Metis Music Festival
The Metis Music Festival, called Musiques Métisses is a world music festival created in 1976 in Angoulême by Christian Mousset, which takes place every year, in May or June. Since 2015, the American author Eddy L.Harris is the president of Musiques Métisses.
History[edit]
Originally named "Jazz en France"[1] and first devoted to jazz and french and european improvised music, it quickly began to integrate popular and urban music from Africa, Caribbean, Latin America and Indian Ocean[2]. At that time, this is the first event in France to highlight artists from overseas departments whose audience was limited until then to the DOM-TOM's audience.
The festival was renamed "Musiques Métisses" in 1985. Playing a pioneering role, the festival showcases the richness and diversity of the current music of the South and their importance in the "world sound". Many internationally renowned musicians have made their first big French stage in Angoulême, among them : Salif Keïta, Johnny Clegg[3], Bonga, Geoffrey Oryema, Khaled, Cheb Mami, Cesaria Evora[4], Compay Segundo, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Danyel Waro, Rokia Traore, Kassav, Doudou N'diaye Rose, Ismael Lo, Fal Frett, Elida Almeida...
The Metis Music Festival's purpose is to illustrate and defend diversity and cultural crossbreeding. This festival facilitates the circulation of artists, contributes to the enrichment of musical colors by promoting exchange, meeting, creation and supports and develops the careers of young emerging musicians.
During the festival and since 1999, literary meetings take place. Called "Littératures Métisses" the literary programmation is driven by Bernard Magnier[5], director of the Africa collection at the publishing house "Actes Sud".
Since 2015, Eddy L.Harris is the new president of the festival[6]. Installed in Charente for 10 years [7], Eddy L. Harris has taken the presidency with the will to save the festival from deficit, through a nine-year turnaround plan[8].
References[edit]
- ↑ Le Festival d'Angoulême de Jazz en France à Musiques Métisses
- ↑ Musiques Métisses nos plus belles années
- ↑ Johnny Clegg and Mahotella Queens for Musiques Métisses
- ↑ Cesaria Evora la Charentaise
- ↑ Bernard Magnier et les littératures métisses
- ↑ A new president for Musiques Métisses
- ↑ Installation of Eddy L.Harris in Charente
- ↑ 9-year turnaround plan for Musiques Métisses
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