- artist:Moonlight Benjamin
- event type:WOMEX 18 Showcase
- date:26 Oct 2018
- time:00:45 - 01:30
- city/area:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- venue:Twin Stage B, Sala San Borondón, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus
- country:Spain
- event posted by:Piranha Arts
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Voodoo blues, Haitian rock and Creole roll; whatever it gets called, Haitian exile in France Moonlight Benjamin’s latest project is a riff-heavy, groove-laden sonic concoction built on the tension between her powerful voice and saturated electric guitars provided by Matthis Pascaud of French experimental thrash-rock group Square One, driving along her songs based on writings by dissident voices of Haitian literature such as Frankétienne, Georges Castera and Anthony Lespès.
It’s a broader exploration of the musical themes of her previous, more traditional solo projects and her ongoing work with Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Guadeloupean saxophonist Jacques Schwarz- Bart in their Creole Spirits show: the African roots of voodoo culture and its journey to the Americas and its immeasurable influences on popular culture. Here, Moonlight Benjamin forges Haitian voodoo with heavy blues rock into an unstoppable new style.
Moonlight Benjamin - lead vocals
Matthis Pascaud - guitar
Marck Richard Mirand - bass
Martin Levebvre - guitar, keyboard
Bertrand Noel - drums