Biography of Nârâyana

Narayana le groupe breton

Nârâyana, it is of the Tibetan and that means "outward journey always higher".

Vannetais post their ambitions. However, here not of gong, of bells or flutes of the roof of the world: Nârâyana plays of the reggae rock'n'roll, and the good."»(Buzz), "one mix of reggae and ska, metal and other didjéridoo overflowing of energy."(Ragga).

Since 98, it is more than 350 concerts in festivals, rooms and café concerts!

Popular and often crashing to pieces on scene, the group leaves its second album " La vie est belle !".
"It is a music in the pure tradition of the reggae ska festive French. Inflections jazz, drum' bass and punk rock'n'roll make the originality of Nârâyana. The texts approach with intelligence of the topics like the omnipresence of television or ecology... " (Reggae Magazine)

La vie est belle ! … Should it be believed? To ensure itself some, it should be listened to...

  • Les Terre-Neuvas (22)
  • Festival du trou perdu (17)
  • Fiesta Reggae Sun (69)
  • Festival de l’amitié (Bosnie)
  • Festival du thé vert (28)
  • Festival en Othe (89)
  • Roots dans la valée (77)
  • Divan du monde (Paris XVIII)
  • L’Olympic (44)
  • Batofar (Paris XIII)
  • L’Omnibus (35)
  • Penfeld (29)
  • Psyché Live (05)
  • Run ar Puns (29)
  • La Scčne (64)
  • Le Mančge (56)

Et aussi:

  • Le Divan du monde 75...
  • Le psyché Live 05...
  • Parc Expo de Penfeld Brest 29
  • Parc Expo Vannes 56
  • L’Olympic 44
  • La Flèche d’or 75
  • Le Manoir 58
  • La Cité 35
  • Le Run Ar Pùns 29
  • Le Grand Duc 85
  • La Tête Raide 29
  • le kalif 76
  • Le Rex 61
  • Le Grand Zanzibar 87
  • La Maison dans la vallée 91
  • L’Arsenal 28,Les Bayous 50
  • La Scène 64
  • Coat-Ker 29
  • Le Top Club 17
  • Le Manzana 16
  • Le Coquelicot 35
  • L’Oyat 40
  • L’Art Brut 64
  • La Patate 85
  • Le Lambretta 29
  • MJC Caen 14
  • Le Corto-Maltèse 40
  • Salle de Bourg sous la roche 85
  • L’Orastel 50
  • Salle de l’hippodrome 22
  • Le Commerce 72...

  • The group prepares already next album...

  • About thirty dates

    to present their new spectacle "la vie est belle"

  • October 2004:

    National exit of the new album "la vie est belle".

  • Interval:

    National round and préparation/finition of the new album.

  • October 2003:

    Pre paste-up of 3 new titles during one week with studios MAPL of Lorient.

  • March 2003:

    new 6 day old residence to studios MAPL of Lorient so d’y to carry out the pre paste-up of 5 new titles of the future album of Nârâyana. The 2 partners also affirm the will there to cooperate (technically and administratively) for the project of the second album.

  • February 2003:

    always on the roads, the group poses its instruments with Nogent the rotrou (28) for a residence of 2 days and 2 concerts with L’Arsenal.

  • November 2002:

    National exit of Compil "Activates Sound Vol.1" (Active/Mosaic Music Distribution) with an installation of 5 000 specimens.

  • February 2002:

    National exit of the new album made up of 14 titles: "Fifth is free! ".

  • Summer 2001:

    Nârâyana spends its time on the roads: From Cherbourg in Biarritz, while passing by La Rochelle, all the western half of France is traversed. The round s’achčve at the end of August in Bosnia-Herzégovine (Gorazde) for the 5th edition of the "Festival of l’Amitié". In company of French groups (FFKK), Germans, Swede..., Nârâyana gave there 3 concerts for the greatest pleasure of the local population before l’enregistrement of l’album which will last 2 months.

  • May 2001:

    Pre paste-up of l’album and work of residence to the Horse-gear in Lorient (56).
  • The bar in the 100 concerts is exceeded.

  • December 2000:

    Between concerts and repetitions, recording studio for the preparation of l’album next. Participation in the compil "ecclecktik sound" (FFKK, Craftmen club...) distributed to 2000 specimens in Brittany.

  • June 2000:

    C’est the beginning of the estival round which counts forty dates and Nârâyana s’affirme then on the Breton scene.

  • December 1999:

    Recording studio of MINOR ROAD 5 titles "Open your mind inna Babylon".

  • November 1998:

    Recording studio of the first demonstration 4 titles which makes it possible the group to turn to Brittany to the sides of Rasta Bigoud, Ramsčs, Unity …

  • February 1998:

    Formation of the group and first concert with Muzillac (56) front 500 people.