Didier François & Gilles Chabenat « Dans l'oubli du sommeil »

The passionate dialogue of two instruments, symbols of the French and
Swedish traditions: the hurdy-gurdy and the nyckelharpa. At the same
time, their music is popular and erudite, terrestrial and celestial.
Guided by the will to nourish the present, they modernized their
instruments in order to taste savours of various repertories.

Didier François invite Gabriel Yacoub « Brand new world »

Litanies
on the crude of nature, the truth of the elements, realities and
concepts essential whose, however, we were separated because of the
civilization. Several centuries of lapse of memory, then ignorance, the
dogmas, the culture, science, alchemical research or nuclear power
ineluctably leads us to an initiation, essential to a very new world,
the only possible one, the one we chose. Brand new world is this
intimist and contemplative world created by Didier François and Gabriel
Yacoub, mixing music and visual arts...


"Fascinating instrumental combinations - the nyckelharpa and the hurdy-gurdy

Current mood: impressed

Category: Music



Well I'll be blown away! I think I've just listened to one of the most
intriguing instrumental combinations I've ever heard - Didier Francois
(nyckelharpa) and Gilles Chabenat (hurdy-gurdy) on their new double
album, 'Dans l'Oubli du Sommeil/Brand New World'.



It's absolutely haunting listening; almost classical/orchestral in
concept and scope - all I can say is go to the following link and have
a damned good listen, it's intriguing and beautiful and spellbinding
music!

I like surprises like this!



Here's a fabulous pic of the nyckelharpa by Lieve - I just love the
sound of the instrument, it's entrancing - I envy anyone who's seen
Didier play."

Debs - UK