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wednesday, july 1st / 20:00 pm
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Le fil (map)
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Opening night
16 / 20 euros
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Rokia Traoré
Mali
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It all started with a sound and a colour inside Rokia Traore's head. The most adventurous female singer-songwriters in Africa knew that she wanted to create a new musical style that was more modern, but still African, something more blues and rock than her folk guitar. Her fourth album, built around her subtle and bluesy electric-guitar work is called Tchamantché which means point of balance in bamabra dialect. Crossing cultures, Rokia Traoré invites us to have a listen to this point of balance. Don't miss her! She was awarded the Victoires de la musique 2009 in the best World music album category.

« Her latest album Tchamantché (Nonesuch) further builds on her experience and demonstrates why she has gained global acclaim; her expressions are both exquisitely subtle and highly resonant, backed by the brooding sound of the West African n'goni. The sparse rhythms of Zen build up into an alluring groove, and her distinctive vocal harmonies enrich tracks including Kounandi and her cover of Billie Holiday's The Man I Love. Sleeve note translations pinpoint some haunting themes; Tounka addresses illegal immigration from Africa ('On the road in salt water/ Lies death'). Traoré's delivery alone is exceptionally emotive: modern desert blues at its most elegant. »
METRO

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Lonely Drifter Karen
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A captivating voice, a roaring piano, a sweet acoustic guitar suddenly wandering in an expressionist cabaret, quirky melodies, emotions and magic: welcome to the Lonely Drifter Karen universe.

«A delicious concoction taking in Weimar Republic cabaret, Parisian café music, Mittel-European classical traditions, rustic Italian ballads, gypsy folk and more, all topped by the whimsical, occasionally child-like songwriting of frontwoman Tanja Frinta. Grass Is Singing doesn't have a duff track on it »
The Daily Telegraph, UK