CHRISTINE SALEM « RENYON »

Photo : Alexandre Lacombe

Christine Salem, the diva of Maloya from Réunion, the soundtrack of her island inherited from the slaves, had already accustomed us in the past to rubbing her roots and her ancestors’ legacy against other galaxies – blues, rock, etc. Here, she pushes even further her musical explorations by forming around her voice, both terrestrial and inhabited by spirits, an all-star quintet composed of artists well-versed in jazz and all-out improvisations : a 100% hybrid product. At the foundations, Fanny Lasfargues (Noël Akchoté, Akosh S…), with her hip-hop trails and noise roars, opts for the groove and provides the ground anchoring with her electroacoustic bass increased by electronic effects. On skin drums, struck with full palms, percussionist and ethnomusicologist Anne-Laure Bourget (Orange Blossom, Mohamed Abozekri …), the singer’s long-time accomplice, brings her plural and wandering knowledge of the rhythms from the East. At the kit, Héloïse Divilly (Oriane Lacaille), the brilliant drummer from Réunion, refocuses the tempo around her island’s so distinctive pulse. And finally, in that cauldron, guitarist Tatiana Paris (Thomas de Pourquery, Théo Ceccaldi, Sandra Nkaké…) secretes her delicate and carefully-considered precious notes.
Around that core, that common fire of Christine Salem’s songs, in Creole and in her ancestors’ tongue, carried by several female voices, these five sensitive virtuosi organize themselves, quite freely and intuitively, to give birth to this terra incognita, this moving entity against a maloya backdrop, this creole music wreathed with their respective identities gathered here. On stage, this bold and spicy adventure will take us to strange territories, abrasive, spiritual, blues, rock, feminine and sacred… The “Salem Réunion !” saga.

Line-up :
Christine Salem – chant
Lenny Lasfargues – basse
Anne-Laure Bourget – percussions
Héloïse Divilly – batterie
Tatiana Paris – guitare

REDUCED PRICE : For more information, please contact the Maison des Arts et de la Danse – Jean Moulin : 05 55 35 04 10 / scene-conventionnee-danse@operalimoges.fr or the Grand Théâtre of Limoges : 05 55 45 95 95 / billetterie@operalimoges.fr