For this first edition of Bande Sonore, Rocé explores the music of independence in the French-speaking pan-African context, between committed poetry and sincere rhythms.
For this first edition of Bande sonore, MansA invites Rocé to share his research into the music of independence in the French-speaking pan-African context. This session brings together French-speaking artists who have created a poetry of urgency, born of contexts where commitment could not be avoided.
Far from the "exotic" pieces intended for the metropolis, these rhythms and lyrics are dressed in their own blues, hard and sincere. They bring together regions of the world bound by common burdens, where geopolitics and feelings mingle.
The words of the elders resonate today in the ears of the children of the diasporas, offering a new resonance to artists who have often remained in the shadows, but whose voices today find their full scope.
