June 8 2019 – Marseille, France.
Dream Mandé – Djata is a musical monologue written by Rokia Traoré. It is based on parts of the story of the Mandinka epic. The text is told in english (or french) and sung in bambara by Rokia Traoré, interwoven with classics performed by Mamadyba Camara on kora and Mamah Diabaté on n'goni.
Dream Mandé Bamanan Djourou is a music show based on covers of traditional Bambara songs and adaptations of French songs (Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré). Five musicians and six female singers led by Rokia Traoré are taking part in the show, made of vocal and instrumental arrangements of traditional melodies, resulting in an artistic body of work which, in the end, deviates significantly from traditional music and offers outstanding harmonies and rhythms.
A Purcell Opera (1689), conductor Vaclav Luks, stage director Vincent Huguet, text of the prologue by Maylis de Kerangal, at the International Lyrical Festival of Aix-en-Provence, France.
Performances on July 7th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 20th and 23rd 2018 at the Théâtre de l'Archevêché.
Autumn 2017: Opening of the BLUES FASO venue within the cultural space ECP in Bamako.