Cantique des cantiques & hommage à Mahmoud Darwich

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A sound poem by Rodolphe Burger (guitar, vocals), with Julien Perraudeau (bass, keyboards), Mehdi Haddab (oud), Yves Dormoy (electronics, clarinet), Ruth Rosenthal (vocals) & Rayess Bek (vocals). This piece, taken from a performance created in March 2010 on the stage of the Théâtre Molière in Sète, is a double tribute to Alain Bashung and Mahmoud Darwich, a mirror image of two love songs. The Song of Songs is performed in a two-voice version, with the Hebrew text spoken by Israeli singer Ruth Rosenthal, from the group Winter Family. The second part is a new musical creation based on the poem S'envolent les colombes, clearly an Arabic “response” to the Song. The Alsatian author, composer, producer, publisher, festival organizer, singer and guitarist Rodolphe Burger remains unwaveringly attached to the group Kat Onoma, which he led from 1986 to 2004. His solo musical experiences have brought him together with Françoise Hardy, Jeanne Balibar, Jacques Higelin and Alain Bashung...