In echo with these two exhibitions, and to conclude this highlight in a festive manner, these Rennes institutions are coming together to offer an evening centered around raï music at La Grande Scène de l’Antipode. Katia Kameli presents Mon Anthologie du raï, a performance aimed at immersing the audience in a sensory encounter with raï music. To complement the evening, she invites Sofiane Saidi for a solo live performance and Acid Arab for a DJ set to ignite the dance floor.
Mon anthologie du raï by Katia Kameli – Performance
With Sofiane Saidi and Faiza Lellou
A proposal by Katia Kameli aimed at immersing the audience in a sensory encounter with raï music – a popular music genre meaning "opinion, freedom" in Arabic – using listening as an open process to navigate through the genre's history and explore its rebellious contributions to Algeria's history. Reflecting Algerian culture through its musical and textual creolization, raï serves as a substitute for the lack of exchanges between men, women, and generations, allowing us to consider the social and cultural changes Algeria is experiencing today. For this session, she invites Sofiane Saidi and Faiza Lellou to join her in rewinding iconic cassettes.
Sofiane Saidi – Live – Électro – Raï
The prince of raï 2.0! Raised in Algeria and having arrived in Paris 30 years ago, Sofiane Saidi continues to explore new bridges between Oriental roots and grooves from around the world. His latest project, developed in 2021 during his residency at La Dynamo, is called Wahdi, which means 'all alone' in Arabic. It promises, in live performances, "an experience of the night, a subversive exploration, a charge of erotic transgression, the soul of raï in an electronic body."
Acid Arab – Dj set – Électro – Musiques du monde
With their irresistible blend of powerful electronic music and Arab and Middle Eastern sounds, Acid Arab has patiently refined their style and set stages alight. Following the success of their first two albums, Musique de France in 2016 and Jdiden in 2019, Acid Arab's new album is expected in October 2022.