Les Echos de la Fête - 21 juin 2007

Pulsar FM | Burkina Faso [listen]
Since its creation in 1996, the radio is a major cultural player in Ouagadougou through its involvement in events such as the outdoor street arts festival. This special Fête de la Musique consists in two parts. First, we have an interview with a Burkina Faso musicologist on the theme “Traditional Music and Modern Music – Conflict or Complementarity?” The second part is with Burkina Faso artists who have worked with other national or non-national artists. Finally, the program will report on the preparations for the 2007 Fête de la Musique in Burkina Faso.

Mix by Desert Rebel | Niger, France [listen]
Initiated by Farid Merabet and François Bergeron, the Desert Rebel collective was born from a trip to Niger and an introduction to Abdallah Oumbadougou, an emblematic Tuareg writer composer. The idea of a collective cultural project is: based on the Fair Trade model, profits are shared equally between European and African partners, and alternative music distribution channels are used. Guizmo (Tryo), Amazigh Kateb (Gnawa Diffusion) and Daniel Jamet (Mano Negra) were the first established artists to lend their talent to the project, with Sally Nyolo (Zap Mama), Imhotep (IAM), Junior Cony and Benjamin Sportes soon joining.
The music of Desert Rebel combines traditional music with desert blues, gnawa, rock reggae and French music.
www.desertrebel.com

CRTV Yaoundé FM 94 | Cameroon [listen]
Part of Cameroon Radio Television, the CRTV Yaoundé FM 94 is a music station for young people. Michel Archange Tonye, cultural delegate for the Centre, and Alain Dexter, Head of Programming and Music events at CRTV Yaoundé FM 94, will be detailing the activities planned for Yaoundé as part of the Fête de la Musique. The program also looks at the life of a a musician living in Yaoundé, with insightful discussions with Dauphines, Jean Marie Ahanda, Aksang Grav, Ebogo Emérent, Donny ELwood and Jean Pierre Bebey, cultural events organiser.

France Musiques | France [listen]
Hosted by Françoise Degeorges, the “Couleurs du Monde” magazine specialises in traditional music from all over the world. With interviews, news and travel reports, Couleurs du monde is a great source of information for traditional music festivals worldwide. For this year’s Fête de la Musique, the magazine is running a feature on Desert Blues from Mali, a group of 21 musicians headed by Habib Koité, Afel Bocoum and Tartit, a group of Tuareg women from Timbuktu. Each of these artists illustrates the impact of the Sahara on the traditional music of its people.
www.radiofrance.fr