Congo Square is back!
We've taken a break (ok, a long break) but now we are back. May 12th at Da Vinci restaurant in Luxembourg. More news soon. Check out our show schedule.
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La soirée se présentait mal : tempête de neige sur la région et 1h pour parcourir les premiers 5 kilomètres. Heureusement tout le monde est arrivé à temps et le public ne s'est pas fait attendre non plus. Spectateurs très sympathiques d'ailleurs, ce qui a poussé Antonio à sortir son répertoire de blagues douteuses sous le regard effondré de Fabio, mais le sourire complice de Rebecca. La sauce a tout de même pris, l'ambiance s'est échauffée au fur et à mesure que le groupe faisait monter la pression et finalement tout le monde s'est bien amusé. A la fin du concert une dizaine de personnes ont même attendu patiemment que le groupe dédicace leur CD. L'opération a pris quelques temps mais tout le monde a eu droit aux petits dessins de Rebecca. C'est toujours un plaisir de venir jouer à Montoy-Flanville, on le fait toujours volontiers et le public nous le rend bien. Merci au Comité des Fêtes de nous avoir conviés ! A bientôt , j'espère !
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It didn't start very well: heavy snow on the region and 100 kilometres to drive to Montoy-Flanville.
But after a while the weather improved a lot and everybody arrived in time.
The audience was very friendly and Antonio cracked a few of his worst jokes, to Fabio helpless disappointment. People seemed to enjoy the show and at the end many staied to talk with us, by our CD and have it signed by the band. Thank you Montoy-Flanville, every time we play here we can feel your empathy and this is our best reward.
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Let's face it: we were disappointed when we have been told that the jury didn't pick Congo Square to play at the Festival du Vieux Canal end of August. However, we had a very challenging Sunday last 1st June participating to the contest. It was the first time we had to play a 20 minutes set and compete with 5 other bands. Not exactly the same experience as a Saturday night concert in a nice club and it probably took us too long to understand what was that all about. But it taught us more lessons than we could have possibly learnt in a more comfortable gig and after all we were in the final 6 out of 27 artists applying. All 6 the artist participating to the the contest were really talented and experienced and despite the competition the atmosphere was nice and friendly. Our compliments to the winners, they all did a great job, but beware: we are catching up quick! Now let's meet in Hayange, 21st of June for the Fete de la Musique!
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Soyons réalistes : nous avons été déçus d'apprendre que le jury du Tremplin du Festival du Vieux Canal ne nous avait pas sélectionnés pour participer à leur événement du 30 août. Cependant nous nous souviendrons de ce dimanche 1er juin, synonyme de 1er concours pour nous, ô combien enrichissant. Pour la première fois, nous concourions face à cinq autres groupes avec un set de 20 minutes seulement. Un véritable challenge. Contexte totalement différent d'un traditionnel concert dans un bar lounge un samedi soir, comme nous avons l'habitude. Ce tremplin nous aura décidément appris beaucoup sur nos points à améliorer. Notons que nous avons été sélectionnés parmi 27 candidats à la base, ce qui n'est pas rien. Il ne nous reste plus qu'à améliorer notre jeu de scène, forcément moindre que les cinq autres concurrents, tous très talentueux. En tout cas, malgré la compétition, l'ambiance entre groupes étaient très conviviale et amicale. Nous félicitons bien sûr les autres participants notamment les quatre gagnants, c'était amplement mérité. Mais prenez garde : nous rattraperons rapidement notre train de retard !
Prochain RDV avec Congo Square : le 21 juin pour la Fête de la Musique à Hayange !
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News, news, news!!
We will have an exciting month of June.
1st of June we will participate to the Tremplin du Vieux Canal, in Azeraille. It’s en exciting contest with a few among the best bands of the region. If we succed we will have the opportunity to play at Festival du Vieux Canal, with a line up of some of the best national and international bands. Let’s keep finger crossed and… rehearse a lot!
Then we will play at Fete de la musique in Hayange 21st of June.
Traditional date for Congo Square. We never miss a Fete de la Musique, so please don’t miss us. We will tell you more in the next posts and perhaps we will have a surprise for you. See you soon
Peace and love
****** FRENCH ******
News, news, news !!
Nous sommes très excités par le mois de juin à venir. Nous avons été sélectionnés pour jouer au Tremplin du Festival du Vieux Canal à Azerailles (54) le 1er juin, aux côté de 5 autres groupes lorrains très talentueux. 6 groupes sélectionnés parmi une vingtaine de postulants, et seulement 4 choisis par le jury pour jouer au Festival qui aura lieu le 30 août au même endroit mais cette fois-ci avec des stars nationales.
On n'a plus qu'à croiser les doigts... et à répéter ^^
Puis nous jouerons pour la Fête de le Musique le 21 juin, cette fois-ci à Hayange (57). Chaque année nous ne dérogeons pas à la traditionnelle fête de la Musique qui nous tient à cœur.
Nous vous en dirons plus dans un prochain billet avec peut-être de futures surprises ! A tout bientôt,
Amour, gloire et beauté.
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Yes, we love Rome Café, because each time we play there we feel at home. The owners are so nice, people are friendly and by the end of the concert everyone is asking for more!
This time we hosted the great Tom Martin on the drums and he did a fantastic job. Loud and funky, he blew up Rome Café! Antonio was delighted. Rebecca was at her best and the horns were unstoppable. A great night in front of a great audience.
Next time we will be… check out the concert schedule and we'll met there ;-)
Sayonara
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Oui, nous aimons le Rome Café, car à chaque fois que nous y jouons, nous nous y sentons comme à la maison. Les propriétaires sont si gentils, les gens si amicaux et à la fin du live tout le monde en redemande !
Cette fois-ci, nous avons accueilli M. Tom Martin à la batterie qui nous a bien transporté le groupe. Un grand merci à lui ! Puissant et funky à souhait, il a fait péter le Rome Café ! Antonio était enchanté, Rebecca était à son meilleur niveau et la section cuivres instopables ! Une nuit inoubliable devant un public nombreux et attentif.
La prochaine fois, nous serons.... checkez nos dates de concert sur notre site, et on s'y verra avec plaisir ;-)
Bye bye !
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Hi again.
Good news for our friends from Thionville. We will be back to Rome Cafè 5 April.
Last time it was a very successful night and we all keep very good memory of it. Let's meet again and share 2 hours of singing and dancing.
Your official fun providers.
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Not many people at Ancien Cinéma yesterday. The Hell's Angels didn't show up, but we had zombies instead (you don't believe us? Check out the web site for pictures) and the happy few who dared to come were the most enthusiastic audience we have ever had. The number of CDs sold exceeded the number of people in the room. Amazing! Our personal thanks to the guy (or girl) who bought two CDs: you are offcially our number one fan. Next time bring your two CDs and you'll get a free ticket. Everybody stayed long after the concert was over, drinking beer and making new friends. It was more a private happening than a concert and that made the night really pleasant for everyone. Many thanks to Mac and the girls of Ancien Cinéma, they took care of us in the best way possible, always with a smile. Thanks to all our fans and see you soon.
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Hi everyone.
After the fantastic night we had at Ikkuvium Club in Differdange we needed some time to recover and to find the keys of our van so that we could move our stuff back from the Club to Congo Square’s headquarters. It took us a month, then Christmas came and we were busy unpacking the presents. Now we finally find some time to take care of the business again. What did we say we should do? Oh, right: a new concert! Soon we will load our Congo Van again and head north, to the charming city of Vianden. We will be playing at Ancien Cinéma, a very nice place with an interesting event season. Those of you who have never visited the Castle of Vianden should take the opportunity to spend there a Saturday afternoon and then come to see us on 1st March at 9 p.m. Don’t miss us, we would miss you!
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This was HUGE!!
Our best performance ever!
The Ikkuvium club was packed with people and we set the place on fire.
For the first time our show involved costumes, body painting, lights and video. Famous VJ Pino of Fun Unlimited was there with his machines and cameras to perform a live video act to support our music and the show was also streamed live on Fun Unlimited web page. We had very positive feedback from everyone (including web audience): the new show really involved everyone in some kind of crazy disco party.
We played all the songs from our CD "That's why" and we couldn't resist playing some new material as well.
Rebecca and the horn guys (for some reason the spelling checker was trying to change this to "Rebecca and the horny guys") were absolutely stunning with their new act while the rhythm section supported them with consistency and a soulbreaking groove.
We ended up with fans jumping on stage to have a picture of themselves with the band. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Check our site in the next days for pictures of the Ikkuvium night and stay tuned for the latest news and next concert dates.
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Hi everyone.
As promised we will have the CD release party.
It will be at Ikkuvium club in Differdange, on Saturday 26th October at 10 p.m.
We are so excited! It will be huge. We are rehearsing a special show for the new season and you will be the first to see it. We will have costumes, dancers, light show, fireworks..... ok ok, maybe not fireworks, but dancers will be there: it will be you!
Don't miss it! See you there!
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WE ARE BACK
Congo Square is back! We've taken a break (ok, a long break) but now we are back. May 12th at Da Vinci restaurant in Luxembourg. More news soon. Check out our show schedule.
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Montoy-Flanville sous la neige
****** FRANÇAIS ****** La soirée se présentait mal : tempête de neige sur la région et 1h pour parcourir les premiers 5 kilomètres. Heureusement tout le monde est arrivé à temps et le public ne s'est pas fait attendre non plus. Spectateurs très sympathiques d'ailleurs, ce qui a poussé Antonio à sortir son répertoire de blagues douteuses sous le regard effondré de Fabio, mais le sourire complice de Rebecca. La sauce a tout de même pris, l'ambiance s'est échauffée au fur et à mesure que le groupe faisait monter la pression et finalement tout le monde s'est bien amusé. A la fin du concert une dizaine de personnes ont même attendu patiemment que le groupe dédicace leur CD. L'opération a pris quelques temps mais tout le monde a eu droit aux petits dessins de Rebecca. C'est toujours un plaisir de venir jouer à Montoy-Flanville, on le fait toujours volontiers et le public nous le rend bien. Merci au Comité des Fêtes de nous avoir conviés ! A bientôt , j'espère ! ******** ENGLISH *********** It didn't start very well: heavy snow on the region and 100 kilometres to drive to Montoy-Flanville. But after a while the weather improved a lot and everybody arrived in time. The audience was very friendly and Antonio cracked a few of his worst jokes, to Fabio helpless disappointment. People seemed to enjoy the show and at the end many staied to talk with us, by our CD and have it signed by the band. Thank you Montoy-Flanville, every time we play here we can feel your empathy and this is our best reward.
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Excitement and disappointment in Azerailles
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Let's face it: we were disappointed when we have been told that the jury didn't pick Congo Square to play at the Festival du Vieux Canal end of August. However, we had a very challenging Sunday last 1st June participating to the contest. It was the first time we had to play a 20 minutes set and compete with 5 other bands. Not exactly the same experience as a Saturday night concert in a nice club and it probably took us too long to understand what was that all about. But it taught us more lessons than we could have possibly learnt in a more comfortable gig and after all we were in the final 6 out of 27 artists applying. All 6 the artist participating to the the contest were really talented and experienced and despite the competition the atmosphere was nice and friendly. Our compliments to the winners, they all did a great job, but beware: we are catching up quick! Now let's meet in Hayange, 21st of June for the Fete de la Musique!
****** FRANÇAIS ******
Soyons réalistes : nous avons été déçus d'apprendre que le jury du Tremplin du Festival du Vieux Canal ne nous avait pas sélectionnés pour participer à leur événement du 30 août. Cependant nous nous souviendrons de ce dimanche 1er juin, synonyme de 1er concours pour nous, ô combien enrichissant. Pour la première fois, nous concourions face à cinq autres groupes avec un set de 20 minutes seulement. Un véritable challenge. Contexte totalement différent d'un traditionnel concert dans un bar lounge un samedi soir, comme nous avons l'habitude. Ce tremplin nous aura décidément appris beaucoup sur nos points à améliorer. Notons que nous avons été sélectionnés parmi 27 candidats à la base, ce qui n'est pas rien. Il ne nous reste plus qu'à améliorer notre jeu de scène, forcément moindre que les cinq autres concurrents, tous très talentueux. En tout cas, malgré la compétition, l'ambiance entre groupes étaient très conviviale et amicale. Nous félicitons bien sûr les autres participants notamment les quatre gagnants, c'était amplement mérité. Mais prenez garde : nous rattraperons rapidement notre train de retard ! Prochain RDV avec Congo Square : le 21 juin pour la Fête de la Musique à Hayange !
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Hectic month of June
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News, news, news!!
We will have an exciting month of June. 1st of June we will participate to the Tremplin du Vieux Canal, in Azeraille. It’s en exciting contest with a few among the best bands of the region. If we succed we will have the opportunity to play at Festival du Vieux Canal, with a line up of some of the best national and international bands. Let’s keep finger crossed and… rehearse a lot!
Then we will play at Fete de la musique in Hayange 21st of June. Traditional date for Congo Square. We never miss a Fete de la Musique, so please don’t miss us. We will tell you more in the next posts and perhaps we will have a surprise for you. See you soon Peace and love
****** FRENCH ******
News, news, news !!
Nous sommes très excités par le mois de juin à venir. Nous avons été sélectionnés pour jouer au Tremplin du Festival du Vieux Canal à Azerailles (54) le 1er juin, aux côté de 5 autres groupes lorrains très talentueux. 6 groupes sélectionnés parmi une vingtaine de postulants, et seulement 4 choisis par le jury pour jouer au Festival qui aura lieu le 30 août au même endroit mais cette fois-ci avec des stars nationales. On n'a plus qu'à croiser les doigts... et à répéter ^^
Puis nous jouerons pour la Fête de le Musique le 21 juin, cette fois-ci à Hayange (57). Chaque année nous ne dérogeons pas à la traditionnelle fête de la Musique qui nous tient à cœur. Nous vous en dirons plus dans un prochain billet avec peut-être de futures surprises ! A tout bientôt, Amour, gloire et beauté.
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We love Rome Café!
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Yes, we love Rome Café, because each time we play there we feel at home. The owners are so nice, people are friendly and by the end of the concert everyone is asking for more! This time we hosted the great Tom Martin on the drums and he did a fantastic job. Loud and funky, he blew up Rome Café! Antonio was delighted. Rebecca was at her best and the horns were unstoppable. A great night in front of a great audience. Next time we will be… check out the concert schedule and we'll met there ;-) Sayonara
****** FRENCH ******
Oui, nous aimons le Rome Café, car à chaque fois que nous y jouons, nous nous y sentons comme à la maison. Les propriétaires sont si gentils, les gens si amicaux et à la fin du live tout le monde en redemande ! Cette fois-ci, nous avons accueilli M. Tom Martin à la batterie qui nous a bien transporté le groupe. Un grand merci à lui ! Puissant et funky à souhait, il a fait péter le Rome Café ! Antonio était enchanté, Rebecca était à son meilleur niveau et la section cuivres instopables ! Une nuit inoubliable devant un public nombreux et attentif. La prochaine fois, nous serons.... checkez nos dates de concert sur notre site, et on s'y verra avec plaisir ;-) Bye bye !
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Back at Rome Cafè
Hi again. Good news for our friends from Thionville. We will be back to Rome Cafè 5 April. Last time it was a very successful night and we all keep very good memory of it. Let's meet again and share 2 hours of singing and dancing. Your official fun providers.
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BACK FROM ANCIEN CINEMA
Not many people at Ancien Cinéma yesterday. The Hell's Angels didn't show up, but we had zombies instead (you don't believe us? Check out the web site for pictures) and the happy few who dared to come were the most enthusiastic audience we have ever had. The number of CDs sold exceeded the number of people in the room. Amazing! Our personal thanks to the guy (or girl) who bought two CDs: you are offcially our number one fan. Next time bring your two CDs and you'll get a free ticket. Everybody stayed long after the concert was over, drinking beer and making new friends. It was more a private happening than a concert and that made the night really pleasant for everyone. Many thanks to Mac and the girls of Ancien Cinéma, they took care of us in the best way possible, always with a smile. Thanks to all our fans and see you soon.
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Congo Square goes North !
Hi everyone. After the fantastic night we had at Ikkuvium Club in Differdange we needed some time to recover and to find the keys of our van so that we could move our stuff back from the Club to Congo Square’s headquarters. It took us a month, then Christmas came and we were busy unpacking the presents. Now we finally find some time to take care of the business again. What did we say we should do? Oh, right: a new concert! Soon we will load our Congo Van again and head north, to the charming city of Vianden. We will be playing at Ancien Cinéma, a very nice place with an interesting event season. Those of you who have never visited the Castle of Vianden should take the opportunity to spend there a Saturday afternoon and then come to see us on 1st March at 9 p.m. Don’t miss us, we would miss you!
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Great fun at Ikkuvium
This was HUGE!! Our best performance ever! The Ikkuvium club was packed with people and we set the place on fire. For the first time our show involved costumes, body painting, lights and video. Famous VJ Pino of Fun Unlimited was there with his machines and cameras to perform a live video act to support our music and the show was also streamed live on Fun Unlimited web page. We had very positive feedback from everyone (including web audience): the new show really involved everyone in some kind of crazy disco party.
We played all the songs from our CD "That's why" and we couldn't resist playing some new material as well. Rebecca and the horn guys (for some reason the spelling checker was trying to change this to "Rebecca and the horny guys") were absolutely stunning with their new act while the rhythm section supported them with consistency and a soulbreaking groove. We ended up with fans jumping on stage to have a picture of themselves with the band. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Check our site in the next days for pictures of the Ikkuvium night and stay tuned for the latest news and next concert dates.
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CD Release Party
Hi everyone. As promised we will have the CD release party. It will be at Ikkuvium club in Differdange, on Saturday 26th October at 10 p.m. We are so excited! It will be huge. We are rehearsing a special show for the new season and you will be the first to see it. We will have costumes, dancers, light show, fireworks..... ok ok, maybe not fireworks, but dancers will be there: it will be you! Don't miss it! See you there!
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