Amine Laourou est un entrepreneur culturel, initiateur du salon international des poètes francophones au Bénin, président de l’association bénino-québécoise pour le développement, directeur et fondateur des Grandes Voix Francophones la radio-télé-revue sur internet . Après 13 ans d'expériences en gestion de projet. Il a pu avoir une grande capacité en communication, planification et dans les domaines événementiels (stratégie à la mise en place opérationnelle, négociation de partenariats financiers, institutionnels ou privé, sens du relationnel, réseau de relation au Québec, en Afrique francophones, en France et à l'international). Dès l'âge de 22 ans il commencé à être actif dans sa localité en étant bénévole dans plusieurs événements au niveau collégial et universitaire. Sa vision a été toujours de servir sa communauté car en ça il trouve un grand bonheur d'être en contact avec le monde. Son parcours est un peu spécial, il a toujours piloté ses propres projets qui l'ont donnés la chance de travailler avec des partenaires internationaux tels-que l'UNESCO, le Conseil des Arts du Canada, le Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec, la Commission pour la Francophonie au Bénin, le Ministère des affaires étrangères de France via son Ambassade au Bénin, le Centre Culturel Français de Cotonou et Parakou, Prohelvetia en Suisse, La Fondation Japonaise, le Pen-Club à Paris, le Salon du livre de Montréal, La province de Qinghai en Chine, wallonie brussel coopération, le ministère de la culture du Luxembourg etc. Amine Laourou a eu la chance de participer à plusieurs rencontre dans le monde tels-que : le Salon du Livre de Montréal (membre du personnel), Salon du Livre de Québec, Semaine culturelle béninoise et africaine au Québec, Festival International du Lac Qinghai, Chine, le Marché de la Poésie (Paris), 6ème Biennale Internationale de la Poésie de Dakar, Sénégal (invité), Rencontre avec la Maison de la Poésie de Montréal, 12ème Sommet de la Francophonie (Québec), Festival International de la Poésie de Trois-Rivières, Grand Salon d’Honneur de la Sorbonne (Paris), Rencontre avec l’Association des écrivains suisses à Martigny, Soirée poétique (Pen-Club Français, Paris).

In 2010, singer & composer Ravid Kahalani founded the rare combination of top musicians we now call Yemen Blues. From the start, Yemen Blues created an original sound that became a new language in contemporary music. The intense musicians hail from NYC, Uruguay & Tel Aviv. This includes the core members of creation: Rony Iwryn, Itamar Doari & Shanir Blumenkranz. Each member comes from a different background and brings their own sound and arrangements to Ravid's compositions. The result of this amazing group is a powerful energy that mixes Yemenite, West African & Jazz influences and what Ravid likes to call "New Age Culture Music". The mambo and North African rhythms create a joyful and deep foundation, while the vocals remind the listener of ancient Arabic chants mixed with funk & blues. For their first album, the group collaborated with the well-known maestro Omer Avital who served as a musical director & producer. Since then, Yemen Blues keeps magic alive with a constant stream of new songs and their world-renowned exciting live performances!!


Dubi Lenz, the well-known Israeli journalist, was the first to listen to Yemen Blues’ music. He immediately felt the power of the project while the band was still in its exploration phase. He helped to get Yemen Blues’ first who at the influential festival and expo - Babel Med - in Marseille, France. It was then that something truly incredible happened. The band received a hugely positive respond from people all over the world and the name “Yemen Blues” began to spread like wild fire. The band was hailed as the biggest success story of the festival by the well-known newspaper Liberation. Since then, Yemen Blues has been called “the most exiting and unique live show you can see” by several news outlets including National Geographic, Time Out Chicago, NPR and many more.
We were amazed and thankful when we started to tour and have performed over 150 shows from 2011-13! These performances have taken place all over the world on some of the biggest and well known stages including: Womex World Expo, Roskilde Festival Denmark, New York Central Park’s Summer Stage, Grand Performances Los Angeles, Millennium Park Chicago, Luminato Toronto Canada and many, many more. Top musicians from around the world are taking notice as well including Kronos Quartet, Oxmo Puccino, Matisyahu and more.. Yemen Blues first album was also named The Best “world music” album of 2011 at "Le Devoir" Canada, and the Best album of 2011 by Sweden’s SvD newspaper.

CURRENT BAND IS 

RAVID KAHALANI / SHANIR EZRA BLUMENKRNZ / RONY IWRYN / DAN MAYO

ZENZILE - A french dub band sine 1996
💿  CD / LP : https://zenzile.bandcamp.com/merch
👕 T-shirt / Sweat : https://www.zenzile.com/shop2015

Pianist Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane is a prolific artist whose academic credentials speak volume on the kind of discipline and passion he has for music. After getting his master’s degree in Jazz Performance and graduating Cum Laude from the University of KwaZulu Natal, he is now on his way become an integral performer within the South African and international jazz scene.

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