Contrasts are precious. In music, they are a great source of inspiration. 

With Anw Be Yonbolo, Eve Risser and Naïny Diabaté, composers behind the program Kogoba Basigui – of the Red Desert Orchestra and the Kaladjula Band –, reduce the energy of 16 musicians to a piano-voice duo recital. This free form of musique Mandingue, both concentrated and explosive, is made of songs dealing with women's rights, protection and dignity of children, and the importance of coexistence.

Anw be yonbolo means "We are together" in Bambara language. It is both a meeting of generations and of cultures. With a heartbreaking sisterhood, Risser on piano and Diabaté on vocals carry their legacies. As if European and American music met the griots tradition and generations of Malian music to travel together to new continents. It is imaginary and real. It is meditative and will make you dance. 

Anne Yven