Jan 31, 2000

INDIA
TODAY

- Eyecatchers

Q&A
They're in the "world music" genre. They're Michel Sanchez and Eric Mouquet of the international group Deep Forest, who made a flying visit to Pune last week and spoke to Robin Abreu:

Why do you have such an unglamorous name?
We want people to enjoy our music, not our faces. The name comes from the fact that our music originated from the heart of Africa, and that we love the environment.

If you come back to India, where would you like to play?
In the rural areas. The cities are so crowded here but rural life is picturesque and calm. Suits our type of music.

How did two nice boys suddenly decide to take up this form of music?
We've always been fascinated with new sounds. We're both interested in synthesisers and when we discovered ethnic and modern music could sound so wonderful when mixed together, we realised we had to share this with everyone.

Would you like to team up with any Indian artistes, do something with an Indian flavour?
Of course. We're talking to Rahman, Ravi Shankar and others. Something will definitely come out.