Cimafunk / Knower [full Band] at Jazz à La Villette Festival

A high-fidelity evening with two modern funk agitators who feel right at home on the Jazz à la Villette stage: the whirling Californian duo Knower and fusion specialists Cimafunk.1/ Knower [Full Band]Be warned, Knower is arriving (in multiple forms) after having already wowed the Jazz à la Villette audience three times, following an improbable downward spiral: as a quartet in 2018, a duo in 2022, and solo in 2024, with a set by singer Geneviève Artadi. In the wake of KNOWER FOREVER, their expansive and ambitious fifth album released in 2023, Louis Cole and his partner are relaunching their wild electro-pop flights, steeped in a vibrant, modern funk. We can therefore expect a spectacular display of sound and visuals, even a farandole of candles, as the duo celebrates its 15th anniversary this year in Los Angeles, where it is at the heart of a turbulent and inventive scene, devilishly postmodern.2/ CimafunkA major Cuban revelation of recent years, Cimafunk brings to life an original blend of funk, hip-hop, and Afro-Caribbean and Cuban music. A former medical student who switched to music before completing his studies in Havana, Erick Iglesias Rodríguez has achieved dazzling success – first at home with Terapia in 2017 and then internationally with El Alimento in 2021. A spectacular stage performer, accompanied by his band La Tribu, the singer is now back to promote his third album, released last summer. With this Pa' tu cuerpa, rich in contrasts and featuring distinguished guests (the Afro-Colombian group Monsieur Periné or the pope of funk George Clinton), Cimafunk enriches its groove palette with new colors, drawn from reggaeton or salsa. A festive and languorous music, a promise of emancipation....

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A high-fidelity evening with two modern funk agitators who feel right at home on the Jazz à la Villette stage: the whirling Californian duo Knower and fusion specialists Cimafunk.1/ Knower [Full Band]Be warned, Knower is arriving (in multiple forms) after having already wowed the Jazz à la Villette audience three times, following an improbable downward spiral: as a quartet in 2018, a duo in 2022, and solo in 2024, with a set by singer Geneviève Artadi. In the wake of KNOWER FOREVER, their expansive and ambitious fifth album released in 2023, Louis Cole and his partner are relaunching their wild electro-pop flights, steeped in a vibrant, modern funk. We can therefore expect a spectacular display of sound and visuals, even a farandole of candles, as the duo celebrates its 15th anniversary this year in Los Angeles, where it is at the heart of a turbulent and inventive scene, devilishly postmodern.2/ CimafunkA major Cuban revelation of recent years, Cimafunk brings to life an original blend of funk, hip-hop, and Afro-Caribbean and Cuban music. A former medical student who switched to music before completing his studies in Havana, Erick Iglesias Rodríguez has achieved dazzling success – first at home with Terapia in 2017 and then internationally with El Alimento in 2021. A spectacular stage performer, accompanied by his band La Tribu, the singer is now back to promote his third album, released last summer. With this Pa' tu cuerpa, rich in contrasts and featuring distinguished guests (the Afro-Colombian group Monsieur Periné or the pope of funk George Clinton), Cimafunk enriches its groove palette with new colors, drawn from reggaeton or salsa. A festive and languorous music, a promise of emancipation.

Une soirée en haute-fidélité avec deux agitateurs du funk moderne, qui sont sur la scène de Jazz à la Villette comme à la maison : le virevoltant duo californien Knower et le docteur ès fusions Cimafunk.1/ Knower [Full Band]Attention, Knower déboule (à facettes) après avoir déjà ébouriffé à trois reprises le public de Jazz à la Villette, selon une improbable logique décroissante : quartet en 2018, duo en 2022 et solo en 2024, avec un set de la chanteuse Geneviève Artadi. Dans le sillage de KNOWER FOREVER, ample et ambitieux cinquième album paru en 2023, Louis Cole et son acolyte relancent leurs folles envolées électro-pop, trempées dans un bain funk moderne et bariolé. Il faut donc s’attendre à un beau feu d’artifice sonore et visuel, voire à une farandole de bougies puisque le duo fête cette année les 15 ans de sa formation à Los Angeles, où il est au cœur d’une scène turbulente et inventive, post moderne en diable.2/ CimafunkGrande révélation cubaine de ces dernières années, Cimafunk porte à incandescence un alliage original de funk, hip-hop et musiques afro-caribéennes et cubaines. Ancien étudiant en médecine réorienté vers la musique avant la fin de son cursus à La Havane, Erick Iglesias Rodríguez a connu un succès fulgurant – à domicile d’abord avec Terapia en 2017 puis dans le monde avec El Alimento en 2021. Spectaculaire bête de scène, entouré de son groupe La Tribu, le chanteur vient aujourd’hui défendre les couleurs d’un troisième album paru l’été dernier. Avec ce Pa' tu cuerpa riche en contrastes et en invités de marque (le groupe afro-colombien Monsieur Periné ou le pape du funk George Clinton), Cimafunk enrichit sa palette groove de nouvelles couleurs, piochées du côté du reggaeton ou de la salsa. Une musique festive et langoureuse, promesse d’émancipation.

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