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Bululú refers to the hubbub. The one heard in the streets of Caracas and Maracaibo, but also the tumult of the tributaries of the Orinoco River, where the Warao Indigenous people live, or the hum of farm workers toiling in coffee, cacao, sugar cane, and tobacco plantations.
Bululú explores the popular music of Venezuela and the "work songs" that accompanied its unique history. Born from several centuries of blending cultures, it is a meeting point for pre-Columbian, Arab-Andalusian, and Afro-Caribbean music. This music tells the story of the environment, daily life, social reality, and the sacred.
Emmanuelle Saby lends her voice to exalt these everyday songs and words, coloring them with her own Venezuelan experiences. She has been discovering the country for several years, through stays and encounters with musicians that have allowed her to appreciate its rich musical heritage. She has surrounded herself with Jean-Paul Autin, Olivier Bost, Guillaume Grenard, and Yuko Oshima to offer a free and improvised interpretation of Venezuelan music, reworking and arranging primarily traditional themes.
What remains of the sounds, of the sensations, when the song ends? How can we transcribe the very meaning of labor or life expressed in work songs?
Guided by the melodies, words, rhythms, and energy transmitted through the repetition of gestures, the group interprets this breath. Moments of breath and silence follow the richness of a dense sonic material – brass, woodwinds, cuatro, drums, electronic treatments, and bass.
Bululú aims to explore with playfulness, curiosity, wonder, and provocation the space that lies at the intersection of two musical worlds: Venezuelan music and improvised music.
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