Van Merwijks Music Machine & Manou Gallo

July 12, 2011 - 08:00 PM

Price: 33 $

Serie : Grands Événements

Cabaret du Mile-End

5240 avenue du Parc (corner Fairmount) Montréal, QC H2V 4G7

514-563-1395

www.lemileend.org

You can also purchase your tickets at the main box office.

Description of the concert:

If Lucas Van Merwijks had not been one of the top drummers of his generation, we can bet that might have been a researcher, with experience having played such a key role in his prolific musical career. On stage with percussionist Aly N'Diaye Rose, son of the famous Doudou N'Diaye Rose, he and the incomparable Ivoirian bass player, guitarist, percussionist and composer Manou Gallo, the former Zap Mama, explore their roots and share in the discovery of new areas of sound.

Lucas Van Merwijks (Pays-Bas)

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Biography of the artist:

Born in the Netherlands in 1961, Lucas Van Merwijk was attracted to drumming starting in early childhood. He began his lessons while just 9 years old. Upon reaching adulthood, he studied for two years at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam and, meanwhile, launched his professional career on Dutch salsa and jazz stages. From 1984 to 1987, he played in the Henri Guedon orchestra in Paris. ...

Manou Gallo (Côte d'Ivoire)

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Biography of the artist:

Born in 1972, Manou Gallo is from Divo, Côte d’Ivoire. At an early age, she became interested in the field of entertainment. She went on stage for the first time at age 12, performing in a musical theatre show with other children in the Woya group. This would be talked about for years throughout West Africa. Up until 1989, the troupe toured regularly in Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo and Mali, and ...

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