IN PARIS (vinyl)

Description

STAR FEMININE BAND: A FIRST GO, AND THEN A RETURN. What about the rest of the adventures of these new UNICEF ambassadors? They persist and endure on the same path, a feverish and energetic soundtrack where Nago, Peulh, and Waama rhythms are enhanced with drum patterns, spiced with more "modern" sounds, carrying a message of tolerance and benevolence, in their own words. Simple and direct, they speak of their reality, of the woes of young women who don't always have a choice. Often out of school and destined to sell peanuts, bananas, or gari by the roadside, most young girls in the region have little future. Forced marriages, early pregnancies... "These girls are heroines!" says JB, who by welcoming them into the studio helps them hone their style, a kind of garage band infused with Afro beats. "Without warning, a group of young girls from a remote region of Benin shakes up the garage rock idiom with astonishing freshness, inventiveness, and energy, playing just right, loud and clear." --- TÉLÉRAMA ---.