Project Description

First formed in Paris, Yapa’s three guitarists and percussionist consider travelling the world an indispensable source of inspiration for their music.

Their latest album “Archipel” was heavily influenced by recent tours in French Polynesia and Great Britain and follows Pariwaga and Wagamumbai, recorded in Burkina Faso and India respectively.

After several months of independent composition, arrangement and rehearsal work, YAPA recorded “Archipel” at le Studio de Meudon, France in January 2016.

These recording sessions reveal a strong creative group dynamic and brings a fresh, spontaneous sound to the recording, faithfully rendered by the L‑ISA BluBubbles 23:1 format.

Sound Design Solution

The concert took place on October 19th, 2017 at Le New Morning, the iconic Parisian Jazz club (400 capacity). The permanently installed sound system was bypassed.

Instead, Yapa deployed an L‑ISA wide design solution Scene system with five speaker groups of Syva and Syva Low located behind the musicians, across the stage.

Two groups of Syva and Syva Low were used as extensions and four speaker group of one Syva spaced around audience to provide immersion. Four Syva SUB were positioned close to the center scene speaker.

This implementation principle, delivered outstanding results for both musicians and audience: each of the five Syva scene speakers was located behind one musician, acting both as a stage monitor and as an emulating sound source.

The performance was transcribed with an unprecedented level of detail, transparency, reconnecting the audience to what was seen on stage and heard in the room.