Ninon Valder/carine Bonnefoy/abdoulaye Kouyate at Le Baiser Sale

"To return to the place where our footsteps made us grow, to revisit in the light of love the music that built my being. That's why I want to create a repertoire that brings together Argentina, Africa and jazz. Three currents that run through me".For this brand-new project, released in March, Ninon Valder has surrounded herself with two great musicians, Carine and Abdoulaye, under the guidance of the irreplaceable Etienne Mbappé, to deliver a story of crossbreeding, love and lives shared on the paths of the world, between Argentinean and African rhythms, nourished by jazz.Ninon Valder is a musician with an atypical and exceptional career path, having taken her first steps at the Baiser Salé, capable of combining worlds while retaining her integrity and her outlook... We've seen her in duet with Colacho Brizuela (guitarist, arranger and historic musical director of Mercedes Sosa) on the album Cuscaias (2013 - Acqua Record), or leading the instrumental trio Las Famatinas live and on the album Asi seguimos Andando (2020 Les Belles Écouteuses). Ninon's voice is reminiscent of Mercedes Sosa, her bandoneon is influenced by Dino Saluzzi, and her flute transports beyond̀ all borders.On this journey, she is accompanied by the brilliant Carine Bonnefoy, pianist, composer, arranger and one of the rare jazz bandleaders to lead the greatest French and international orchestral ensembles, and winner of a Django d'Or. This high-flying trio is completed by the excellent Abdoulaye Kouyaté, a passionate musician and kora player from an early age, who first accompanied his father, then spent 8 years with Circus Baobab, West Africa's first circus, the story of which is told in Laurent Chevalier's documentary of the same name. He then discovered the international scene with the Ba Cissoko group, and played with Patrick Ruffino, Maciré Sylla, Mariama, Moh Kouyaté, Djeli Moussa Condé and Jain. It was only natural that these three musicians, with their rich and somewhat extraordinary lives and personalities, should come together....

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"To return to the place where our footsteps made us grow, to revisit in the light of love the music that built my being. That's why I want to create a repertoire that brings together Argentina, Africa and jazz. Three currents that run through me".For this brand-new project, released in March, Ninon Valder has surrounded herself with two great musicians, Carine and Abdoulaye, under the guidance of the irreplaceable Etienne Mbappé, to deliver a story of crossbreeding, love and lives shared on the paths of the world, between Argentinean and African rhythms, nourished by jazz.Ninon Valder is a musician with an atypical and exceptional career path, having taken her first steps at the Baiser Salé, capable of combining worlds while retaining her integrity and her outlook... We've seen her in duet with Colacho Brizuela (guitarist, arranger and historic musical director of Mercedes Sosa) on the album Cuscaias (2013 - Acqua Record), or leading the instrumental trio Las Famatinas live and on the album Asi seguimos Andando (2020 Les Belles Écouteuses). Ninon's voice is reminiscent of Mercedes Sosa, her bandoneon is influenced by Dino Saluzzi, and her flute transports beyond̀ all borders.On this journey, she is accompanied by the brilliant Carine Bonnefoy, pianist, composer, arranger and one of the rare jazz bandleaders to lead the greatest French and international orchestral ensembles, and winner of a Django d'Or. This high-flying trio is completed by the excellent Abdoulaye Kouyaté, a passionate musician and kora player from an early age, who first accompanied his father, then spent 8 years with Circus Baobab, West Africa's first circus, the story of which is told in Laurent Chevalier's documentary of the same name. He then discovered the international scene with the Ba Cissoko group, and played with Patrick Ruffino, Maciré Sylla, Mariama, Moh Kouyaté, Djeli Moussa Condé and Jain. It was only natural that these three musicians, with their rich and somewhat extraordinary lives and personalities, should come together.

"Revenir là où nos pas nous ont fait grandir, revoir dans la lumière de l'amour les musiques qui ont construit mon être. C'est pour cela que je désire aujourd'hui créer un répertoire qui réunisse l'Argentine, l'Afrique et le jazz. Trois courants qui me parcourent."Pour ce tout nouveau projet sorti en mars dernier, Ninon Valder s’est entourée de deux grands musiciens, Carine et Abdoulaye, sous les conseils de l’irremplaçable Etienne Mbappé, pour nous livrer une histoire de métissage, d'amour et de vies partagées sur les chemins du monde, entre rythmes argentins et africains, en se nourrissant du jazz.Ninon Valder est une musicienne au parcours atypique et exceptionnel ayant fait ses premiers pas au Baiser Salé, capable d’allier des mondes tout en conservant son intégrité et son regard.. Nous l’avons vu en duo avec Colacho Brizuela (guitariste, arrangeur et directeur musical historique de Mercedes Sosa) dans l’album Cuscaias (2013 - Acqua Record), ou diriger le trio instrumental Las Famatinas en live et sur le disque Asi seguimos Andando (2020 Les Belles Écouteuses). Dans la voix de Ninon on retrouve Mercedes Sosa, dans son bandonéon c’est l’influence de Dino Saluzzi, et sa flûte elle, transporte au-delà̀ de toutes frontières.Sur ce chemin, elle est accompagnée de la brillante Carine Bonnefoy, pianiste, compositrice, arrangeuse et une des rares chefs d’orchestre de Jazz à conduire les plus grands ensembles orchestraux français comme internationaux et consacrée par un Django d’Or. Ce trio de haut vol est complété par l’excellent Abdoulaye Kouyaté, musicien passionné et joueur de kora depuis son plus jeune âge, qui accompagna d’abord son père, puis pendant 8 ans le Circus Baobab, premier cirque d’Afrique de l’ouest dont l’histoire est narrée dans le documentaire éponyme de Laurent Chevalier. Il découvre ensuite la scène internationale avec le groupe Ba Cissoko, et joue avec Patrick Ruffino, Maciré Sylla, Mariama, Moh Kouyaté, Djeli Moussa Condé, Jain. C’est tout logiquement que se sont retrouvées ces trois musiciens aux vies, personnalités riches et un peu extraordinaires.

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