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Simon Bolzinger and Zumbao present “Chachacha contra la guerra”

Sorry, this entry is only available in FR.Le groupe Zumbao, sous la direction du pianiste, compositeur et arrangeur SimonBolzinger révèlera le 13 mars 2026 chez Picante / Socadisc "Chachacha contra la guerra", un single engagé et vibrant d'actualité, en hommage à Rafael Quintero (décédé en 2024) chanteur et compositeur du groupe. Le single "Chachacha contra la guerra" sera disponible sur toutes les plateformes, et aussi en clip à la même date. Cette chanson est écrite par Rafael Quintero, poète et chanteur vénézuélien installé à Marseille, au début des années 2000, en protestation aux nouvelles guerres fomentées par les États Unis dans le monde, et notamment en Irak. Rafael Quintero est alors le chanteur et le compositeur du groupe Zumbao, basé à Marseille et dirigé par Simon Bolzinger. La musique est co-écrite entre Quintero et Bolzinger, et le groupe interprète le titre à l'occasion de nombreux concerts, comme en particulier la Fête de l'Humanité à Paris en septembre 2001. Comme le font tous les soneros, Rafael Quintero réinvente les paroles des couplets à chaque interprétation. Au fil du temps la chanson se dirige plus généralement contre les fabricants d'armes qui s'enrichissent grâce à la guerre. Le groupe Zumbao sera réuni à Marseille le 26 mars 2026 pour rendre hommage à Rafael Quintero, et à son œuvre. Il réinterprétera à cette occasion le « Chachacha contra la guerra ». Le groupe Zumbao est constitué de musiciens de renom de la scène Latin Jazz : - Simon Bolzinger (piano, direction) - Martin Fuenmayor (voix lead ) - Gilles Grivolla (saxophone) - Alain Henriot (trompette) - Isabel de la Roca (trombone) - Carlos Sanoja (basse) - Edwin Sanz (timbales, congas, percussion mineure ) - Cédric Léonardi (batterie) Historique de "Chachacha contra la guerra" : Cette chanson est écrite par Rafael Quintero, poète et chanteur vénézuélien installé à Marseille, au début des années 2000, en protestation aux nouvelles guerres fomentées par les États Unis dans le monde, et notamment en Irak. ese el coloso del norte que en su colmillo estridente siempre tiene aqui clavado en los paises independientes le dieron palo en Vietnam saben a quien me refiero le daran palos en el Irak palo palo con palo Rafael Quintero est alors le chanteur et le compositeur du groupe Zumbao, basé à Marseille et dirigé par Simon Bolzinger. La musique est co-écrite entre Quintero et Bolzinger, et le groupe interprète le titre à l'occasion de nombreux concerts, comme en particulier la Fête de l'Humanité à Paris en septembre 2001. Comme le font tous les soneros, Rafael Quintero réinvente les paroles des couplets à chaque interprétation. Au fil du temps, la chanson se dirige plus généralement contre les fabricants d'armes qui s'enrichissent grâce à la guerre. quienes fabrican las armas tambien van a fabricar la manera de venderlas guerras van a fomentar los gringos tienen un master ese es gran interes canones rifles misiles a todos quieren vender En 2006, Zumbao joue en ouverture de la Feria de Cali en Colombie, capitale mondiale de la salsa. Afin de gagner à sa cause le public colombien, Rafael Quintero dénonce une nouvelle fois l'impérialisme états-unien, et sa tentative de provoquer une guerre entre le Venezuela et la Colombie, tentative qui sera par la suite vouée à l'échec. me aseguro que yo nunca lo podria pensar que un pais tan hermoso no consigua el camino hacia la paz Le groupe Zumbao se disloque après la Feria de Cali et la chanson n'est pas enregistrée. Quintero tombe malade en 2022 et quitte la France pour le Venezuela. Bolzinger lui propose d'enregistrer ses chansons inédites, dont le « Chachacha contra la guerra ». Les nouvelles paroles destinées à l'enregistrement s'adapteront à l'actualité, toujours dominée par les guerres financées par les États-Unis, en particulier à Gaza et en Ukraine. Genocidio en Palestina La ONU guarda silencio Aunque hay un repudio inmenso Contra Israel que asesina La production est lancée en 2024 et durera un an et demi, avec des enregistrements réalisés à distance de manière à regrouper les anciens membres du groupe Zumbao : Marseille, Paris, Genève, Mexico, Cali et Caracas apporteront leurs pierres à l'édifice. L'état de santé de Quintero s'étant dégradé, il ne pourra pas enregistrer la chanson et décède en décembre 2024. Bolzinger fait appel au chanteur vénézuélien Martin Fuenmayor pour la partie salsa, mais ne trouve pas de nouvel interprète pour la partie rap prévue par Quintero : La OTAN es instigador De ataques y destrucción Pasó de defensa a ataque De cuidar a amenazar Quiero tu petróleo Te hago la guerra No me gusta tu gobierno Te hago la guerra Viene aumentando tu industria Te hago la guerra Afin de permettre la sortie du single à temps avant le concert d'hommage à Rafael Quintero, organisé par Radio Galère à Marseille le 26 mars 2026, Bolzinger décide de remplacer le rap initialement prévu avec Quintero par un remix du discours pour la paix prononcé par Nicolas Maduro, président du Venezuela le 17 novembre 2025, qui fait le buzz et est déjà remixé par l'influenceur dominicain Hey Santana. Le 3 janvier 2026, le pouvoir change de main au Venezuela. La production du master est terminée quelques jours plus tard et le clip vidéo dans les semaines qui suivent, en puisant des images dans les chaînes d'information sur YouTube. Le single « Chachacha contra la guerra » sortira le 13 mars 2026, distribué par Inouïe Distribution. Le groupe Zumbao sera réuni à Marseille le 26 mars 2026 pour rendre hommage à Rafael Quintero, et à son œuvre. Il réinterprétera à cette occasion le « Chachacha contra la guerra». Par la suite sera lancé un appel à contributions à tous les artistes chanteurs.ses et rappeurs.euses souhaitant enregistrer à leur tour de nouveaux couplets de la chanson, afin que perdure la protestation mondiale contre ceux qui financent les guerres et s'enrichissent grâce à l'oppression des peuples.
11 March 2026

CAMiNOS presents its eponymous EP

The CAMiNOS group, led by composer and guitarist Germain Chaperon, will release its new eponymous EP on 24/04/2026, on Piment Rouge Production / ACEL WORLD WIDE / InOuïe Distribution. This opus will be presented on Thursday, 04/06/2026, on stage at Le Triton (Les Lilas) during an exceptional launch concert. The 1st single, “Lila,” will be available on all platforms starting 06/03/2026! CAMiNOS, the paths we follow, cross, and create... This idea of a journey, a path, both in life and in music, is at the heart of the project. Based on original compositions by Germain Chaperon, CAMiNOS highlights the worlds that each musician has gleaned along their journey for this meeting at the crossroads, the encounters we can have there, and the way we build ourselves with them. This naturally creates a bridge between cultures, where we realize that through all these paths of life, these stages, these accidents, which make us who we are at a given moment, a profound humanity brings us together. It is this encounter and this connection that the project highlights, for a musical journey beyond borders, whether physical or cultural. Based in Marseille, CAMiNOS offers a resolutely Mediterranean repertoire, with songs in Occitan, Spanish, and Italian, punctuating a traveling musical universe that evokes the cultures that inspire us: India, Eastern Europe, North Africa, and of course Spanish flamenco and its South American resonances, in a style that draws on jazz and contemporary music. The group CAMiNOS is composed of Germain Chaperon (compositions, guitar); Neda Cainero (vocals); Marek Eichler (bass); and Sven Clerx (drums). “El encuentro que se cruza en tu camino, El camino, el que marca tu destino.” The encounter that crosses your path, the path that marks your destiny. DISTRIBUTION: This project is based on the guitar compositions of Germain Chaperon. Influenced by a wide range of styles from India to South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, his playing includes a strong flamenco touch, where, in his opinion, the guitar finds its most beautiful expression. Neda Cainero's vocals perfectly illustrate CAMiNOS' message. Her repertoire travels across Europe, Latin America, and Africa, from chanson to jazz, cumbia to reggae, and even tarantella. Styles and soundscapes intersect and blend in her musical offerings. On bass, Marek Eichler comes from the Czech and Dutch jazz rock scene. His arrival in France marked his encounter with Gnawa music from the Maghreb and flamenco, and he brings his virtuosity and musicality to the project. On drums, Sven Clerx, who, after graduating from conservatory, devoted himself to the stage in both experimental jazz and live performance, offers great technical skill and beautiful energy.
6 March 2026

Stelios Petrakis presents “Lyric”

Greek composer and luthier Stelios Petrakis will unveil “Lyric,” his 10th album, on February 13, 2026, on Buda Musique/Socadisc. "Music is a union. It is the union of the creator with his inner world, his experience, his vision, and his fellow musicians; of the work and the creator with the audience; and of the listeners among themselves. As in any union, someone has to take the first step. With the help of guest musicians, old and new friends whom I admire and with whom I am happy and grateful to be reunited, I attempt to interpret on the lyre pieces that are seemingly unrelated, pieces from near and far, pieces that are familiar but also “foreign” to knowledgeable listeners, yet which seem to be united by a common and profound bond. A friendly listener whom I did not know once said something to me that I consider to be the greatest compliment I have ever received for my music. He said to me: “Thank you for opening doors to the unknown for me.” So it is precisely these doors that I am trying to open again, and if I have succeeded in opening them even a little, that is enough for me. I hope to see you at my concerts so that we can share beautiful music together once again. Enjoy listening!" Stelios Petrakis On this new album, Stelios Petrakis (lyre, lute) is accompanied by talented musicians: Giorgis Xylouris: vocals; Bijan Chemirani: zarb, daff, bendir, karbas, broom; Sylvain Barou: Uilleann pipes, Armenian zurna, kaval, tulum, kanbazurna, flute; Maëlle Duchemin: harp; Pavlos Spyropoulos: double bass; Sakir Ozan Uygan: daouli; Michalis Kontaxakis: mandolin; Mattia Manco Gregoriadis: accordion; Samuel Mele: guitar; Antonis Voumvoulakis: guitar; Efrén López: mandolin, cuatro, davul   Biography Stelios Petrakis: Composer and instrument maker, Stelios Petrakis was introduced to the art of the lyre at a very young age. He had many influential teachers during seminars and regular classes, masters of Eastern music such as Ross Daly, Talip Ozkan, Dr. L. Subramaniam, and many others. He has collaborated extensively in concerts and recordings with leading musicians on the international scene (Ross Daly, Chemiranis, Efren Lopez, etc.), with our traditional Cretan musicians (Giorgis Xylouris, Vassilis Stavrakakis), with Greek and international composers (Christos Leontis, Stamatis Spanoudakis, Stephanie Economou, Joseph Shirley) as well as with other musicians in recordings for films, albums, and concerts. Today, he is one of the leading representatives and innovators of traditional music, with nine solo albums and numerous international awards to his credit. With his quartet, he takes Cretan music around the world, from India and Malaysia to the Théâtre de La Ville in Paris and Carnegie Hall in New York, and almost everywhere else, opening it up to an ever-wider audience. The highlights of his musical career include reaching the top of the World Music Charts Europe (July 2022) for the CD “Spondi,” the announcement of the CD “L'Art de la Lyra” as the best of 2016 on Radio France, as well as his sold-out concerts at the Théâtre de la Ville (Paris) and Carnegie Hall (New York). In cinema, he has contributed extensively to the recordings for Nia Vardalos' film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding vol. 3“ by Nia Vardalos with music by Stephanie Economou, the recordings for the film ”Killer Heat“ by Philippe Lacôte with music by Joseph Shirley, while the documentary ”Thalatta" by the University of Thessaloniki, which deals with overfishing in the Aegean Sea, was entirely invested with his own music. As a luthier, he has his own workshop in Crete, where he makes lyres, lutes, baglamas, and other stringed instruments. His own creations are exhibited in musical instrument museums around the world, such as the Cité de la Musique in Paris, Japan, France, Poland, and Greece. Famous musicians from around the world play his instruments, such as Ross Daly, Efren Lopez, Kelly Thoma, Les Claypool, Sean Lennon, and Giorgis Xylouris. He is a graduate of the University of Athens Law School and speaks English, French, and Turkish.
20 February 2026

LEÏ presents “Amarre”

The female vocal duo LEÏ, composed of Laurène Barnel and Carine Habauzit, will unveil their new album ‘Amarre’, which will be released on 13/02/2026 by Inouïes / InOuïe Distribution. The album will be presented on Thursday 12 March 2026 at 8.30pm on stage at Le Consulat (Paris, 11th arrondissement) during an exceptional launch concert. The first single, ‘Lo hadi aingürüa’, is available on all platforms since 30 January 2026! Amarre is the song of free women who tenderly rock their children and their dreams. LEÏ's two voices weave together music borrowed from the oral traditions of the Mediterranean. Through this repertoire, LEÏ sings to nurture, in an intimate universe that is both gentle and incandescent. The duo will be touring France to present this new album: - 14/02/2026 - RELEASE PARTY at the Church of Champaubert (51) - 21/02/2026 - RELEASE PARTY at La Crypte, Lagorce (07) - 12/03/2026 - RELEASE PARTY at the Consulat, Paris (75) - 21/04/2026 - Théâtre de Privas (07) - 23/05/2026 - Museum Night - quartet concert - Vieille Charité (13) - 01/08/2026 - Église de Laboule (07) Biographies Laurène Barnel A 2018 graduate of the Beaux-Arts in Paris, Laurène Barnel is a multidisciplinary artist. Since 2023, she has been developing her practice of oriental singing with Dorsaf Hamdani at the International Institute of World Music. Laurène is also training in other vocal traditions, such as Anatolian singing with Eléonore Fourniau, Iberian percussion with Grégory Duveau, and Corsican polyphony with Jean Philippe De Peretti. She is also the choir director and arranger for the semi- professional group AMANEOS, which she co-founded in 2018. In the field of visual arts, her approach revolves around collective creation, cartography and the poeticisation of everyday life, mainly through video and photography. In 2022, she obtained a diploma as an Artist Intervening in Schools (AIMS), sealing her commitment to passing on art. Carine Habauzit Since 2019, Carine has been training in various singing traditions: Occitan polyphonic singing with Beatriz Lalanne, Corsican polyphonic singing with Muriel Chiaramonti, Mediterranean and Andalusian songs and bendir playing with Catherine Braslavsky and Joseph Rowe, and Iberian songs and percussion with Grégory Duveau. She is also interested in traditional Mongolian singing with Johanni Curtet and is learning Kurdish daf with Shadi Fathi. She is studying Greek and Asia Minor singing with Maria Simoglou. From her experiences in yoga and meditation, she has retained an approach to the body, breath and presence in her musical practice (training in yin yoga ‘of sound’ with Romulo Pelliza), as well as an interest in improvisation. Her initial training in contemporary art (ENSBA Lyon) and cinema fuels her desire to combine tradition and innovation. In 2020, she joined the semi-professional ensemble AMANEOS as an arranger/choir director.
6 February 2026
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