Sélène Saint Aimé quintet
Origin: Martinique
Revelation of the Victoires du jazz 2021, Sélène Saint-Aimé presents the repertoire of her new album in a quintet. In the chords of her double bass, voodoo accents from Haiti, a hint of Louisiana, pulsate with her vocals and Caribbean rhythms.
Line-up
Sélène Saint Aimé (ac.bass, vocal), Hermon Mehari (trumpet), Irving Acao (sax), Boris Reine-Adélaïde (bèlè drum), Sonny Troupé (drums & ka)
Artists
About us
The young musician has forged a musical identity nourished by her travels and her Creole and African roots. With Potomitan, Sélène Saint-Aimé invokes her Caribbean heritage. The double bassist and poet shares a surprisingly lyrical folklore on stage, enlivened by improvisation and a perfect alchemy between the strings of her instrument and her voluptuous voice. In French or English, she also plays and sings in a third language of her own.
A mystical trance emanates from her gentle melodies, imbued with long conversations with her paternal grandmother, childhood memories and the strength of West Indian women. To orchestrate this musical voyage, the young woman surrounds herself with a first-rate band: drums, saxophone, Martinican bèlè drum and trumpet.
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