English.

According to Marya, the title of their 2008 CD release of "eXtraOrdinary rendition" was a reference to the United States policy of Extraordinary Rendition. "I actually wanted people to Google the expression and then read, oh the first thing that comes up is a Wikipedia article, you know, not an album," said Marya.

The group was featured on BBC World Service's and Public Radio Internationals "The World".cite news |title= Rupa and the April Fishes |url=http://www.theworld.org/taxonomy_by_date/2/20080522 |publisher= "The World" | first= Zoe|last=Corneli | |date= May 22, 2008 ]

Discography

*"Le Pecheuse" EP (2006)
*"eXtraOrdinary rendition" (Cumbancha, 2008)

References

External links

* [http://theaprilfishes.com/ Official website]