LES VENTISTES DU FASO meet BONSA (Burkina Faso)

"Les Ventistes du Faso" is a project coordinated by Laurent Blondiau and Toine Thys. The goal is to develop the practice of wind instruments (woodwind and brass) in Burkina Faso, and encourage the creation of 'horn sections' quickly adaptable to existing bands.
In Burkina Faso, the diversity and artistic level of traditional music is remarkable, yet, during recent travels Thys and Blondiau noticed that there were very few 'ventistes' (musicians who play wind instruments) in Burkina Faso. Unlike the coastal countries of West Africa, trumpeters, clarinetists, trombone players, tuba players and saxophonists are rather rare and have a lack of training.
'Les Ventistes du Faso' is a training project for musicians, that develops instrumental techniques and stimulates the creation of horn sections as well as the encounter with other artistic disciplines such as theatre, dance, storytelling. It includes several musical courses in Burkina Faso for the Burkinabe ‘ventistes’ as well as exchange programs with Belgium (AKDT, Lundis d'Hortense,...) for future trainers and luthiers / repairmen candidates.
In November 2016, the great singer burkinabé BONSA invited the fanfare of Les Ventistes du Faso to Ouagadougou to play at the 'Festival des Récréatrales' .
Documentary by LAPAVISION.
Info & contact:
facebook.com/lesventistesdufaso <7>laurent.blondiau@gmail.com
+32 477 49 11 59 ou +32 479 73 95 71, or +226 70144021
With of the support of Wallonie Bruxelles International, Music Fund, Selmer (Paris) and Vandoren.

Category : Burkina Faso Music Videos

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