more from The Edinburgh Mela

Official photos of Mike Delaitre 

at The Edinburgh Mela on Saturday 29th August 2015

with thanks to...

Ryan Buchanan Photography / Ryanbuchanan1@googlemail.com

for more images from this years fantastic Mela festival go to The Edinburgh Mela Facebook page...

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to help us gain as much social media coverage as possible.

Merci and thank you!

On stage at The Edinburgh Mela

The Edinburgh Mela welcomes over 30,000 people of all ages to Leith Links over the weekend of the festival. It is one of the biggest celebrations in Edinburgh's festival calendar.

Yesterdays performance at The Edinburgh Mela
by Mike Delaitre and the band

excitement as people arrive at the main stage tent...

Mike on vocals, supported by

Dougie Gordon playing electric guitar, slide guitar and the bouzouki,

Maxime on bass guitar, Togos on electric guitar and Julien on drums

performing original compositions with vocals in English and Creole

Representing the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius...

and bringing to The Edinburgh Mela a pinch of Mauritian spice...

in a musical fusion of the multi cultural inspirations from the island of Mauritius

 For photos of the Mela follow the link to The Edinburgh Mela Facebook page...

with many thanks to the Mela team 

and to all the people who travelled from near and far to see us.

The Edinburgh Mela today

We had a great day at The Edinburgh Mela.

here is just a taste of our day on Saturday...

...following the festivals commitment to Greening the Mela, 

Mike and the guys took the train to Edinburgh

there we are heading up the main stage set list !

make pompoms not bombs tag on the main stage tent

...beautiful dancing girls

a pompom fan

and fans who travelled all the way from Ireland to see the band

at the pompom tree...
Keep the Mela Smiling !

Come along to The Edinburgh Mela

The Edinburgh Mela is an annual multi cultural festival held as part of the Edinburgh Festival and is Scotland's biggest and best celebration of world music and dance. 

Opening the main stage at 

The Edinburgh Mela 

Leith Links in Edinburgh.

Come along and meet Mike and his band from Mauritius...

scheduled on the main stage at 12 midday

The Edinburgh Mela

The Edinburgh Mela is Scotland's biggest and brightest world music festival...

a diverse, internationally-reaching arts festival, which sees artists come from across the globe to entertain crowds of 30,000 locals and visitors in a two day celebration at Leith Links.

The 2015 Main stage supported by Lebara Mobile is the heart of the Mela party, 

boasting crowd-pleasing live sets from some of the biggest names in world music today...

and we are thrilled that Mike Delaitre and his band will be opening the Main stage of the 

2015 Edinburgh Mela.

Come along to see Mike and the band

Saturday 29th August 12:25 - 13:10

We look forward to seeing you there!

Pulse 98.4

today we were guests of Andy Lindsay on the mid morning show

at community radio Pulse 98.4fm

Andy introducing Mike and Dougie and chatting about the album "Life is a Long Road" 

and the journey that took Mike from Mauritius to Scotland...

 playing tracks live in the studio with Dougie Gordon, 

Mike explained the importance of 

 creative connections and collaboration in his work...

many thanks to Andy...

based in Barrhead, Pulse 98.4 broadcasts across the greater Glasgow area 

and broadcast live online across the world.

The Old Port

this evening Mike, Dougie and the guys were keeping music live and local

in The Old Port, Burntisland

with a set list of reggae covers and Mikes original compositions...

"Abolition Slavery" with Dougie on slide guitar

 the reggae men...

Maxime on bass guitar and Togos playing electric guitar

...the band enjoyed a very nice moment with a really great audience

thanks to everyone who came along.

St. Finnian's Church, Lochgelly

 wet wet wet wet wet

another day of pouring rain

so if you feel like dancing 

lets head to where the sun will be shining...

Mike and the guys arriving at the bus stop at St Finnian's Church, Lochgelly

where they were performing a special acoustic set 

showcasing Mikes compositions and some creole rhythms

sharing the stories behind the music to a full house
and bringing some Mauritian colour to Lochgelly...

our colours growing in the garden !

Fifty, Kirkcaldy High Street

This evening Mike, Dougie and the guys were keeping music live in Kirkcaldy...

are you getting Jah message...

...with thanks to everyone last night at Fifty.

McSorleys Edinburgh

last night we were in Edinburgh at McSorleys
where Mike and the guys took part in a jam session.

Mike and the guys were guest performers at the session...

Mike and the guys taking McSorleys by storm!

the fantastic audience
who were mesmerised by Mike, the band and the music.

 The set was awesome and we should thank all the staff at McSorleys for making us so welcome,
to Nick and Kris for organising the set
to Linda for the photos 

and everyone who came along to enjoy the music...Merci!

Gig in the CarPark

Mike and the guys on the set list for Sunday afternoons 

Gig in the CarPark 2015

The Greenside Hotel, Leslie

the weekends set list at a great local venue...

Maxime on bass guitar, Togos on electric guitar and Julien on drums.

Mike, Dougie and the guys bringing positive reggae vibrations to the Greenside.

rocking their set were Kirkcaldy band Annahar...well done guys!