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FRI SUN TJIBAOU 08>10 CULTURAL sept. 2017 CENTRE SAT SUN NC 1 ÈRE 09>10 FRANCOFOLIES sept. 2017 VILLAGE press release Press relations Fany Torre Tél : (+687) 74 08 06 @ : [email protected] Organisation Stéphanie Habasque-Tobie Chris Tatéossian Tél : (+687) 74 80 03 Tél : (+687) 84 37 12 @ : [email protected] @ : [email protected]

MusiCAL Productions 1 ST Edition OF THE Francofolies Festival in From the 8th to the 10th of September 2017, the Tjibaou Cultural Centre will host the Francofolies Festival. Three days of partying, French language music and numerous local and international artists of renown are expected. Parallel to these concerts, on Sunday, 9th and Sunday, 10th of September, the “NC 1ère Village of the Francofolies” will be dedicated to the Caledonian scene. It will also be a place where the public can meet international artists.

At the Tjibaou cultural centre

days of Caledonian artists or bands on stage 3 concerts 6 before the international artists NC 1ère Festival Village, with over international artists 20 local artists (music, theatre, 8 or bands 1dance, etc.)

A festival rooted in the Pacific as much as in the francophone world The festival is of course linked to the famous Francofolies Festival in , , but it is also strongly oriented towards the world of Oceania. The aim is to present the different cultures in the entire Pacific, including the English-speaking regions. The Francofolies New Caledonia will also present numerous groups interpreting the Kaneka, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this style of music. A festival oriented towards tourism The Francofolies in New Caledonia, backed by the strong international reputation of the Francofolies brand, will become a festival with an impact in the entire region, with a strong orientation towards tourism. Packages (flight + hotel + concert tickets) will be proposed to visitors from , , Japan, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna (currently under development). In the future, the Francofolies will continue to develop this tourist aspect and will help to promote New Caledonia and its different cultures abroad in a positive way.

A consolidation of the local artistic offer A partnership with Poemart Professional training Three groups from New Caledonia (Les 100 Fous, Nasty & Reza and the Section Autochtone du Pacifique) will be performing on stage in the first part of the concerts, before the international artists make their appearance. They will receive training at the Tjibaou Cultural Centre. A training covering artistic aspects and stage performance, a continuation of the training sessions proposed by Juliette Solal with the support of Poemart in 2014 and 2015. She had supported and coached Celenod and Julia Paul who will also perform during the 1st Francofolies in New Caledonia.

Song text writing workshops (Currently under development, financing needs to be clarified) From the 6th to the 8th of September 2017, Sylvain Duthu, writer of the French group Boulevard des Airs, proposes a master class of song text writing for about 10 artists from New Caledonia (registration needed).

International programmers and events In order to develop international tours of the New Caledonian artists, festival programmers from Australia, Japan and New Zealand, as well as numerous Alliances françaises delegates* are invited to participate at the Francofolies.

* In partnership with the Francophone Forum of the Pacific OUTLOOK The Francofolies in La Rochelle in figures

150 000 More than visitors on average 3500 and in constant artists since 1985 evolution since 2005 81 758 visitors over 5 days 10 millions d’€ of economic impact

Media coverage of Les Francofolies in La Rochelle

national Over prime time 500 international and French 1 journalists More than More than 55 hours 12 hours of live radio programs TV programs

+ regional press the festival Les Francofolies in La Rochelle The partnership between the Francofolies La Rochelle and MusiCAL Productions is a great adventure for all of the participants, based on mutual confidence. This confidence is an essential tool to adapt this event of worldwide renown to the realities of New Caledonia in a relevant way. © ADCK-CCT, photogr. E. Dell’Erba photogr. © ADCK-CCT, Les Francofolies in La Rochelle Concert at the Tjibaou cultural centre

A network of festivals with an international approach The spirit of the Francofolies has always spanned the borders creating temporary events in New York, Buenos Aires, Berlin, etc. and long lasting events such as the Francofolies in Montréal in Quebec or in Spa, . This year the network will grow to include New Caledonia, thus offering to French speaking artists and professionals of the music scene yet another access to the world. The peregrinations of the Francofolies 1989 Start of the Francofolies in Montreal, Quebec, celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2019. 1991 Arrival of the Francofolies in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, for a rich exchange between different cultures. 1994 Birth of the Francofolies in Spa, Belgium, celebrating their 23rd anniversary in 2017. 1995 The Francofolies cross the Atlantic for three events in Buenos Aires, Argentine and in Santiago de Chili. 1996 The first Francofolies in Berlin, Germany, take place as part of the Weeks of the Songs and come back in Berlin 4 times in total. 1999 The Francofolies arrive at new heights in the Swiss Alps in Nendaz. 2003 The Francofolies return to Berlin. 2013 Start of the 1st Francofolies in New York, USA. 2015 The Bulgarian adventure returns 20 years later as the Francofolies are back in Blagoevgrad. 2017 The Francofolies settle in New Caledonia and La Reunion.

La Rochelle and New Caledonia

Two territories turned towards the sea and the world, especially the French-speaking world and cultures. New Caledonia is internationally perceived as one of the pillars of French language in the Pacific. It is member of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF). Since 10 years the Francophone Forum of the Pacific takes place there. It is organised by the CREIPAC*. Several Alliances françaises from the Asian-Pacific region come together in New Caledonia and in 2017 its “special guest” will be Vanuatu. A traditional “string band” from this country will be performing during this forum. Numerous workshops, conferences and movie screenings will spotlight several artistic fields. This event, which is associated to the Francofolies Festival this year, is an occasion to promote the arts and artists of the country and to create links to organise international tours of the Caledonian artists performing in French and Kanak languages.. La Rochelle has been the home of the “original” Francofolies for over 30 years now. A festival rooted in the region but also a voyaging event, as artists travel all over the world thanks to numerous exchange programs. Since 2004, the Francofolies support the musicians from overseas, especially with the competition “9 semaines et 1 jour / Nine weeks and one day”, a partnership with Franco Ô TV channel. This event created an international visibility for artists from New Caledonia (Bogan, Ykson or Tyssia). The partnership between La Rochelle and New Caledonia has been signed in order to organise the Francofolies Festival in New Caledonia for at least 3 years, and the contract is renewable.

*Centre of International Cultural and Linguistic Exchanges in the Pacific.

2017 line up The Francofolies New Caledonia

CONCERTS Tjibaou Cultural Centre Friday 8th of sept. 2017 Saturday 9th of sept. 2017 Sunday 10th of sept. 2017 Julia Paul 100 Fous Celenod Boulevard des Airs Section Autochtone Edou Claudio Capéo du Pacifique LEJ Nasty & Reza Cali H.F. Thiéfaine Prices Tjibaou Cultural Centre 1-day ticket (March-April presale) From May until September rates will gradually Full price ticket : 7500 F increase. Reduced price ticket (-16 years) : 6500 F VIP ticket : 13 000 F

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Events in the NC 1ère Village Saturday, 9th and Sunday, 10th of September 2017 (11 am – 4 pm).

Live on stage with Hyarison, Show for the young “Around the World Moustaches Gracias, Blue Hau, A7JK, in 80 Days” (Compagnie Troc en Jambes), Tyssia meeting Gayulaz, INU, etc. “Story Telling Rendezvous” (Compagnie Show cases and autograph sessions with Les Argonautes du Pacifique). international artists. Concert of a “string band” from Vanuatu Presentation of the creations from (in partnership with the Francophone writing workshops. Forum of the Pacific). Traditional dances.

And also... Artistic strolls through the streets, stands and food corners, handcraft, areas dedicated to “Acoustic Siestas” and interviews with NC1ère and Endemix.

The Francofolies New Caledonia respects the Charta of the “Ecofestivals”. friday th of September 8 local a t t h e T j i b a o u C u lt u r a l C e n t r e Scene

JuliA PAUL One of the present-day greatest Caledonian artists. After her victory at the Music Explorer 2016 of France Ô TV channel, Julia Paul travels between France and New Caledonia to develop her international career. She pursuits numerous projects with her musicians David Le Roy and Johan Cazalas and features on tracks of other artists. She already performed as an opening act for Deluxe, Patrice, Keziah Jones, IAM, Tom Frager… Discovered in 2011 during the Nescafé Star NC challenge POEMART © and in 2017 in “The Voice” TV program, she performs on stage a very harmonious and energy-driven mix of pop/ juliapaulmusic soul/folk. .com/channel UCMBFdWTTubdVK -VSXwMTsvw/feed international Scene Boulevard des Airs (BDA) Inspired by the classic French chanson and contemporary alternative , the collective BDA mixes rock, reggae, jazz, ska, Latin American music and tunes from the Balkan. They shared the stage with bands such as Les Ogres de Barback, or Les Hurlements d’Léo before signing with Sony for their first album “ – Buenos Aires”, winning a Golden disc in 2011. Boulevard des Airs was also nominated for the Victoires de 2013. Pixbynot © The third album called “Bruxelles” went already Platinum and their current tour is an enormous success in France and boulevarddesairs all over the world. @ bda-boulevarddesairs.com Claudio Capéo

In 2017 the single “Un Homme Debout” got over 60 million views on YouTube. The young singer-accordion player had already made a successful appearance during the TV show “The Voice” in 2016. He has been labelled as a “male Zaz” but he rather considers himself as an artist performing “Urban French Chansons” and “Chanson de Rue / Street songs”. He takes his inspiration from the great French classics but also from metal rock, giving him a reputation of Yann Orhan Yann

© performing “big sounds” on stage.

claudiocapeo @ claudio-capeo.com

LEJ Lucie, Elisa and Juliette, the girls from LEJ, will be feeling quite at home in New Caledonia as they like to perform barefoot and under the sun in paradisiacal environment. The band LEJ is known for their mash-ups and medleys of hits, performed a cappella accompanied by a beat box and a violoncello, as can be heard on their first album “En attendant l’album”. They have received the prestigious “Stage Revelation Award” at the Victoire de la Musique 2017. DR © Their second disc is scheduled for this year and will present their own songs in French language. The audience lucieelisajuliette.LEJ at the Francofolies will thus have the opportunity to lej.tv discover their talent as songwriter during a great stage @ performance. Saturday th of SEPTEMBer local 9 a t t h e T j i b a o u C u lt u r a l C e n t r e Scene Fous 100 The 100 Mad Men (100 Fous) are only three on stage: Fly (Éric Mouchonnière), Wan (Erwan Botrel) and Freddy (Frédéric Riggal). But they insist on the fact that they have at least 100 people in their heads! Their lyrics, slam poetry, are situated between a happy carelessness and dark fatalism. They perform in French,

POEMART English, Paicî, Nengone, Drehu and Wallis languages. © Their music is a mix of rap, reggae, French chanson, samba, electronic music, soul, rock and Kaneka.

les100fous @ les100fous.bandcamp.com Section Autochtone du Pacifique Coming from rap music the Section Autochtone du Pacifique is now more oriented towards the various traditional rhythms of the Pacific. They have won numerous slam, music and writing

POEMART competitions, carefully creating their lyrics in order to © present their social messages and constructive critics. They focus on political, social and cultural problems of the people, especially the Oceania islanders. The multi-cultural band is known for emotionally moving and culturally relevant stage performances. sectionautochtonedupacifique

Nasty ET Reza Nasty & Reza are not even 30 years old, but their first album “Désaccords communs” creates already a fuzz. Their style is Old School and their lyrics of high quality. They confront their respective cultural backgrounds, and Melanesia. They are not afraid to talk about difficult subject matters such as colonisation, racism or death while questioning the French motto of “Liberty – Equality – Brotherhood” and the future of New Caledonia POEMART ©

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Youssoupha Youssoupha comes from two different cultures, Europe and Africa, and he marked the French rap scene with his humanity, his words and his way to speak frankly. His has been labelled as a political and conscious rapper and finds his inspiration in his childhood days spent in the Congo, his difficult past in the Paris suburbs and his brilliant literature studies. On his new album he continues to question “La Negritude” and defends his “no violence” approach. DR

© He worked together with Diam’s, Kool Shen, , … and performed as an opening act youssouphaofficiel for 50 cent, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes… He says “For me, yumaprod.com/ the stage performance is more important than the disk”. musique/youssoupha He will demonstrate it for sure during the Francofolies @ Festival. Black M Since 2004 Alpha Diallo aka Black M or Black Mesrimes, is a member of the rap collective Sexion d’Assaut, easily recognisable by his “mad touch” in the form of numerous gimmicks, his penchant for onomatopoeia in his lyrics and his famous “big eyes”. His first solo album « Les yeux plus gros que » won a Diamond disc. In 2016, web TV series about his new album “Éternel insatisfait” unveiled unexpected bonus tracks. Fifou © On stage, he performs as different persona in a cartoon environment. blackmesrimesofficiel As a humanist, he joined the band Enfoirés and the Restos du Coeur charity association. @ blackmesrimes.com sunday th SEPTEMBer 10 of a t t h e T j i b a o u C u lt u r a l C e n t r e local Scene

Celenod In Nengone language, « cele » means « the sea » and « nod » translates to « the land ». And Celenod decides to use music to create the link between their ancestors’ clans of the sea and the land. Their music is based on the sounds of the guitar and the bamboo with traditional and modern melodies. Their evocative rhythms and powerful voices are a warm and hearty invitation into the world of the Kanak dances. POEMART ©

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Edou Edou, from Lifou island, has for long time been the charismatic leader of Mexem, a Kanak group that had realised the highest number of concerts in the Pacific region (Australia, Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji). As a solo artist Edou performed his Kaneka, marked by reggae and , in France, Tahiti, La Reunion, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea where he had won an award. He has often recorded tracks together with international POEMART © artists, especially Aboriginal, Papuan and African musicians and also with Lucky Dube. He is also known for his commitment to major humanitarian causes concerning the children of New Caledonia. international Scene

Miossec The tormented personality of Christophe Miossec aka Miossec gives birth to sharp lyrics and a generous yet unforeseeable presence on stage. His creations are poetic and rebellious, often provocative, especially when he writes about love, using a raw vocabulary. He has composed some of the hits of , Cali, and his good friend . His concert at the Francofolies will embark the audience Yann Orhan Yann © on a journey with bold tango, escapist folk and gypsy christophemiossec waltz. “The album I am going to present gives me the impression to be a little boy again, who has just published his first disc”, adds the artist enthusiastically. @ christophemiossec.com

Cali Cali is a committed and emotional songwriter-singer. His style combines the faultless orchestration of his musicians and his deep voice performing lyrics in asymmetrical rhythms. The singer published a new album in 2016 titled “Les choses défendues” with the single “I want you”. Written almost overnight, the disc had been produced by Edith Fambuena (, Jacques Higelin, , etc.). He is known as a superb no holds barred stage performer. DR © Baths in the crowd, litres of sweat and “encores” until the extinction of his voice… he is afraid of nothing! brunocali @ calimusic.fr H.F. THIEFAINE Thiéfaine needs no introduction anymore. After a career of 40 years, the rocker-poet is far from retirement. He honours us with his presence at the first Francofolies in New Caledonia. His 2016 tour ended in November at the Zenith in Paris and in 2017 he has already appeared in the programs of several prestigious festivals. Thiéfaine does not charge into the audience, he does not make the spectators dance; he rather grasps and embarks Yann Orhan Yann © them on an emotional journey.

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Musical Productions MusiCAL Productions has been created in July 2016. Its four shareholders and two co-managers have obtained the Francofolies Festival franchise for New Caledonia. Parallel to this main event, in August 2017 they will also organise the first Nuits de l’Humour / Nights of Humour in New Caledonia in the cultural centre of Mont Dore. MusiCAL Productions will also bring the humorist Pierre-Emmanuel Barré to the Thêatre de l’Île in December. And finally, the young company is also active in the audiovisual sector.

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