Les Suds in Arles explore the entire planet to share the sounds of tomorrow

Une rencontre entre l'électro et la musique indienne avec Jeff Mills, Jean-Phi Dary et Prabhu Edouard.

The festival dedicated to world music takes place in Arles from Monday July 8 to Sunday July 14.

"We want to explore new territories with artists who invent the sound of tomorrow, to give voice to artists who define trends, pioneers&quot ;, explains Stéphane Krasniewski, director of the Les Suds festival in Arles, whose 29th edition will take place from Monday 8 to Sunday July 14 , with a program impressive in its density. Around world music, the marathon festival multiplies the directions, the proposals with meetings from the morning until the middle of the night.

Among these discoveries, the Sardinian singer Daniela Pes, a multi-instrumentalist with a touch of electro, presents herself for the first time in France during Precious Moments. During evenings at the ancient theater, the Japanese Makoto San presents his modern tale, inspired by medieval percussion. With Aïchoucha, Khalil Epi revisits Tunisian heritage with electro tones. In three meetings, everything is said about the eclecticism of a festival open to all horizons and which also carries a < em>"special attention to artists from territories exhibited in the news."

"A Question of Survival"

"Not all claim to be spokespersons for their people", but offer a look on planet and "reminder to what extent creation is a question of survival". Kamilya Jubran is Palestinian, Nawal comes from the Comoros, Hudaki Village Band is a Ukrainian orchestra, Tranpe, Rufus Cappadocia and Sheila Anozier mix Haitian music and cello…

"Finally, there is always a festive axis , continues Stéphane Krasniewski, with big names like Tiken Jah Fakoly, Barbara Pravi who revisits Dalida gypsy style, Rodrigo Cuevas or Jeff Mills, who plays with his long-time accomplice Jean-Phi Dari and Prabhu Edouard for an extraordinary richness in timbres and harmonies" between electro and Indian music .

The festive side also comes with the nights, which are back from midnight to the archbishopric for avant-garde proposals like Twende Pamoja which brings together the violin of Théo Ceccaldi, the electro of Faizal Mostrixx and the African rap of Kadilida and Aunty Rayzor, the atypical formation Fleuves which makes trad lovers and electro fans dance or the Moroccan Sami Galbi, who sings chaâbi or raï , operates machines or plays the guitar in a very joyful way.

A festival on a human scale

Last year, the festival brought together around 40,000 people. "Without headliner for the general public", insists Stéphane Krasniewski, who wishes to keep this format, with appointments free during the day, discovery aperitifs, musical naps, courses, screenings, intimate moments and major concerts. For the team, "we have to find a model where we maintain proximity with the public, to propose discoveries, to take risks, to develop a bond of loyalty . The objective is not to become a big machine, but to share."

Complete program www.suds-arles.com