This 2019 year, my personal musical "best of" :
from New-York, the talented Amirtha Kidambi
the atypical french composer L’Ocelle mare
the french trio Camara Pop
the Nicolas Pancrace’s harpsichord piece ”Vertigo” played by Jean Rondeau
the Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
&
don't miss to listen to the amazing Borneo Opera HNNUNG
en 2019, quelques concerts mémorables
- ”Sinfonia” de Luciano Berio interprété par l'EIC à la Philharmonie de Paris
- le bluesman Harrison Kennedy avec Vincent Segal & Jean-Jacques Milteau
- les récentes compositions de Koki Nakano (on attend le nouveau CD à venir)
- trio avec Catherine Jauniaux (voice), François Wong (sax) & Olivier Bost (trombone)
- Gamelan Bintang Tiga et Puspawarna (Conservatoire de Musique de Marseille)
- la très puissante chanteuse Hlengiwe Lushaba - quel groove! (entendue au Festival de Marseille)
- Sophie Agnel & Mariachi live aux Instants Chavirés
- Hassan Khan + Uriel Barthélémy + André Vida au "Silencio" à Paris
- the drummer Vincent Roussel à DATA / Marseille
Quelques films remarquables vus et à (re)voir:
”Viendra le feu” by Oliver Laxe - Prix du jury ”Un certain regard” au Festival de Cannes 2019
”Nothing to be afraid of” of the Armenian director Silva Khnkanosian Prix des Ecrans Documentaires 2019
”Terminal sud” by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche (2019)
”Adults in the room” by Costa Gavras (2019) about Varoufakis and the greek crisis
”Letter on the blind for the use of those who see” by Javier Téllez
”Les particules” by Blaise Harrisson (2019) et son excellente bande musicale
”Ghosts hunting” by Raed Andoni (2017)
”Peu importe si l’histoire nous considère comme des barbares” by Rudy Jude (2018)
et aussi le plaisir d'avoir revu cette année quelques inoubliables films du siècle dernier:
”L’esprit de la ruche” Victor Erice (1973)
”Les poings dans les poches” Marco Bellochio (1965) with Lou Castel
”L’insoumis” Alain Cavalier (1964) with Alain Delon et Lea Masari
”Généalogies d’un crime” Raoul Ruiz (1997) with Catherine Deneuve & Michel Piccoli
and we regret those who flyed away this year as Joseph Jarman from the "Art Ensemble of Chicago", the film-maker Jonas Mekas, the french organ composer and player Jean Guillou, the french producer André Francis who rocked my ears to jazz music during my youth, Mark Hollis & Scott Walker for their amazing voices and talents, Leon Redbone, Dr. John & Art Neville for their groove and souls, the writer Toni Morrison,
the greek artist Takis, Daniel Johnston, the poet John Giorno,
the American journalist, novelist and biographer Nick Tosches, the wonderfull actor Anna Karina
and the French movie's director, historian and critic Jean Douchet whose classes I followed as student.
the American journalist, novelist and biographer Nick Tosches, the wonderfull actor Anna Karina
and the French movie's director, historian and critic Jean Douchet whose classes I followed as student.
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