« Folies berbères » proves Karimouche's ability to renew by affirming her fundamentals: poetic strength, the meticulousness of social chronicle, not to mention devastating humor. If the artist manages to dance on the crests like a tightrope walker, it is by virtue of a unique experience: seasoned in standup, a full of energy and accuracy actress in successful series such as « Les Sauvages » or « Cannabis », she knows the mystery of appearances; after hundreds of concerts around the world, she takes the stage like a fireball. In her « folie franco-berbère », where self-mockery flirts with Auto-Tune, Karimouche accomplishes a feat: to render her sincerity in the chameleon’s song! French song, oriental music, trap, electro...: while the influences are multiple, the style imposes itself as resolutely innovative and refined. In her third album Folies Berbères, Karimouche directly addresses the subject of her origins. This is evidenced by the album title, but also by the titles of certain tracks like « Buñul » or « Princesses ». Carima Amarouche, aka Karimouche, born in Angoulême to a Berber family, sweeps away false contradictions and sterile dualities to celebrate a new way of inhabiting the Hexagon and the world. The feline singer abolishes the barbed wires between cultures. Under the empire of « Folies berbères », there is only a plurality of tastes, hypnotic beats, and accents vibrating under a warm and defiant voice.
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