La Rue Kétanou, Tournée

Presented by Mélodyn Productions and Migal Productions

They are hundreds, thousands, at La Rue Kétanou concerts. Hundreds, thousands: loyal fans, the in-the-know, the curious, the converted. Always ready for reunions. Always ready to march along to the choruses and the freed-up verses. And it is all there, in the story the band and the audience tell together, in that conspiratorial sharing that keeps going into extra time for more than two decades.

A group recognised and respected for its aesthetic and its integrity. Freedom of tone. Freedom of inspiration. Freedom of time too. But at La Rue Kétanou, a rope team is never abandoned: it is held fast. Sometimes they only loosen it to satisfy other impulses, open other doors, experiment with other forms of transmission.

For more than twenty years, La Rue Kétanou has cultivated a free and fraternal chanson. Built around the pen of Florent Vintrigner, the group brings together the cross-genre energy of Mourad Musset, the team spirit of Olivier Leite, the nomadic breath of accordionist Pierre Luquet (who joined in 2016) and, now, the mixed-heritage groove of percussionist Narjess Saad, a free electron trained by GUEM and formerly with Playing For Change (Manu Chao).

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