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David X - André Minvieille - Kim - Norman Bambi - Mark Sultan (a.k.a BBQ) - Charlie O

Soirée hommes-orchestres
10.04.08 - 8:30PM
Les Soirées Nomades de la Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain — Jardin Raymond VI

Soirée hommes-orchestres, Kim, Jardin Raymond VI, 2008

© Le Printemps de Septembre, à Toulouse.

Photo Frédéric Sheiber

Soirée hommes-orchestres, Charlie O, Jardin Raymond VI, 2008

© Le Printemps de Septembre, à Toulouse.

Photo Frédéric Sheiber

Soirée hommes-orchestres, Mark Sultan (a.k.a. BBQ), Jardin Raymond VI, 2008

© Le Printemps de Septembre, à Toulouse.

Photo Frédéric Sheiber

Soirée hommes-orchestres, André Minvielle, Jardin Raymond VI, 2008

© Le Printemps de Septembre, à Toulouse.

Photo Frédéric Sheiber

Soirée hommes-orchestres, Norman Bambi, Jardin Raymond VI, 2008

© Le Printemps de Septembre, à Toulouse.

Photo Frédéric Sheiber

At once virtuoso entertainers and fairground phenomena, the human orchestras fascinated the public for many years before sinking into oblivion. Based on modern technologies, for the past few years many musicians have been taking up the torch of this tradition, electing to produce themselves on stage in solo acts.

 

Each of these one-man-bands has their own musical world: the fanatic tinkling away on his/her laptop and making up for the not very spectacular aspect of his/her musical performance by the way he/she plays on stage; the multi-instrumentalist who complements the sounds of his instruments with guitar pedals, giving the impression that there are fifteen musicians hiding in the sings; the inventor who makes his own instrument(s) using vintage objects and old record decks... This evening will enable people to discover some of the most inventive of these artists, and there will be nothing homogeneous about it: you will be able to listen to blues, pop, electronic music and even garage rock.

In collaboration with the Siestes Électroniques