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In concert at Florida tomorrow evening, the group AôN introduced middle school students to percussion and African dances during a three-day workshop.
Behind AôN, there is a duo eager to share their love of world music and dance with all audiences. Kady Fitini Coulibaly is originally from Burkina Faso. With kora player Lucas Rizzotti, she composes electronic and acoustic songs.
In concert at Florida tomorrow evening, this week they made Lot-et-Garonne students benefit from their knowledge through introductory workshops. 120 young people from Joseph-Chaumié college, all in 5th grade, explored a whole new artistic world for three days.
Parrot technique
“The workshops began Tuesday afternoon and will conclude with a concert reserved for students today at 2 p.m.,” says Pierre-Mary Gimenez, coordinator of cultural action at Florida, used to supervising activities with students. -et-Garonnais.
This concert is an opportunity for young people to question the artists about their creative process, but also to see with the Florida team how we prepare a concert from A to Z: sounds, lights… “They are fond of discovering new disciplines. The practice of percussion or the introduction to African dances is something completely new for them. »
The artists used West African music as a basis for the workshops, their hobby horse. Lucas Rizzotti has been immersed in it since his first musical projects, including Sou-Ko, another duo founded with the violinist Xavier Uters, just a decade ago…
“There is a tradition of orality in African culture, which also works in the transmission of knowledge,” continues Pierre-Mary. “The AôN artists showed the children the rhythm to follow. And the middle school students used what we could call the “parrot technique…” he smiles. “They just have to reproduce the gestures that we teach them. »
“AôN” means “We”
The students had complete freedom in choosing the workshop to follow. Those who prefer music turned to the djembe, the others opted for dance. Two teams on either side of the Florida stage, the musicians directed by Lucas Rizzotti, the dancers coordinated by Kady Fitini Coulibaly. Each group listens to the other, dancing as a response to the music, and vice versa. A joy for Kady and Lucas. In Kady’s language, Dioula, “AôN” means “We”. A nice way to encompass his duo with Lucas, and a name that takes on its full flavor during times of exchange with young people.
Three duos are expected at Florida tomorrow evening. Lucas Rizzotti will perform with AôN and Sou-Ko, his initial duo who will offer their last concert there. In the middle, there will be Utta, the formation of Xavier Uters with bassist and electro specialist David Taieb.
