Par Maxime Pimont
Published on 29 May 22 at 9:26
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Faith gone happen Monday May 30 at Saint-Germain-en-Laye at the Alexandre-Dumas theatre, co-production with La Clef, accompanied by 8 cellos.
The singer made a name for herself with You will never know (2011) et Don’t be so shy (2015). Author and performer, she will present her new album titled Voodoo Cello in what is more like a show than a concert.
“Initially, it was not designed to be an album but to be a show,” she explains.
Accompanied by 8 cellosan instrument that “has always pleased him without my knowing why”, the singer has done everything to make the viewer feel invested, to choose for themselves what they want to take and the emotions they want to express.
This performance therefore involves 8 musicians who are an integral part of the show.
“I took the score, the conductor and the chair away from them, so they had to learn to listen to each other and make room for the other. They also had to learn a new way to play because don’t expect them to sit for 2 hours. »
Without any artifice, Imany combines cello strings, to his, vocals, for bewitch the viewers.
A mystical instrument
Voodoo Cello either voodoo cello is an expression that perfectly corresponds to the idea she has of this instrument with multiple and varied characteristics.
“It has a mystical and magical aspect because there are a number of enormous possibilities while it is an acoustic instrument. It is able to give a very lyrical sound but also to sound like a guitar distortion or keyboards. It sometimes feels like there is a small animal screaming inside the instrument. »
From the shadow to the light
This album, his third, which is reminiscent of “ Voodoo Child of Jimi Hendrix”, tells the story of a voodoo priestess. The initiatory journey of a woman who leaves from darkness to light.
“The principle was to say that when a person recounts his life, it’s a bit like the history of humanity. When we are honest and vulnerable, we allow others to be. »
With his characteristic deep voice, Imany notably covers the songs of MadonnaElton John, Ed SheeranCat Stevens et Bonnie Tyler.
“I wanted to pay tribute to the songs. When I was little, my only access to music was the radio or my parents’, so it didn’t vary much. »
A tribute also to Henri Salvador, she who rarely sings in French, with The Water Thieves. “It’s a song that not many people know. An aspect that Henri Salvador hid, I like what she says and I always admire the songs that manage to touch me. »
Committed woman
For more than 10 years, Imany has also been a committed woman in the ENDOmind association. A fight to have endometriosis recognized as a disease. “Things are progressing slowly but we are far from the inertia in which it was entangled for 150 years. It is also the consideration that can be made of the suffering of women as a whole. »
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