ALICE is a Copenhagen venue for adventurous music — a meeting place for curious ears and open minds that digs deep into musical roots and presents new hybrids,
Friday 5th of September
20:00 to 23:30
200 dkk eksl. gebyr / ungebillet: 170 ung dkk eksl. gebyr
Med polyrytmer og en stærk vokalist i spidsen bevarer Votia deres musikalske arv.
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Lyt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhVrVRtkaI0
NB: Koncerten er stående
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På scenen er hun som en vulkan i udbrud. Med sin stærke og gribende stemme udbreder Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas, forsangeren i Votia, den traditionelle maloya-musik. Maloya stammer fra øen Réunion (RE) i Det Indiske Ocean. I halvfjerdserne blev den anset for at være så stor en trussel mod det franske styre, at de ville forbyde den. Dansemusikken, der er sat sammen af polyrytmisk percussion, udråb og flerstemmig sang, er derfor udtryk for politisk modstand og en del af kampen for kulturel selvstændighed.
Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas’ far er den berømte maloya-musiker Gramoun Lélé. Og som sin far har hun sat sig for at udbrede kendskabet til maloya-musikken med egne kompositioner, som hun synger på malagassisk og kreolsk – og med adskillige familiemedlemmer med sig på scenen. Hun sætter personligt præg på sin musikalske arv, som har både indiske og afrikanske elementer i sig. Maloya blev nemlig bragt til øen med de slavegjorte afrikanere, som skulle arbejde i sukkerplantagerne. Musikken er både en påmindelse om en dyster historie, såvel som en kilde til modstand og glæde. Kom med og bliv helt aldeles forført, når Votia gæster ALICE til september. Med sig har de formentlig de spritnye sange fra albummet ‘Vié Kaz’, som udkommer på pladeselskabet ajabu! records i slutningen af maj – og med sikkerhed deres helt særlige evne til at gøre hvert enkelt instrument hørbart i mængden. I Votia har hvert instrument en krop, og dem danser vi alle sammen med!
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In English:
Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas is the head of the music group Votia. With her powerful vocal, she performs traditional maloya-music. In the seventies, Maloya was outlawed on her home island La Réunion. The polyrythmic dance music genre is a symbol of resistance – and an expression of La Réunion’s rich musical heritage.
On stage she’s like a volcano about to erupt. With her strong and captivating voice, Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas, the lead singer of the family musical group Votia, passes along traditional maloya-music. Maloya stems from the island of La Réunion in The Indian Ocean. In the seventies the french rule outlawed the musical genre, considering it to be too big of a threat. The danceable musical genre, composed of polyphonous harmony singing and chanting, dynamic poly-rhythmic percussion, is an expression of political resistance and an important part of the fight for cultural sovereignty.
Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas’ father is the famous Maloya-musicican Gramoun Lélé. And just like her father, her mission is to pass on the sounds of Maloya. Joined by several family members on stage, Marie-Claude Lambert-Philéas infuses her musical heritage with compositions sung in Malagasy and Creole, echoing of Indian and African influences. Maloya was brought to the island by African enslaved working in the sugar cane fields. The group’s music is both a reminder of a dark history and a source of resistance and joy. Come and let yourself be utterly captivated when Votia visits ALICE this September. They’ll likely bring along brand-new tracks from their upcoming album Vié Kaz, set to be released on the ajabu! records label at the end of May – and most certainly their unique ability to make every single instrument stand out in the mix. In Votia, every instrument has a body, and we dance with all of them!
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