“We want to find a way to make people dance without being necessarily -” he paused, adding, “I’m sorry, I don’t have the word in English…décalé.” I translated the word via Google, and according to Payen’s description, “décalé” describes something without strict direction or purpose. He described the Caravan Palace concept as one that aims only to make us dance, by mixing the sounds of the new with “uh, significant things…I don’t know how to say that,” he chuckled. Payen shared that the objective for Caravan Palace is not to necessarily convey a message like many bands aim to do. When we play it live, we can see the eyes of the public wake up suddenly.”Ĭaravan Palace is a French electro-swing group made up of Payen, Vocalist Zoé Colotis, Upright Bass Player Charles Delaporte, Guitarist Arnaud Vial, Trombonist and Machinist Antoine Toustou, Percussionist Paul-Marie Barbier and Clarinetist Camille Chapelière. The intention is to take that very old song…that went through all of the 20 th century and the beginning of the 21 st. But, Payen said, “It’s not just to give a message that’s not what we do best. Payen points out that all listeners have a take on the original song, from the image of throwing back whisky, to allusions to the whip in the slavery era. During its sound check in Kansas City, I could faintly hear Caravan Palace play what sounded like “Rock it For Me” as I asked Violinist Hugues Payen what the message was of its version of “Black Betty.” Caravan Palace returns to Chicago’s House of Blues Saturday just one year after its last visit with us, to continue its Robot Face or, tour.
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