Lake Atitlan Stories


Last gig with my Blues Band in Panajechel

Posted in On Lake Atitlan by Jopa on the March 17th, 2007

Over the last few months I have been playing music with a blues band in Panajechel, Guatemala on Lake Atitlan. The musicians are Kevin on guitar and vocals, he is our fearless leader. Slick on hamonica and vocals he has been playing with Kevin for several years. Mike on bass guitar. And of course me, Jopa on drum set.

This first band picture is Kevin on the left playing guitar and Slick on the right playing harmonica, me in the back on drums.

Kevin and Slick blues band, Panajechel

Next we have a pic of Mike on the Bass, Kevin on Guitar and me in back on drums.

Kevin and Mike blues band, Panajechel

And here we have me kickin it on the drum set, this is a total POS drumset, but here on Lake Atitlan there is not much music equipment, so we are happy to have a drumset at all.

Jopa playing drums blues band, Panajechel

Peace, more soon…

Festival Atitlan - March 24th , 2007

Posted in Events by Jopa on the March 5th, 2007

The Lake Atitlan Music Festival is bound to be a good time, it is a benefit for the Hospitalito Atitlan, that was destroyed by a mudslide on Oct 5, 2005. There will be many performers from around Lake Atitlan and Guatemala there. Click on the poster below to got to the festival site and get more info.

Festival Atitlan poster

More band video…

Posted in On Lake Atitlan by Jopa on the March 4th, 2007

We played another show last night at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. Here is a short video from the show. I really enjoy playing with this band. The guy all the way to the left playing a drum I don’t remember his name, he was sitting in, left to right is Chuz, Natalia, Cura, Suria and me.

Download Band video - Lake Atitlan Guatemala 

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