![]() ![]() Cefl proprement la fcience de niefurer la terre.Mais on eji tait aufli le nom de la plus noblepartie des. Iconologie, tirée de divers auteurs : ouvrage utile aux gens de lettres, aux poëtes, aux artistes, & généralement à tous les amateurs des beaux-arts. ![]() The musical root of much of this work also stems from my continued attraction/repulsion to certain aspects of the American Jazz tradition(s) which I am deeply involved with as an alto saxophonist. Montreal, Canada - 15 July 2017: Les gens de couleur on Saint Denis Street during Montreal Circus Arts Festival 2017. In some instances I am using information that I have gleaned from research into my own ancestral history, as inspiration and area of creative consideration. This project is a combination of those interests as well as my delight in musical communication, ritual adornment, and the genealogical 20th century history of Africans in America. Dans les reportages qui ont suivi, nous avons utilisé une dizaine d’expressions pour parler des personnes noires ou racisées : 'la communauté noire', 'les noirs', 'les personnes de couleur. I have a deep interest in old, antique objects of human existence, mostly because of the variety of story that can be created, factual or not, from the possibility of their being. My initial interest in creating this work came from my childhood fascination with ghosts, spirits, spooks, and the faint traces of what they leave behind. Says Matana: “COIN COIN is a compositional sound language, that I have been developing since 2006. It rallies adventurous improv, experimental voice and narrative, a wide array of black folkways, and Matana's impassioned lead playing to tremendous emotional and conceptual effect. ![]() The performance is stunning, and literally brought audience members to tears. Matana's Coin Coin project is the centrepiece of this engagement and re-definition: a multi-chapter work that combines conceptual scoring (graphic notation, 'chance' strategies), storytelling and historical narrative, performative theatre (personae, costume, multi-media), and a deeply considered channelling of personal ancestry and the 'universal' experience of Africans in America.Ĭoin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libre is the first official recording of this ambitious and powerful project, recorded live in front of a small in-studio audience at Hotel2Tango. Matana Roberts is one of the leading lights of contemporary African-American experimental music, combining her widely recognised gifts as an alto saxophone player and improviser with an intensely engaged re-definition of American jazz traditions. ![]()
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