43rd edition of the Banlieues Bleues jazz festival in Seine-Saint-Denis. Tonight's programme: Naïssam Jalal ‘Landscapes of Eternity’ (France, India).
After an album entirely devoted to wind instruments alongside giants such as Archie Shepp, Louis Sclavis, Yom and Émile Parisien, Naïssam Jalal returns with an eleventh album that explores another XXL universe: the classical music of northern India. She did not discover the Hindustani style in books, but in the field, during her travels between the Ganges Valley in Calcutta and the scorching landscapes of Rajasthan, immersing herself in the masters and music salons.
‘In searching for the spirit of Indian music, I found answers to my questions as a musician, a woman and a human being,’ she confides.
The result is a vibrant dialogue between piano and sarod, drums and pakhawaj, tanpura and voice, where contemplative passages intersect with rhythmic trances. A highly personal, deeply contemporary and utterly captivating exploration of sound.
‘In searching for the spirit of Indian music, I found answers to my questions as a musician, a woman and a human being,’ she confides.
The result is a vibrant dialogue between piano and sarod, drums and pakhawaj, tanpura and voice, where contemplative passages intersect with rhythmic trances. A highly personal, deeply contemporary and utterly captivating exploration of sound.
