Bengal's Corner

Quebecois band Le Vent du Nord´s performance of La Boîte à Chanson in L’Assomption (Québec) last December 14th, will be broadcasted on CBC Radio Two (93.5FM in Montréal) on February 5, 2008 (tonight!), during the program Canada Live, which airs at 8pm.

Hello, everyone!

If you are around Quebec during the end of February, stop by the Festival de Musique de St. Bernard de Michaudville to enjoy all the fun of the Quebecois traditional arts. Many of the bands I mention here will be performing during these days. Although the 5th edition of the Fest is announced from the 22nd till 24th, the party starts the previous day with a special evening programmed.

The festival has as its international ambassador our dear friend Benoit Pelletier Shoja, French-American from New Hampshire that always did a great job divulging the Quebecois Traditional Musique and is an assured presence in the majority of festivals in the genre in Quebec.

Bengal.

Some say February 13th, others April 29th, I even found places saying May 13th... But none deny that Genticorum´s 3rd album is about to be launched: La Bibournoise will be available soon for the joy of their fans...

The French-Canadian band is planning on a special night at the famous Lion d'Or in Montréal for the launching of their new album, although many fans are already enjoying some of those tunes during the band´s shows in Canada.

Keep tuned for confirmation!

Bengal.

Hello, everyone!

Last year, my dear friend Laura went to this Workshop in West Virginia and promised me a review of the entire event. Despite the delay, she finally reported back on this and I’m sharing her thoughts with you all. I hope you enjoy it!

Bengal,
completely jealous...

PS: I couldn’t resist and added few comments around. :) Feel free to add yours too!

Genticorum Gives Workshops at Upper Potomac Celtic Fiddle and Feet Weekend

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, is the scene of an annual meeting of musicians, dancers and teachers, performing, playing, sharing and learning the traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and Québec. The Upper Potomac Celtic Fiddle and Feet Weekend was held last November 16th to 18th, and the participants were in for a rare treat!

The list of teachers included the talented artists Laura Risk (Scottish Fiddle), Ken Kolodner (hammered dulcimer), Robin Bullock (mandolin, guitar, repertoire), Kieran Jordan (step dance), Cleek Shrey (Irish fiddle), and the French-Canadian band Genticorum.

The brilliant trio from Québec taught classes on fiddle, guitar, dance and singing, besides offering a special repertoire class opened to all instrumentalists. In addition, they played one evening for a ceilí [also written as céilidh that is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland, Scotland and Atlantic Canada], and gave a concert during another.

I took the repertoire classes given by Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand, who plays flute and electric bass in the band. During these classes, he also treated us to a couple of tunes on the fiddle - an instrument he claims he is "still learning". He taught the class to a wide variety of musicians (fiddle, flute, whistle, uilleann pipes, and even a couple of harps). The reels and 6/8 jigs are familiar to Irish and Scottish musicians, with some stylistic differences. The Reel Issoudun, was described by Alexander as "crooked...but not TOO crooked!", to mention one of these tunes…

He also took the time to teach us dance styles unique to Québec: the brandy, which he described as a 3-beat reel, the galope, and the gigue. The gigue, by the way, should not be confused with the jig, a dance style in 6/8 or 9/8. A gigue is a step dance tune, normally in 2/2.

I feel that my repertoire and my knowledge have been greatly enriched by these classes, though as a harper, I am also left with some perplexing dilemmas about how to arrange this music for harp in such a way as to retain its character, without ending up sounding too Irish! I aslo took a singing class with Yann Falquet [I envy you!!] which was pure joy! In the band, Yann plays guitar and guimbarde (jaw harp) and for the most part does backing vocals. Yann was an excellent teacher, explaining the history of the songs as well as nuances of the French language not immediately apparent to us, English-speakers; all with his delightfully naughty sense of humor! In fact, his insights allowed us to understand just how dirty some of these songs really are. This is not true of every song, however. As Yann says, "Sometimes a sausage is just a sausage!" At this point of my review, I know that Bengal might be so jealows! [You are SO right!]

Saturday night, all the instructors who taught at the festival gave a concert. Genticorum played for the entire second half of the program. A day prior to the beginning of this festival, the band performed in Germantown, Maryland - a concert that I also attended. [photo] Anyone familiar with the band's two CDs, Le Galarneau, and Malins Plaisirs will know that the music is excellent, but what is not apparent until one sees them perform on stage is the spontaneous humor and fun that soon spills out onto the audience. Although if you read the CD notes - I do recommend, you will get some idea of what you're in for! :) Genticorum performed several old favorites from the two existing albums, such as Les Cousinages, La belle en vous aimant, and that whirlwind of reels they have dubbed Cyclone. They also gave us a taste of coming delights which will be on their next album [scheduled for this Feb 13th], such as Le Moine Blanc that tell us the story of a monk, a girl, and a bottle of ink. You can guess the rest… ;)

Besides all these delights, there were open sessions at the hotel every night of the weekend, where participants had the opportunity to play with and share tunes with all the instructors at the festival. These sessions went on into the wee hours of the morning.

The weekend ended with another opened workshop with all the members of Genticorum (another rare treat). Yann taught us a couple of tunes on the button accordion - an instrument that at least so far he does not use on stage (but should!). This last meeting included tunes, songs, some general information, and even lessons on foot tapping given by Pascal Gemme, the band's fiddle player and lead vocalist [that keeps a very interesting blog, you can check here]. Ah, foot tapping… This is perhaps my way out of the dilemma about "sounding too Irish". Pascal says that foot tapping takes five minutes to learn and five years to master. [Ha! I know exactly what he means!!] I am still practicing...

Laura.

Hello, everyone!

This is a quick tip for all of you looking for a gig/job in Arts.
Check this link and good luck!

Bengal.

Hello, everyone!

Let's start the New Year with a so expected interview. Many readers asked and here it is: Benoit Bourque.

Bourque is the person that introduced me to the Quebecois Traditional Music and Dance. Before that, I had no idea of Québec and its rich culture. Then, I discovered the talents of so many artists such as Genticorum, Bernard Simard, Le Rêve du Diable, and many more. In this sense, I have much to thank him.

I first met Benoit Bourque in Texas (2005) and his stage presence, charisma, contagious energy and dance steps instantly thrilled me. He charmed the entire audience! Bourque has loyal followers since the beginning of his career while playing with many bands such as Advielle Que Pourra, Matapat and Le Vent du Nord. I could meet many of his fans through these years while learning more about Québec history and arts.

Bourque co-hosted the Canadian Folk Music Awards last December, and today we talk about his present and future. Without further ado, here is our interview:

Bengal: Hi, Benoit! Thanks for taking the time to talk to us.

Benoit Bourque: Merci, it’s always a pleasure.

Bengal: Benoit, can you tell us a bit about your artistic background, how you started in music and dance?

Benoit: I come from a musical family: my dad played trumpet, my brothers (4) and sisters (3): saxophone, trombone, guitar, keyboard, recorders, ukulele. We all sang different kind of songs (traditional, pop, etc...) I start playing the guitar at first and very little keyboard to switch to clarinet when I was about 8 years old. Later, at the age of 13, I started to dance to meet girls. [laughs] At first I learned International traditional dances to finally focus on Québec dances and step dancing.

Bengal: An early talent! Is there anyone else from your family playing, dancing or singing professionally?

Benoit: Nobody in my family made a living with arts: for my parents, music was a hobby so my mom said [to me] for years: ''Did you find a REAL job?'' [laughs]

Bengal: And your family now, the children? Are they following the steps [pun intended] of the father?

Benoit: They all touched music: Mathilde (27) piano, Vincent (25) has played electric bass, guitar and DJ, Jasmine (22) has done very little violin but always love to sing, Antoine (17) is the only one who really study music (in college): he plays piano, tuba and piano-accordion.

Bengal: Why Quebecois Traditional music and not another style?

Benoit: I always loved to sing the traditional songs from Québec: this has been my start from my family. When I started the dance at 13, it became a natural thing to do trad.

Bengal: Why step dance and not other type?

Benoit: I do step dancing what we call in Québec: gigue. The first time I have seen it was with a big guy who was doing simple steps but he really looked so light!! [laughs]

Bengal: Surely you can do the same! Coming from a big family that could play all sorts of musical instruments, you might have learned many. Which instruments do you play, Benoit?

Benoit: I play bones, spoons, button accordions, guitar and some mandolin, recorder, bohdran and piano.

Bengal: How do you see the Quebecois Traditional Music expanding frontiers?

Benoit: I think that Québec trad is becoming slowly but surely one of the new fashion in the folk milieu in North America. It's comparable to Cajun music 25 years ago.

Bengal: You have a vast knowledge of the musical history behind Quebecois Trad and you have been part of this environment for a while, developing many different types of projects, and surely meeting many of the artists in this milieu...

Benoit: I surely don't know all of them but I know many, many of them. It's hard to know all of them especially that we have now more and more young musicians who do it.

Bengal: One of your talents, present in many projects, is composition. When did you start to compose? Do you have a method for that, what inspires you?

Benoit: I started when I was a teen with my friends... a few compositions on guitar... most of those songs were funny songs. In 1982, I wrote La Valse Matique while I was on an asthma attack (I was feeling romantic). [Benoit is the only artist I know that would compose under an asthma attack!!] I don't have a real method but I often start the composition on one instrument to switch to another one to keep going.

Bengal: Recently I had the opportunity to meet Marc Benoit, former Eritage, that told me about many of the shows, the TV experience and the recognition in Québec. How was your experience with Eritage?

Benoit: Marc Benoit was the standup bass and guitar player in the band. I enormously enjoyed my 6 years with them and I quit because of the family... Carole, my wife, was pregnant of our 3rd child. I started to discover the Canadian folk milieu with this group, and the USA one with Advielle Que Pourra and Matapat.

Bengal: Recently you announced your MySpace page where everybody can have access to your future shows and activities. Can you tell us a little about these future plans?

Benoit: In fact, I have so many projects that I cannot talk about it now. Some of the gigs are solo, some duo, some trio but I have bigger projects to come. For the first time in my life, I started to put on my solo show and I have a 50 minutes ready by now. At the moment, I’m also working on music therapy with the elderly.

Bengal: Benoit, last December you co-hosted the CFMA. How was that experience? You are one of the previous CFMA winners yourself, how does it feel?

Benoit: I have been many time a Master of Ceremony for different festivals but it is first time for an award ceremony. I felt like a fish in water: the folk milieu is mine for so long and I love this milieu. One of the tension that I had with Matapat and Le Vent du Nord was their huge ambitions!! They both wanted to be the best. This is not the folk approach but the pop approach. I prefer much more the folk approach.

Bengal: Which artists you admire the most?

Benoit: All of them who are committed to social changes: we need much more peoples who are left wing thinkers.

Bengal: Which was the most gratifying moment of your career so far?

Benoit: In 1988, when I was in Moscow: peoples were extremely friendly and intense: it was almost a dream.

Bengal: And can you tell us the funniest thing that ever happened on stage?

Benoit: One of my friend who is a good fiddler but speaks slowly: once he felt down his chair (one of the legs found a hole in the stage floor) but very slowly.

Bengal: Benoit, thanks for your time and all the entertainment!

Benoit: Merci! The pleasure was mine!


If you are interested in more information about Benoit Bourque, you are welcome to visit his official MySpace where you can also listen to some of his compositions.

Bengal.

Hello, everybody!!

It's great to be back. I hope you all had the best Holiday Season ever. Next big holiday: Carnival. Well, I'm spending vacations in Brazil and will bring some news on that too! :)

Right now, I guess we are all ready for the New Year's adventures to come - shows, festivals, new talents, new great albums, etc.. I have already a group of new events to announce here, and very interesting interviews with names as Benoit Bourque, Marc Gunn, François Corbier, and many others. Stay tuned for all that is to come!

Have the healthiest and most musical New Year!

Bengal,
in the rhythm of samba...

(main melody)

(click in the image to see it larger)

Merry Christmas and a Phenomenal New Year to you all!

Bengal.

Photo by Baptiste Grison


Hello, everyone!

Recently I visited Quebec and enjoyed the Quebecois Traditional Music - QueTrad - live! One of the artists I had the opportunity to see on stage more than once is Bernard Simard. I can't resist a talented artist playing acoustic guitar with a silky voice behind it, and that's how I discovered Simard's works. For more than 20 years now, Bernard Simard has been cultivating a loyal following from Quebec till Europe. His talents in QueTrad could appeal to just about any music fan. Simard has been recording since 1983 when he was a member of La Bottine Souriante. He lived for 9 years in France, mixing styles and expanding his influences, and now he is back home with his new album Spectacle Solo. Find out more about Bernard Simard in the interview below...

Bengal: Salut, Bernard! First of all, thanks for taking the time for this interview, we all appreciate. How are you?

Bernard: Salut, Bengal! I also appreciate and I'm fine, thanks. I'm interested in Folk music so I understand the same interest in others.

Bengal: Bernard, can you tell us a bit about how your involvement with music started? Is it an influence that came from your family?

Bernard: I have two brothers and one sister. One of my brothers plays the guitar and sings. He released three albums featuring his own compositions. My sister also sings and plays the guitar while my other brother works at Radio-Canada. My father used to play when he was alive… There were guitars everywhere in the house when I was young so... I started playing when I was twelve years old. Between twelve and seventeen I was working on the guitar and learning songs by Beau Dommage, Harmonium, Claude Dubois, Robert Charlebois, Diane Dufresne, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Bécaud, Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd. In fact I was listening to a lot of progressive rock between fifteen and eighteen. My family has no background on Quebecois traditional music but enjoyed the most popular tunes, like everybody else did. My father’s style was more like Tino Rossi and Luis Mariano.

Bengal: That sounds a nice mix of influences. Did you always play QueTrad or did you play any other style before?

Bernard: In the beginning, I started playing chansonnier - french and english. I played for the first time in a bar when I was seventeen. I just began playing the Quebecois traditional music about the age of twenty-two.

Bengal: Do you play other instruments? Apparently it's very common to see musicians playing more than one instrument in QueTrad what is not that common in other styles.

Bernard:: I play a bit of piano and I really need to practice one of these days… I'm not a tap dancer but I do the podorythmie [seated foot percussion], although not in this new solo show. I have enough to do with the words and the guitar…

Bengal: For sure. I understand that, in QueTrad, usually the musician has the traditional lyrics, poems, stories from the past and then composes on top of this material. Sometimes, one has the tunes from the past and then composes additions or just new arrangements for the instruments playing it. How is this process in your case, do you have a method? Does the inspiration come from the lyrics in front of you, or are there external factors that contribute?

Bernard: I always work with the words and the music. Usually the tune comes from a friend or from a tape from the archives of the Universitè Laval. I usually imagine how I can make a personal interpretation of the song. If it sounds good in my mind, I can imagine how I’m gonna work it and usually that works well. Sometimes I don't really find the way to arrange the tune but it stays in my head, and six months later I find a new path. The music needs to be nice and rare, and the words need to be interesting historically, or maybe it's a nice love story or something that makes one laugh. There are stupid songs in trad music and it's not an obligation to sing a song just because it's traditional. I just go by what's calling me. I had a grant in 2005 from the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec to do a research on new songs at the Université Laval. The project was for six months. That was part of the work for the album [Spectacle Solo].

Bengal: I understand you lived in France for quite sometime. Why did you leave Canada to move to… where in France?

Bernard: I was in Brittany. The reason of the move: love!

Bengal: Of course… Love is the biggest inspiration! Well, tell me about your bands there - how Gwazigan and Cabestan started?

Bernard: An Irish Pub opened its doors one day and decided to have jams every Tuesday. The owners of the place, Chris and Rosie Short and Anthony McCartan, are three musicians and had a band called The Churchfitters [the band still continues but with different members]. I used to go there and, one day, Chris proposed to me (or I proposed to him, I don't really remember) to create a duo. I chose the name [Gwazigan], we tooked pictures, practiced a lot and found gigs. Later Raphael Chevalier joined us with his fiddle and we were three. Rosie joined us to replace Raphael who was working hard with another band. Finally, Rosie and Chris had to quit because The Churchfitters was working a lot too. So I've decided to recreate the band, bigger and with others musicians that I meet in others jam sessions in Britanny. We were five and we taped the second CD of the band in Quebec at the Studio du Chemin 4. We were also starting to work a lot but it was time for me to come back to Quebec. Reason of my return: love! With Cabestan we had the same way of work. It was a friend of mine, Christian Desnos, who proposed to the band to take me in with them. I called one day to invite him to a party at home and he said: Hey! It’s so funny that you are calling me today. We were just discussing that we need a new singer and guitarist in the band. I will call the guys and I’ll call you later. He called me in the evening and I was in the band. I had a lot of fun with these guys!

Bengal: I really enjoy your work with Constantinople. How this idea started?

Bernard: At the beginning, it was supposed to be just a show with three members of Les Charbonniers de l'Enfer. In the end, they were not free for the day programmed for the show and they proposed me to Constantinople. We prepared the show together, it's Contantinople who was preparing most of the arrangements, and we did one performance. The year before, Constantinople won a price and they were using Radio-Canada's studios to record a CD. [Winners of the Discovery of the Year Award from Opus Gala in 2003, Constantinople have been the Ensemble in residence at Radio-Canada for the 2004-2005 season.] They decided then to make an album of the show we performed. So the idea came from them.

Bengal: You are a very experienced musician, with works in more than 40 albums. What made you decide for the solo album at this point?

Bernard: After I left Le Vent du Nord and after Trio à Quatre died, I had the choice between starting a new band, again, or doing something by myself. It was imperative to make a quick decision anyway. My feeling was to have a break of bands, especially of creating one. Anyway, the budget for an album was less in [Spectacle] Solo than with a band.

Bengal: Do you miss working with the bands? If so, what do you miss the most?

Bernard: I miss playing music with soloists but occasionally I'm playing with friends, in shows or for dance-related events.

Bengal: Do you think the QueTrad music is crossing the boards of PQ into the rest of Canada and international lands more than it used to do in the past or not?

Bernard: I think that in the United States people are interested in our music since a long time. I'm playing Quebecois traditional music for 25 years and I used to play this style in the States with most of theses bands during these 25 years. I also know that older bands - before I arrived in the world - used to record and play in the States. There are always waves on the sea but the water is always on the same move.

Bengal: Any plans for a new album coming soon?

Bernard: Nothing decided yet. But [there will be] another one for sure, in studio - solo or with my band I don't know.

Bengal: Thanks, Bernard, for taking the time for the interview. It was really a pleasure! Any last words for our readers?

Bernard: Yes! If you like my music tell to your friends please. If you don't like tell to your enemies!


For more, check the following links:
Bernard Simard Official Homepage
Bernard Simard's MySpace
Gwazigan
Cabestan
The Churchfitters
Constantinople
Tino Rossi
Luis Mariano
Les Charbonniers de L'Enfer
Le Vent du Nord

If you are interested in some videos of Bernard's shows, check You Tube.

Preview Summer Programme 2008

We are very busy planning the 2008 season so amateur musicians and their families can already begin to plan their summer holidays! As always, both beginning musicians and experienced amateurs will find courses which are appropriate for them and will enjoy our beautiful site on the shores of Lake MacDonald in the Laurentians. Here is an overview of what musical pleasures await you:

Week 1 – June 22-29th
An intensive advanced vocal program; a traditional harp program, and a Broadway musical theatre program

Week 2 – June 29th to July 6th
Early music: Pilgrimage to Compostello

Week 3 – July 6th to 13th
Chamber Music, Voice, Piano, Caribbean Mass, Steel pan drums

Week 4 – July 13th to 20th
Chamber Music, Voice, Piano, Alcan String Quartet

Week 5 – July 20th to July 27th
Chamber Music, Voice, Piano, Latin Rhythms, Alcan String Quartet

Week 6 – July 27th to August 3rd
Winds, Jazz, Latin Rhythms

Week 7 – August 3rd to 10th
Choral singing

Week 8 – August 10th to 17th
Choral singing, Broadway, Musical Theatre
Our program for children welcomes children aged 4 to 11 in weeks two through eight and there are interesting activities for adolescents throughout the summer. All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Details of programming will be available on line as of late January 2008.
All members of CAMMAC will automatically receive a brochure at the end of February but if you are not currently a member and wish to receive a brochure, or need additional information: national_at_cammac.ca or 888 622-8755, extension 228 (toll-free number).

CAMMAC

Executive President: Harry Qualman
Artistic Director: Elizabeth Little

Join us in 2008! Boxwood Canada Dates: July 19 - July 25, 2008

Join us in beautiful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia to discover the traditional music of the flute amid one of North America's most exquisite 18th century seaside towns. Boxwood presents the timeless voice of the flute along with many other instruments and voices in concerts, dances, sessions, classes, lectures with gourmet cuisine in the heart of Nova Scotia's beautiful South Shore to inspire the creative spirit of every participant. The Boxwood experience brings together kindred spirits from all over the world creating lasting friendships, nourishing music, and soulful fun in a unique festival and workshop program that is completely non-competetive.

Boxwood has received worldwide recognition over the past decade producing extraordinary gatherings dedicated to exploring and sharing the oral traditions of flute playing. Boxwood’s invited guest artists change from year to year to include leading players, teachers, makers, and scholars from among many musical traditions. Students attend classes daily and are encouraged to visit with each teacher during the course of the week with the aim of expanding musical vocabulary, learning new techniques, broadening their sense of the instrument, and enabling them to find their own musical voice. The evenings are filled with social gatherings that include excellent meals, concerts, social dancing, informal gatherings and sessions of music-making with students and teachers alike. While the week in Lunenburg focuses on the flute & whistle and their musical traditions, the festival encourages a multidisciplinary approach, inviting a variety of artists, students and players of all instruments at all levels – novice and experienced, including players of the modern Boehm system flute.

Apply NOW as a December candidate for remaining financial aid. Rome Festival Orchestra Summer Institute July 3 - July 25, 2008 OR July 14 - August 5, 2008

- Live among the inspirations of Rome, Italy
- Join artists from around the world
- Perform symphonic works and fully staged opera and ballet with the Rome Festival Orchestra, Opera, Chorus, and Ballet.
- Perform chamber music with dedicated artists
- Find general information, email addresses of alumni, and application forms at website

This opportunity is sponsored jointly by an American educational charity and an Italian associazione culturale specifically for
professional and pre-professional level performers.

Email Connie directly to learn the best opportunities for you. Kindly include your instrument, your career status, and name of your orchestra or ensemble.

Connie Galatilis,
Administrator
romefestival_at_yahoo.com

The 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards gala takes place on Saturday, December 1 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Québec (Hull). The event begins at 7:00 pm (local time).

The hosts for the upcoming 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards are CBC’s one-and-only Shelagh Rogers and Québec trad stepdancer-caller-musician Benoit Bourque, a former CFMA winner himself. They’ll be providing gala-goers with an entertaining and bilingual presentation of the night’s events, which includes the awards themselves plus live performances by Ron Hynes, Vishten, Ian Tamblyn, Florent Vollant, Galitcha, Sylvia Tyson, The Duhks and T. Nile. Visit the Gala page for how to reserve your tickets now!

For more information, contact:
Canadian Museum of Civilization => 819-776-7000 / 1-800-555-5621
Ottawa Folklore Centre => 1-800-385-3655

Hello, cats!

This is another local (California) event that can't be missed! For the jazz lovers and anyone else that appreciates good music, Charmaine Clamor will be joined by the finest Filipino jazz artists from all over the world. Dec 7-9 at Catalina Bar & Grill. This is a great way to start the holidays!

For tickets and info: JazzPhil or 323.512.5543

Bengal.

Trad Magazine – N°109
La République des papillons, BRAVO de Trad Magazine

Il y a plusieurs façons de jouer sa propre tradition. Celle qui dépouille pour recouvrer un os immémorial. Celle qui harmonise pour fonder un nouveau classicisme du genre. Celle qui y colle avec plus ou moins de bonheur les influences confuses d'une culture multiforme et immature. Celle qui dépote à l'instinct en un véritable discours ce qui est de soi sans question. Et celle qui a tout compris, étymologiquement. Katé-Mé en est plutôt à cette étape dernière. Non ultime si l'on en juge l'évolution permanente. Le 3e CD sorti en avril 2006 sonne le glas des certitudes pour les esprits à tiroirs, qu'ils soient archivistes frileux ou étiquetteurs de marchandise. (...)

Après deux CD déjà bien remarqués, c'est un normal chiffre trois qui consacre une machine maintenant très bien réglée et en perpétuelle évolution, de concert en concert. Le n°1 marquait l'intrusion de la musique de haute Bretagne dans une perspective évolutive, encore en recherche mais déjà remarquable. Le n°2 une mayonnaise qui prend enfin, émulsion légère parce que « maison ». Ce dernier est le résultat d'une mâturation qui ne demande qu'à porter encore d'autres fruits. Mais déjà si rockailleusement goûteux... (...)

Sans vouloir obéir aux purismes des genres invoqués, mais créer comme ça vient sans rien renier ni pervertir, les Katé-Mé composent paroles et musiques, causent de misère sociale, de bureaux de poste qui ferment, de petits doigts qui chatouillent, de papillons qui survolent le monde sans se prendre pour « big brother », et font l'hymne à la joie « disco » du rond dansé comme un partage. Quasi révolutionnaire en ces temps d'isolement rentable. Katé-Mé est dans ce train qui marche, un transsibérien zapatiste qui fait fondre les glaces stylistiques, fait craquer les barrières de certitudes et ouvre les oeillères acoustiques. (...)

De l'exotisme non déroutant pour un éventuel public figé sur ce que doit être la zic breizhoue. Et du réel plaisir pour celui qui se laisse embarquer. Katé en gallo : « avec moi ». Une idée originelle de partage interne qui ne demande qu'à offrir ses passions et sa conviction. On peut dire maintenant « Avec eux ! ». Leur générosité n'attend que ça.

by Jean-Jacques Boidron

Link

Depois de um ano bastante internacional e já com uma digressão prevista para Alemanha e Suíça e outra para Itália em 2008, os Dazkarieh fecham 2007 com um concerto no dia 24 de Novembro no Festival Musidanças, a decorrer no Instituto Franco-Portugais em Lisboa. A 1ª parte fica a cargo do brasileiro Fernando Terra e os bilhetes são a 10 Euros. O início do concerto está previsto para as 22h.

MySpace
Musidancas


Dazkarieh will close 2007 with a concert in Lisbon, in Musidanças Festival in Instituto Franco-Portugais. To be announced is a tour in Germany / Switzerland in april an in Italy in August.

Local:
Instituto Franco-Portugais
Avenida Luis Bivar, 91
1050-143 Lisboa
Tel : 21 311 14 00

Hello, everyone,

As you will notice during the following weeks, the layout and style of this site will be undergoing some changes, hopefully for better! Sorry for any inconvenience...

Bengal.

Bonjour à tous

J'ai à vendre dix billets pour le spectacle bénéfice de Jeunes Musiciens du monde qui se tiendra à Montréal le 8 décembre. Le prix: 27$ pour encourager JMM et voir défiler sur scène:

Mes Aïeux, Jorane, Ariane Moffatt, Fred Pellerin, Yves Lambert et le Bébert Orchestra, Mara Tremblay, Marc Déry, Michel Rivard, Stefie Shock, Ghislain Poirier (Live), Antoine Gratton, Coral Egan, Ben Charest, Seb Martel (guitariste pour M), Carl Bastien, DEE (DJ set), Lilison Di Kinara, Alexandre Belliard, Tomás Jensen, Éloi Painchaud, Catherine Potter, Lubo Alexandrov ainsi que les élèves et les professeurs de notre école de Montréal.

Pour plus de renseignement sur le spectacle et l'organisme: link.

Christiane Campagna
514-245-7069

Bonjour,

Je vous invite à poser un geste concret contre la convergeance et le manque d'imagination des radios commerciales. CIBL a deux émissions consacrées à la musique traditionnelle qui en plus de faire jouer cette musique, annoncent lancements, spectacles etc. De plus, cette semaine, pas moins de trois artistes traditionnels ont une chanson au palmares francophone (Yves Lambert, Vent du Nord, Eric & Simon Beaudry), ce qui signifie qu'elles jouent en dehors de ces émissions spécialisées.

Visitez le lien ou appelez au (514) 523-CIBL

Christiane Campagna